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1932 International Cross Country Championships

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1932 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition25th
Date20 March (men)
19 March (women)
Host cityBrussels, Belgium Belgium (men)
Croydon, Surrey, England England (women)
VenueHippodrome de Stockel (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men
1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation52 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
6 (men) / 2 (women) nations

The 1932 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on 20 March 1932. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held a day earlier in Croydon, England on 19 March 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

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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

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Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Tom Evenson  England 50:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jack Holden  England 51:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gladys Lunn  England 12:52
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Suzanne Hedouin  France 13:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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Men's

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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

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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

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Men's

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

Women's

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

See also

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References

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  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 29 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 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 3 August 2007, retrieved 29 September 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Croydon Date: Saturday, March 19, 1932, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 17 May 2006, retrieved 28 September 2013
  4. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013