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1924 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition17th
Date22 March
Host city Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England England
Venue Gosforth Park
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation52 athletes from
6 nations

The 1924 International Cross Country Championships was held in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, at Gosforth Park on 22 March 1924. 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)
Bill Cotterell
  England
55:35.4 Ernie Harper
  England
55:40 Eddie Webster
  England
56:21
Team
Men   England 21   France 80   Scotland 133

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bill Cotterell   England 55:35.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ernie Harper   England 55:40
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eddie Webster   England 56:21
4 Joe Blewitt   England 56:33
5 Joseph Williams   England 56:38
6 Ralph Stanton   England 56:45
7 Julien Schnellmann   France 56:51
8 Gaston Heuet   France 56:58
9 Arthur Sewell   England 57:09
10 Jean-Baptiste Manhès   France 57:11
11 Ernie Thomas   Wales 57:13
12 David Richards Sen.   Wales 57:29
13 John Cecil Benham   England 57:31
14 Robert Marchal   France 57:35
15 Camiel Van de Velde   Belgium 57:37
16 Archie Craig Sr.   Scotland 57:39
17 James G. McIntyre   Scotland 57:47
18 Dunky Wright   Scotland 57:52
19 Jim Wilson   Scotland 57:57
20 Emile Gaudé   France 58:07
21 Ernest Bedel   France 58:10
22 D. Healy   Ireland 58:10
23 George Wallach   Scotland 58:13
24 Félicien Van De Putte   Belgium 58:14
25 B.D. Hammond   Wales 58:18
26 Marcel Denis   France 58:23
27 John Martin   Ireland 58:26
28 Maurice Norland   France 58:45
29 George Magan   Ireland 58:48
30 Harry Clarke   England 58:55
31 W. McFerran   Ireland 58:57
32 E.R. Leyshon   Wales 59:21
33 Alec Gilmore   Ireland 59:30
34 Yves Cattelaine   Belgium 59:36
35 Pierre de Rom   Belgium 59:38
36 Leon Degrande   Belgium 59:39
37 Georges Bertrand   Belgium 1:00:00
38 J. Manning   Ireland 1:00:01
39 Jimmy Guy   Wales 1:00:35
40 Robert McIntyre   Scotland 1:00:37
41 Harry Russell   Ireland 1:02:15
42 Julien Van Campenhout   Belgium 1:02:45
43 Frantz Donat   France 1:02:50
44 Danny Phillips   Wales 1:02:51
45 Emile Hanneuse   Belgium 1:04:51
46 J. Cox   Wales 1:05:03
47 T. Glancy   Scotland 1:07:21
48 A.W. Johnson   Wales 1:08:12
J. Corcoran   Ireland DNF
John Ryan   Ireland DNF
Charles Freshwater   Scotland DNF
James McIntyre   Scotland DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1   England Bill Cotterell
Ernie Harper
Eddie Webster
Joe Blewitt
Joseph Williams
Ralph Stanton
21
2   France Julien Schnellmann
Gaston Heuet
Jean-Baptiste Manhès
Robert Marchal
Emile Gaudé
Ernest Bedel
80
3   Scotland Archie Craig Sr.
James G. McIntyre
Dunky Wright
Jim Wilson
George Wallach
Robert McIntyre
133
4   Wales Ernie Thomas
David Richards Sen.
B.D. Hammond
E.R. Leyshon
Jimmy Guy
Danny Phillips
163
5   Ireland D. Healy
John Martin
George Magan
W. McFerran
A. Gilmore
J. Manning
180
6   Belgium Camiel Van de Velde
Félicien Van De Putte
Yves Cattelaine
Pierre De Rom
Leon Degrande
Georges Bertrand
181

Participation

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Cross-Country - England wins international contest - England on Saturday won the big international contest at Gosforth Park, Northumberland, in a remarkable manner..., Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1924, p. 15, retrieved 27 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Newcastle-on-Tyne Gosforth Park Date: Saturday, March 22, 1924, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 6 August 2007, retrieved 24 September 2013
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013