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1923 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition16th
DateMarch 25
Host city Maisons-Laffitte, Île-de-France, France France
Venue Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation36 athletes from
4 nations

The 1923 International Cross Country Championships was held in Maisons-Laffitte, France, at the Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte on March 25, 1923. Athletes from Belgium were participating for the first time. 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)
Joe Blewitt
  England
58:11.8 James G. McIntyre
  Scotland
58:13 Georges Vandenbroele
  Belgium
58:20
Team
Men   France 43   England 76   Belgium 112

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joe Blewitt   England 58:11.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) James G. McIntyre   Scotland 58:13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Georges Vandenbroele   Belgium 58:20
4 Gaston Heuet   France 58:27.4
5 Marcel Denis   France 58:48.2
6 Amar Alim Arbidi   France 59:12.8
7 Lucien Duquesne   France 59:16
8 Marcel Alavoine   Belgium 59:19.4
9 Bill Cotterell   England 59:23.4
10 Emile Gaudé   France 59:30
11 Louis Corlet   France
12 Jean-Baptiste Manhès   France
13 Archie Craig Sr.   Scotland
14 Marcel Thoyes   France
15 William Nelson   England
16 Jack Beman   England
17 Vic White   England
18 Hugh Dare   England
19 Ernie Harper   England
20 Eddy Kenrick   England
21 Aimé Proot   Belgium
22 George Wallach   Scotland
23 Alex Whitelaw   Scotland
24 Dunky Wright   Scotland
25 Gerard Steurs   Belgium
26 Bobby Mills   England
27 Emile Hanneuse   Belgium
28 Georges Bertrand   Belgium
29 W.N. Neilson   Scotland
30 Alex Lawrie   Scotland
31 Henri de Neef   Belgium
32 Joe McIntyre   Scotland
Leon Degrande   Belgium DNF
Julien Schnellmann   France DNF
Walter Calderwood   Scotland DNF
F. Vandepoel   Belgium DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1   France Gaston Heuet
Marcel Denis
Amar Alim Arbidi
Lucien Duquesne
Emile Gaudé
Louis Corlet
43
2   England Joe Blewitt
Bill Cotterell
William Nelson
Jack Beman
Vic White
Hugh Dare
76
3   Belgium Georges Vandenbroele
Marcel Alavoine
Aimé Proot
Gerard Steurs
Emile Hanneuse
Georges Bertrand
112
4   Scotland James G. McIntyre
Archie Craig Sr.
George Wallach
Alex Whitelaw
Dunky Wright
W.N. Neilson
113

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 36 athletes from 4 countries.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cross-Country - France wins international - Scottish runner second home - Paris - The international cross-country race contested here today was won by France with 33 points, England being second with 76 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 26, 1923, p. 17, retrieved September 27, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (November 5, 2006), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Maison-Laffitte Date: Sunday, March 25, 1923, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on December 21, 2006, retrieved September 27, 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  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, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013