1922 International Cross Country Championships

The 1922 International Cross Country Championships was held in Glasgow, Scotland, at the Hampden Park on 1 April 1922. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1922 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition15th
Date1 April
Host cityGlasgow, Scotland Scotland
VenueHampden Park
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation45 athletes from
5 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)
Joseph Guillemot
  France
1:03:59 Bill Cotterell
  England
1:04:27 Julien Schnellmann
  France
1:05:03
Team
Men   France 53   England 65   Scotland 90

Individual Race Results edit

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km) edit

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Joseph Guillemot   France 1:03:59
  Bill Cotterell   England 1:04:27
  Julien Schnellmann   France 1:05:03
4 George Wallach   Scotland 1:05:30
5 Ernie Thomas   Wales 1:05:43
6 Gaston Heuet   France 1:06:01
7 Joe Blewitt   England 1:06:06
8 Jean-Baptiste Manhès   France 1:06:09
9 Henry Bowler   England 1:06:14
10 Archie Craig Sr.   Scotland 1:06:15
11 Dunky Wright   Scotland 1:06:15
12 Harry Payne   England 1:06:24
13 Louis Corlet   France 1:06:25
14 Jim Edwards   Wales 1:06:39
15 J. Shaddick   England 1:06:42
16 David Richards Sen.   Wales 1:06:52
17 W. Kinsella   Ireland 1:07:04
18 Walter Calderwood   Scotland 1:06:06
19 Tommy Dougherty   Ireland 1:07:13
20 Jack Beman   England 1:07:25
21 John Cuthbert   Scotland 1:07:30
22 Emile Gaudé   France 1:07:34
23 T. Ferridge   Ireland 1:07:35
24 Alec Woods   Ireland 1:07:44
25 Maurice Herminier   France 1:07:55
26 James Riach   Scotland 1:08:05
27 Alex Barrie   Scotland 1:08:15
28 Edgar Davies   Wales 1:08:27
29 Alex Whitelaw   Scotland 1:08:28
30 Larry Cummins   Ireland 1:08:33
31 Harry Eckersley   England 1:09:03
32 Louis Bouchard   France 1:09:10
33 Frederick Ward   England 1:09:17
34 Amédée Isola   France 1:09:21
35 Danny Phillips   Wales 1:09:34
36 G. Bulleyment   England 1:09:40
37 W.J. Gowdy   Ireland 1:09:43
38 J. McBride   Ireland 1:09:46
39 Gwyn Morgan   Wales 1:09:47
40 Trevor Webber   Wales 1:10:00
41 Harry McCann   Ireland 1:10:10
J.H. Brunning   Wales DNF
Austin Macauley   Ireland DNF
Robert McMillan   Scotland DNF
F. Richards   Wales DNF

Team Results edit

Men's edit

Rank Country Team Points
1   France Joseph Guillemot
Julien Schnellmann
Gaston Heuet
Jean-Baptiste Manhès
Louis Corlet
Emile Gaudé
53
2   England Bill Cotterell
Joe Blewitt
Henry Bowler
Harry Payne
J. Shaddick
Jack Beman
65
3   Scotland George Wallach
Archie Craig Sr.
Dunky Wright
Walter Calderwood
John Cuthbert
James Riach
90
4   Wales Ernie Thomas
Jim Edwards
David Richards Sen.
Edgar Davies
Danny Phillips
Gwyn Morgan
137
5   Ireland W. Kinsella
Tommy Dougherty
T. Ferridge
Alec Woods
Larry Cummins
W.J. Gowdy
150

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 5 countries.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Athletics - International Cross-Country Championship - The 15th annual International Cross-Country Championship was decided at Hampden-Park, Glasgow, on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, 3 April 1922, p. 12, retrieved 27 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (4 July 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Glasgow Hampden Park Date: Saturday, April 1, 1922, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 27 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  4. ^ 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