1908 International Cross Country Championships

The 1908 International Cross Country Championships was held in Colombes, France, at the Stade de Matin on 26 March 1908. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1908 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition6th
Date26 March
Host cityColombes, Île-de-France, France France
VenueStade de Matin
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation54 athletes from
5 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
10 mi (16.1 km)
Arthur Robertson
  England
50:26.8 Fred Neaves
  England
50:31 George Pearce
  England
50:42
Team
Men   England 24   France 81   Ireland 104

Individual Race Results

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Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Arthur Robertson   England 50:26.8
  Fred Neaves   England 50:31
  George Pearce   England 50:42
4 Gaston Ragueneau   France 50:45
5 William Clarke   England 50:58
6 Joe Deakin   England 51:09
7 Edward Wood   England 51:22
8 James Murphy   Ireland 51:26
9 Marcel Courbaton   France 51:32
10 Sammy Welding   England 51:39
11 Tom Downing   Ireland 51:45
12 Tom Johnston   Scotland 51:52
13 Harry Young   Ireland 52:17
14 Alexandre Fayollat   France 52:31
15 P.J. McGuinness   Ireland 52:32
16 George Rhodes   England 52:43
17 Joseph Dreher   France 52:47
18 R. Staath   France 52:56
19 Victor Millerot   France 52:57
20 Thomas Robertson   Scotland 52:59
21 Jim Kerr   Ireland 53:00
22 Bill Coales   England 53:01
23 Louis Haller   France 53:05
24 John Ranken   Scotland 53:35
25 Pat Melville   Scotland 53:40
26 Billy Day   England 53:42
27 George MacKenzie   Scotland 53:44
28 Thomas Miller   Scotland 53:45
29 J.S. Matthews   Scotland 53:50
30 A. Delmotte   France 53:56
31 Rhys Evans   Wales 53:59
32 Frank Melville   England 53:59
33 Tom Jack   Scotland 54:05
34 Eddie Ace   Wales 54:11
35 Lucien Fremont   France 54:15
36 C.W. Sparkes   Ireland 54:17
37 Tommy Arthur   Wales 54:28
38 Frank Buckley   Ireland 54:51
39 Sam Lee   Ireland 54:59
40 William Bowman   Scotland 55:01
41 J. Cully   Ireland 55:09
42 Paul Lizandier   France 55:15
43 L. Brulé   France 55:17
44 C. Gould   Wales 55:22
45 H. Granger   Wales 55:43
46 Eddie O'Donnell   Wales 56:03
47 T. Bunford   Wales 57:37
48 Ben Christmas   Wales 57:37
49 George Duggan   Ireland 57:50
Harry Bennion   England DNF
Jacques Versel   France DNF
J. O'Regan   Ireland DNF
Alex McPhee   Scotland DNF
Sam Stevenson   Scotland DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   England Arthur Robertson
Fred Neaves
George Pearce
William Clarke
Joe Deakin
Edward Wood
24
2   France Gaston Ragueneau
Marcel Courbaton
Alexandre Fayollat
Joseph Dreher
R. Staath
Victor Millerot
81
3   Ireland James Murphy
Tom Downing
Harry Young
P.J. McGuinness
Jim Kerr
C.W. Sparkes
104
4   Scotland Tom Johnston
Thomas Robertson
John Ranken
Pat Melville
George MacKenzie
Thomas Miller
136
5   Wales Rhys Evans
Eddie Ace
Tommy Arthur
C. Gould
H. Granger
Eddie O'Donnell
237

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cross-Country Race in France - England wins - The international cross-country race, which took place at Colombes, near Paris, ended in an easy win for England with 24 points, but the Frenchmen caused a good deal of surprise by getting second with 81 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 27, 1908, p. 15, retrieved September 25, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Senior - Colombes Stade de Matin Thursday March 26 1908, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on December 5, 2005, retrieved September 26, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013