| 1926 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 19th |
| Date | March 28 |
| Host city |
Brussels,
Belgium
 |
| Venue | Hippodrome de Stockel |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 53 athletes from 6 nations |
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]
Complete results, [2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes [4] were published.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Ernie Harper
England |
44:17.4 |
Joseph Guillemot
France |
44:59 |
Robert Marchal
France |
45:04 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men |
France |
32 |
England |
62 | 
Scotland |
101 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ernie Harper |
England |
44:17.4 |
 |
Joseph Guillemot |
France |
44:59 |
 |
Robert Marchal |
France |
45:04 |
| 4 | Lucien Dolquès |
France |
45:06 |
| 5 | James Mitchell |
Scotland |
45:10 |
| 6 | Emile Chapuis |
France |
|
| 7 | Albert Rodway |
England |
45:12 |
| 8 | Maurice Norland |
France |
|
| 9 | Léon Thierré |
France |
|
| 10 | Arthur Muggridge |
England |
45:32 |
| 11 | Ernest Bedel |
France |
|
| 12 | Bill Cotterell |
England |
|
| 13 | Dunky Wright |
Scotland |
45:48 |
| 14 | Austin Price |
England |
|
| 15 | Paul Bontemps |
France |
|
| 16 | Frank Stevenson |
Scotland |
45:58 |
| 17 | Leon Degrande |
Belgium |
46:00 |
| 18 | Tommy Metcalf |
England |
|
| 19 | John Ryan | 
Ireland |
46:15 |
| 20 | B.D. Hammond | 
Wales |
46:17 |
| 21 | Dan Quinn |
Scotland |
|
| 22 | Robert Miller |
Scotland |
|
| 23 | George Perry |
England |
|
| 24 | Charles Freshwater |
Scotland |
|
| 25 | Sam Ferris |
Ireland |
|
| 26 | Joseph Marien |
Belgium |
|
| 27 | Tom Whitton |
Scotland |
|
| 28 | E.R. Leyshon |
Wales |
|
| 29 | Ernie Thomas |
Wales |
|
| 30 | Alick Pirie |
Scotland |
|
| 31 | R. Moore |
Ireland |
|
| 32 | Jozef Langenus |
Belgium |
|
| 33 | Pierre Verbiest |
Belgium |
|
| 34 | Tommy Keating |
Ireland |
|
| 35 | Sammy Allnutt |
England |
|
| 36 | Jimmy Guy |
Wales |
|
| 37 | Ted Hopkins |
Wales |
|
| 38 | Ivor Thomas |
Wales |
|
| 39 | Georges Leclerc |
France |
|
| 40 | Patrick Groarke |
Ireland |
|
| 41 | Pierre Debraye |
Belgium |
|
| 42 | W. Atherton |
England |
|
| 43 | Kenneth Coard |
Ireland |
|
| 44 | George Walker |
Ireland |
|
| 45 | Danny Phillips |
Wales |
|
| 46 | Gwyn Morgan |
Wales |
|
| 47 | Jean Godefroid |
Belgium |
|
| — | Walter Calderwood |
Scotland |
DNF |
| — | Alex Gilmore |
Ireland |
DNF |
| — | Jack Prosser |
Wales |
DNF |
| — | Emile Goetleven |
Belgium |
DNF |
| — | Jean Corbloem |
Belgium |
DNF |
| — | Alfred Defleurquin |
Belgium |
DNF |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France |
Joseph Guillemot Robert Marchal Lucien Dolquès Emile Chapuis Maurice Norland Léon Thierré |
32 |
| 2 |
England |
Ernie Harper Albert Rodway Arthur Muggridge Bill Cotterell Austin Price Tommy Metcalf |
62 |
| 3 |
Scotland |
James Mitchell Dunky Wright Frank Stevenson Dan Quinn Robert Miller Charles Freshwater |
101 |
| 4 |
Wales |
B.D. Hammond E.R. Leyshon Ernie Thomas Jimmy Guy Ted Hopkins Ivor Thomas |
188 |
| 5 |
Ireland |
John Ryan Sam Ferris R. Moore Tommy Keating Patrick Groarke Kenneth Coard |
192 |
| 6 |
Belgium |
Leon 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
References
- ^ International Cross-Country Championship. - Brussels, Sunday - In the International Cross-Country Championship held here today, in which six nations took part, France was the winner..., Glasgow Herald, March 29, 1926, p. 6, retrieved September 28, 2013
-
^
Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007),
INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Sunday, March 28, 1926, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on December 5, 2005, retrieved September 28, 2013
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) - ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
- ^ 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
|  | |
See also:
IAAF World Cross Country Championships | ||
