The 1921 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 19 March 1921. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1921 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 14th |
| Date | 19 March |
| Host city | Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales  |
| Venue | Caerleon Racecourse |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 10 mi (16.1 km) |
| Participation | 36 athletes from 4 nations |
Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Medallists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 10 mi (16.1 km) |
Wally Freeman England |
56:53 | Bobby Mills England |
57:03 | Bevy Bingham Ireland |
57:17 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | England |
33 | Ireland |
71 | Wales |
119 |
Individual Race Results
editMen's (10 mi / 16.1 km)
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Wally Freeman | England |
56:53 |
 |
Bobby Mills | England |
57:03 |
 |
Bevy Bingham | Ireland |
57:17 |
| 4 | Christopher Vose | England |
57:18 |
| 5 | Joe Blewitt | England |
57:46 |
| 6 | Tim Crowe | Ireland |
57:51 |
| 7 | Larry Cummins | Ireland |
58:03 |
| 8 | George Wallach |  Scotland |
58:08 |
| 9 | Dunky Wright | Scotland |
58:28 |
| 10 | J. Dixon | England |
58:32 |
| 11 | Halland Britton | England |
58:35 |
| 12 | Alex Barrie | Scotland |
58:38 |
| 13 | Sam Judd | Wales |
58:40 |
| 14 | Fred Walker | England |
59:03 |
| 15 | Arthur Norcliffe | England |
59:40 |
| 16 | Alec Woods | Ireland |
1:00:00 |
| 17 | Gwyn Morgan | Wales |
1:00:13 |
| 18 | Andy Topping | Ireland |
1:00:17 |
| 19 | W.J. Jones | Wales |
1:00:18 |
| 20 | Alf Pepper | England |
1:00:27 |
| 21 | Tommy Dougherty | Ireland |
1:00:30 |
| 22 | Jim Edwards | Wales |
1:00:43 |
| 23 | Sid Wilson | Wales |
1:00:46 |
| 24 | Paddy Harris | Ireland |
1:00:51 |
| 25 | Edgar Davies | Wales |
1:01:03 |
| 26 | E. Slater | Ireland |
1:01:11 |
| 27 | J.H. Brunning | Wales |
1:01:17 |
| 28 | Anton Hegarty | Ireland |
1:01:23 |
| 29 | Stanley Williams | Wales |
1:01:53 |
| 30 | David Cummings | Scotland |
1:02:04 |
| 31 | James Hill Motion | Scotland |
1:02:44 |
| 32 | Archie Craig Sr. | Scotland |
1:03:21 |
| — | Jim Wilson | Scotland |
DNF |
| — | Ernie Thomas | Wales |
DNF |
| — | Alex Lawrie | Scotland |
DNF |
| — | James Gardiner | Scotland |
DNF |
Team Results
editMen's
edit| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
Wally Freeman Bobby Mills Christopher Vose Joe Blewitt J. Dixon Halland Britton |
33 |
| 2 | Ireland |
Bevy Bingham Tim Crowe Larry Cummins Alec Woods Andy Topping Tommy Dougherty |
71 |
| 3 | Wales |
Sam Judd Gwyn Morgan W.J. Jones Jim Edwards Sid Wilson Edgar Davies |
119 |
| 4 | Scotland |
George Wallach Dunky Wright Alex Barrie David Cummings James Hill Motion Archie Craig Sr. |
122 |
Participation
editAn unofficial count yields the participation of 36 athletes from 4 countries.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cross Country. - The International Championship. - The international cross country championship was run on Saturday at Caerleon, near Newport (Mos.), and resulted in an easy win for England, the points being England 33; Ireland 71; Wales 119; Scotland 122..., Glasgow Herald, 21 March 1921, p. 7, retrieved 27 September 2013
- ^
Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 19, 1921, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 27 September 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
- ^ 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013