1921 International Cross Country Championships

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
OrganisersICCU
Edition14th
Date19 March
Host cityCaerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Wales
VenueCaerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation36 athletes from
4 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)
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

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Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

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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

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Men's

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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

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 36 athletes from 4 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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)
  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