1932 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

1932 International Cross Country Championships
1932 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	25th
Date	March 20 (men); March 19 (women)
Host city	Brussels, Belgium (men); Croydon, Surrey, England (women)
Venue	Hippodrome de Stockel (men)
Events	1 / 1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km) men ; 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation	52 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from ; 6 (men) / 2 (women) nations
	← 1931 Dublin 1933 Caerleon →

The 1932 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on March 20, 1932. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held a day earlier in Croydon, England on March 19, 1932. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[1]

Complete results for men,^[2] and for women (unofficial),^[3] medallists, ^[4] and the results of British athletes^[5] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9 mi (14.5 km)	Tom Evenson England	50:51	Jack Holden England	51:06	Walter Beavers England	51:15
Women 1.9 mi (3.0 km)	Gladys Lunn England	12:52	Suzanne Hedouin France	13:06	Lilian Styles England	13:07
Team
Men	England	21	France	69	Scotland	110
Women	England	14	France	22

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Tom Evenson	England	50:51
	Jack Holden	England	51:06
	Walter Beavers	England	51:15
4	Jack Potts	England	51:19
5	George Bailey	England	51:27
6	Alex Burns	England	51:35
7	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	51:37
8	Jimmy Wood	Scotland	51:43
9	Roger Vigneron	France	51:52
10	Roger Rérolle	France	52:14
11	Georges Leclerc	France	52:22
12	Henri Lahitte	France	52:24
13	Emile le Denmat	France	52:26
14	André Angeard	France	52:37
15	Jean Linsen	Belgium	52:49
16	Harry McIntosh	Scotland	52:50
17	Fernand Le Heurteur	France	53:02
18	Ernest Ceney	England	53:04
19	Harry Gallivan	Wales	53:08
20	Donald Urquhart	Scotland	53:12
21	Maurice Maréchal	Belgium	53:24
22	Pierre Louchard	France	53:27
23	Ernie Thomas	Wales	53:31
24	Walter Gunn	Scotland	53:37
25	Jack Winfield	England
26	Harry McFall	Ireland
27	Oscar van Rumst	Belgium
28	Julien Serwy	Belgium
29	Thomas Kinsella	Ireland
30	John Dougall	England
31	Louis Verschueren	Belgium
32	Sam Palmer	Wales
33	François Delaet	Belgium
34	J. Dundas	Ireland
35	James Petrie	Scotland
36	Danny Phillips	Wales
37	Ted Hopkins	Wales
38	Andre Servaes	Belgium
39	F. Mills	Ireland
40	Willie Sutherland	Scotland
41	R. Simons	Wales
42	Tim Smythe	Ireland
43	Roger Prévost	France
44	Tom Murphy	Ireland
45	Jean Bauwens	Belgium
46	J. Bell	Ireland
47	Patrick Peattie	Scotland
48	M. O'Dowd	Ireland
49	Joseph Orose	Belgium
50	A.S. Stone	Wales
51	Jack Prosser	Wales
—	Maxi Stobbs	Scotland	DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Gladys Lunn	England	12:52
	Suzanne Hedouin	France	13:06
	Lilian Styles	England	13:07
4	Ruth Christmas	England	13:18
5	Suzanne Lenoir	France	13:29
6	Esther Raven	England	13:42
7	Mary French	England	13:44
8	Madeleine Massoneau	France	13:45
9	Sebastienne Guyot	France	13:50
10	Renée Trente	France	13:54
11	Martine Leroux	France	15:03
—	Madge Rossi	England	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Tom Evenson Jack Holden Walter Beavers Jack Potts George Bailey Alex Burns	21
2	France	Roger Vigneron Roger Rérolle Georges Leclerc Henri Lahitte Emile le Denmat André Angeard	69
3	Scotland	John Suttie Smith Jimmy Wood Harry McIntosh Donald Urquhart Walter Gunn James Petrie	110
4	Belgium	Jean Linsen Maurice Maréchal Oscar van Rumst Julien Serwy Louis Verschueren François Delaet	155
5	Wales	Harry Gallivan Ernie Thomas Sam Palmer Danny Phillips Ted Hopkins R. Simons	188
6	Ireland	Harry McFall Thomas Kinsella J. Dundas F. Mills Tim Smythe Tom Murphy	214

Women's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Gladys Lunn Lilian Styles Ruth Christmas Esther Raven	14
2	France	Suzanne Hedouin Suzanne Lenoir Madeleine Massoneau Sebastienne Guyot	22

Participation

Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 52 male athletes from 6 countries.

Belgium (9)
England (9)
France (9)
Ireland (8)
Scotland (9)
Wales (8)

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.

England (6)
France (6)

References

^ Cross-Country - England win at Brussels - Scotland gain third place - J. Suttie Smith, the Scottish Champion, proved to be the best of Scotland's runners in the International Cross-Country Championship, which was won by England, who filled the first six places and won by the minimum number of 21 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1932, p. 7, retrieved September 29, 2013
^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Sunday, March 20, 1932, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 3, 2007, retrieved September 29, 2013
^ Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Croydon Date: Saturday, March 19, 1932, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on May 17, 2006, retrieved September 28, 2013
^ 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

[herald_01-1] Cross-Country - England win at Brussels - Scotland gain third place - J. Suttie Smith, the Scottish Champion, proved to be the best of Scotland's runners in the International Cross-Country Championship, which was won by England, who filled the first six places and won by the minimum number of 21 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1932, p. 7, retrieved September 29, 2013

[archive_01-2] Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Sunday, March 20, 1932, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 3, 2007, retrieved September 29, 2013

[archive_02-3] Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Croydon Date: Saturday, March 19, 1932, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on May 17, 2006, retrieved September 28, 2013

[gbr_01-4] INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013

[iaaf_01-5] 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

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Medallists

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

Team Results

Men's

Women's

Participation

Men's

Women's

See also

References

Medallists

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

Team Results

Men's

Women's

Participation

Men's

Women's

See also

References

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