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1912 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition10th
Date30 March
Host city Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Scotland
Venue Saughton Public Park
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation44 athletes from
5 nations

The 1912 International Cross Country Championships was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the Saughton Public Park on 30 March 1912. 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)
Jean Bouin
  France
51:46 William Scott
  England
52:19 Frederick Hibbins
  England
52:34
Team
Men   England 41   Scotland 88   Ireland 110

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean Bouin   France 51:46
2nd place, silver medalist(s) William Scott   England 52:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frederick Hibbins   England 52:34
4 George Wallach   Scotland 52:51
5 Puck O'Neill   Ireland 53:07
6 Jacques Keyser   France 53:12
7 Ernest Glover   England 53:14
8 W.J. Tucker   England 53:20
9 James Murphy   Ireland 53:26
10 Fred Neaves   England 53:32
11 Christopher Vose   England 53:45
12 James Hughes   Ireland 53:57
13 J.D. Hughes   Scotland 54:01
14 G.R. Stephen   Scotland 54:05
15 Harry Hughes   Scotland 54:10
16 Edgar Davies   Wales 54:11
17 Ernest Paul   Wales 54:25
18 Jack Miles   Wales 54:26
19 Charles Ruffell   England 54:27
20 Tom Jack   Scotland 54:28
21 Gaston Heuet   France 54:34
22 George MacKenzie   Scotland 54:40
23 H. Holbrook   England 54:44
24 Gustave Lauvaux   France 54:49
25 Alexander Loch   Scotland 55:15
26 J.J Mooney   Ireland 55:30
27 F. Guthrie   Ireland 55:40
28 Angus Kerr   Scotland 55:43
29 Jack Meyrick   Wales 56:02
30 Lucien Fremont   France 56:10
31 Jack J. Martin   Ireland 56:18
32 W. Taylor   Wales 56:21
33 Bob Kerr   Ireland 56:40
34 Will Herring   Wales 56:45
35 Sydney Greenway   England 56:51
36 P.J. Clarke   Ireland 56:55
37 Louis Pauteix   France 56:56
39 W. Millard   Wales 57:35
40 P.J. McGuinness   Ireland 58:30
41 Jean-Marie-Joseph Roche   France 59:42
Georges Dumonteuil   France DNF
Pierre Lalaimode   France DNF
Sam Watt   Scotland DNF
Sid Wilson   Wales DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1   England William Scott
Frederick Hibbins
Ernest Glover
W.J. Tucker
Fred Neaves
Christopher Vose
41
2   Scotland George Wallach
J.D. Hughes
G.R. Stephen
Harry Hughes
Tom Jack
George MacKenzie
88
3   Ireland Puck O'Neill
James Murphy
James Hughes
J.J Mooney
F. Guthrie
Jack J. Martin
110
4   France Jean Bouin
Jacques Keyser
Gaston Heuet
Gustave Lauvaux
Lucien Fremont
Louis Pauteix
119
5   Wales Edgar Davies
Ernest Paul
Jack Miles
Jack Meyrick
W. Taylor
Will Herring
146

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

References

  1. ^ Athletics - The International Cross-Country Championship. - The International Cross-Country Championship was held on Saturday at Saughton, Edinburgh..., Glasgow Herald, 1 April 1912, p. 16, retrieved 26 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Edinburgh Saughton Public Park Date: Saturday, March 30, 1912, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 4 August 2007, retrieved 24 September 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  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