1926 International Cross Country Championships

The 1926 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on March 28, 1926. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1926 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition19th
DateMarch 28
Host cityBrussels, Belgium Belgium
VenueHippodrome de Stockel
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation53 athletes from
6 nations

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

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Ernie Harper
 England
44:17.4Joseph Guillemot
 France
44:59Robert Marchal
 France
45:04
Team
Men  France32  England62  Scotland101

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Ernie Harper  England44:17.4
Joseph Guillemot  France44:59
Robert Marchal  France45:04
4Lucien Dolquès  France45:06
5James Mitchell  Scotland45:10
6Emile Chapuis  France
7Albert Rodway  England45:12
8Maurice Norland  France
9Léon Thierré  France
10Arthur Muggridge  England45:32
11Ernest Bedel  France
12Bill Cotterell  England
13Dunky Wright  Scotland45:48
14Austin Price  England
15Paul Bontemps  France
16Frank Stevenson  Scotland45:58
17Leon Degrande  Belgium46:00
18Tommy Metcalf  England
19John Ryan  Ireland46:15
20B.D. Hammond  Wales46:17
21Dan Quinn  Scotland
22Robert Miller  Scotland
23George Perry  England
24Charles Freshwater  Scotland
25Sam Ferris  Ireland
26Joseph Marien  Belgium
27Tom Whitton  Scotland
28E.R. Leyshon  Wales
29Ernie Thomas  Wales
30Alick Pirie  Scotland
31R. Moore  Ireland
32Jozef Langenus  Belgium
33Pierre Verbiest  Belgium
34Tommy Keating  Ireland
35Sammy Allnutt  England
36Jimmy Guy  Wales
37Ted Hopkins  Wales
38Ivor Thomas  Wales
39Georges Leclerc  France
40Patrick Groarke  Ireland
41Pierre Debraye  Belgium
42W. Atherton  England
43Kenneth Coard  Ireland
44George Walker  Ireland
45Danny Phillips  Wales
46Gwyn Morgan  Wales
47Jean Godefroid  Belgium
Walter Calderwood  ScotlandDNF
Alex Gilmore  IrelandDNF
Jack Prosser  WalesDNF
Emile Goetleven  BelgiumDNF
Jean Corbloem  BelgiumDNF
Alfred Defleurquin  BelgiumDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1  FranceJoseph Guillemot
Robert Marchal
Lucien Dolquès
Emile Chapuis
Maurice Norland
Léon Thierré
32
2  EnglandErnie Harper
Albert Rodway
Arthur Muggridge
Bill Cotterell
Austin Price
Tommy Metcalf
62
3  ScotlandJames Mitchell
Dunky Wright
Frank Stevenson
Dan Quinn
Robert Miller
Charles Freshwater
101
4  WalesB.D. Hammond
E.R. Leyshon
Ernie Thomas
Jimmy Guy
Ted Hopkins
Ivor Thomas
188
5  IrelandJohn Ryan
Sam Ferris
R. Moore
Tommy Keating
Patrick Groarke
Kenneth Coard
192
6  BelgiumLeon Degrande
Joseph Marien
Jozef Langenus
Pierre Verbiest
Pierre Debraye
Jean Godefroid
196

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 53 athletes from 6 countries.

See also

  • 1926 in athletics (track and field)

References