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1908 International Cross Country Championships

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1908 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition6th
DateMarch 26
Host cityColombes, Île-de-France, France France
VenueStade de Matin
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation54 athletes from
5 nations

The 1908 International Cross Country Championships was held in Colombes, France, at the Stade de Matin on March 26, 1908. 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
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

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arthur Robertson  England 50:26.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fred Neaves  England 50:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Men's

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

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

See also

References

  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), retrieved September 26, 2013
  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, retrieved September 24, 2013