| 1926 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 19th |
| Date | March 28 |
| Host city |
Brussels,
Belgium
|
| Venue | Hippodrome de Stockel |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 53 athletes from 6 nations |
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]
Complete results, [2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes [4] were published.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Ernie Harper
England |
44:17.4 |
Joseph Guillemot
France |
44:59 |
Robert Marchal
France |
45:04 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men |
France |
32 |
England |
62 |
Scotland |
101 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ernie Harper |
England |
44:17.4 |
|
Joseph Guillemot |
France |
44:59 |
|
Robert Marchal |
France |
45:04 |
| 4 | Lucien Dolquès |
France |
45:06 |
| 5 | James Mitchell |
Scotland |
45:10 |
| 6 | Emile Chapuis |
France |
|
| 7 | Albert Rodway |
England |
45:12 |
| 8 | Maurice Norland |
France |
|
| 9 | Léon Thierré |
France |
|
| 10 | Arthur Muggridge |
England |
45:32 |
| 11 | Ernest Bedel |
France |
|
| 12 | Bill Cotterell |
England |
|
| 13 | Dunky Wright |
Scotland |
45:48 |
| 14 | Austin Price |
England |
|
| 15 | Paul Bontemps |
France |
|
| 16 | Frank Stevenson |
Scotland |
45:58 |
| 17 | Leon Degrande |
Belgium |
46:00 |
| 18 | Tommy Metcalf |
England |
|
| 19 | John Ryan |
Ireland |
46:15 |
| 20 | B.D. Hammond |
Wales |
46:17 |
| 21 | Dan Quinn |
Scotland |
|
| 22 | Robert Miller |
Scotland |
|
| 23 | George Perry |
England |
|
| 24 | Charles Freshwater |
Scotland |
|
| 25 | Sam Ferris |
Ireland |
|
| 26 | Joseph Marien |
Belgium |
|
| 27 | Tom Whitton |
Scotland |
|
| 28 | E.R. Leyshon |
Wales |
|
| 29 | Ernie Thomas |
Wales |
|
| 30 | Alick Pirie |
Scotland |
|
| 31 | R. Moore |
Ireland |
|
| 32 | Jozef Langenus |
Belgium |
|
| 33 | Pierre Verbiest |
Belgium |
|
| 34 | Tommy Keating |
Ireland |
|
| 35 | Sammy Allnutt |
England |
|
| 36 | Jimmy Guy |
Wales |
|
| 37 | Ted Hopkins |
Wales |
|
| 38 | Ivor Thomas |
Wales |
|
| 39 | Georges Leclerc |
France |
|
| 40 | Patrick Groarke |
Ireland |
|
| 41 | Pierre Debraye |
Belgium |
|
| 42 | W. Atherton |
England |
|
| 43 | Kenneth Coard |
Ireland |
|
| 44 | George Walker |
Ireland |
|
| 45 | Danny Phillips |
Wales |
|
| 46 | Gwyn Morgan |
Wales |
|
| 47 | Jean Godefroid |
Belgium |
|
| — | Walter Calderwood |
Scotland |
DNF |
| — | Alex Gilmore |
Ireland |
DNF |
| — | Jack Prosser |
Wales |
DNF |
| — | Emile Goetleven |
Belgium |
DNF |
| — | Jean Corbloem |
Belgium |
DNF |
| — | Alfred Defleurquin |
Belgium |
DNF |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
France |
Joseph Guillemot Robert Marchal Lucien Dolquès Emile Chapuis Maurice Norland Léon Thierré |
32 |
| 2 |
England |
Ernie Harper Albert Rodway Arthur Muggridge Bill Cotterell Austin Price Tommy Metcalf |
62 |
| 3 |
Scotland |
James Mitchell Dunky Wright Frank Stevenson Dan Quinn Robert Miller Charles Freshwater |
101 |
| 4 |
Wales |
B.D. Hammond E.R. Leyshon Ernie Thomas Jimmy Guy Ted Hopkins Ivor Thomas |
188 |
| 5 |
Ireland |
John Ryan Sam Ferris R. Moore Tommy Keating Patrick Groarke Kenneth Coard |
192 |
| 6 |
Belgium |
Leon 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
References
- ^ International Cross-Country Championship. - Brussels, Sunday - In the International Cross-Country Championship held here today, in which six nations took part, France was the winner..., Glasgow Herald, March 29, 1926, p. 6, retrieved September 28, 2013
-
^
Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007),
INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Sunday, March 28, 1926, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on December 5, 2005, retrieved September 28, 2013
{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link) - ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
- ^ 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
| | |
See also:
IAAF World Cross Country Championships | ||