1934 International Cross Country Championships

The 1934 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, at the Ayr Racecourse on 24 March 1934. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1934 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition27th
Date24 March
Host cityAyr, Ayrshire, Scotland Scotland
VenueAyr Racecourse
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jack Holden
  England
50:28 Alex Burns
  England
51:24 Arthur Penny
  England
51:26
Team
Men   England 34   France 102   Scotland 105

Individual Race Results

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Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Jack Holden   England 50:28
  Alex Burns   England 51:24
  Arthur Penny   England 51:26
4 Bert Footer   England 51:35
5 Fernand Le Heurteur   France 51:37
6 Jim Flockhart   Scotland 51:44
7 Mohamed Bou Maiza   France 51:47
8 Roger Rérolle   France 52:08
9 Victor Honorez   Belgium 52:12
10 Tom Evenson   England 52:14
11 Robbie Sutherland   Scotland 52:16
12 Alex Dow   Scotland 52:17
13 Harry Gallivan   Wales 52:20
14 Laurie Weatherill   England 52:25
15 Norman Jones   England 52:30
16 Pierre Bajart   Belgium 52:34
17 Georges Depotter   Belgium 52:40
18 Louis Willemyns   Belgium 52:51
19 Alex Workman   Northern Ireland 52:55
20 Ivor Brown   Wales 52:57
21 Frans Vandersteen   Belgium 53:07
22 Paul Lallement   France 53:10
23 John Suttie Smith   Scotland 53:12
24 D.F. Jones   Wales 53:16
25 Danny Phillips   Wales 53:20
26 Walter Hinde   Scotland 53:22
27 Jackie Laidlaw   Scotland 53:24
28 Robert Arnold   France 53:39
29 Gustaaf Maes   Belgium 53:41
30 Sammy Tombe   Scotland 53:48
31 Oscar van Rumst   Belgium 53:52
32 Roger Vigneron   France 53:54
33 W.A. McCune   Northern Ireland 54:00
34 Roger Rochard   France 54:05
35 William Eaton   England 54:10
36 René van Broeck   Belgium 54:12
37 René Vincent   Belgium 54:24
38 Sam Dodd   England 54:26
39 René Lécuron   France 54:29
40 Jimmy Nelson   Northern Ireland 54:30
41 Len Tongue   Wales 54:48
42 Bill Matthews   Wales 54:56
43 M. Gorman   Northern Ireland 55:05
44 Pat Blair   Northern Ireland 55:12
45 James Wilson   Scotland 55:36
46 Ernie Thomas   Wales 55:57
47 Tom Richards   Wales 55:58
48 Tom Todd   Scotland 56:19
49 Bob Patterson   Northern Ireland 56:53
50 Johnny Glenholmes   Northern Ireland 57:18
51 Victor Hamilton   Northern Ireland 57:53
52 Louis Leroy   France 58:45
53 E.L. Adams   Wales 58:59
54 Clarence Cheyney   Northern Ireland 59:25

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   England Jack Holden
Alex Burns
Arthur Penny
Bert Footer
Tom Evenson
Laurie Weatherill
34
2   France Fernand Le Heurteur
Mohamed Bou Maiza
Roger Rérolle
Paul Lallement
Robert Arnold
Roger Vigneron
102
3   Scotland Jim Flockhart
Robbie Sutherland
Alex Dow
John Suttie Smith
Walter Hinde
Jackie Laidlaw
105
4   Belgium Victor Honorez
Pierre Bajart
Georges Depotter
Louis Willemyns
Frans Vandersteen
Gustaaf Maes
110
5   Wales Harry Gallivan
Ivor Brown
D.F. Jones
Danny Phillips
Len Tongue
Bill Matthews
165
6   Northern Ireland Alex Workman
W.A. McCune
Jimmy Nelson
M. Gorman
Pat Blair
Bob Patterson
228

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cross-Country - England's Victory in International - J.T. Holden wins individual honour - The twenty-seventh cross-country international decided at Ayr Racecourse on Saturday afternoon under excellent ground and weather conditions resulted in a sweeping victory for the English team, France being second, and Scotland third..., Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1934, p. 7, retrieved 29 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 24, 1934, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 29 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