1898 International Cross Country Championships

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1898 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
EditionUnofficial
DateMarch 20
Host city Ville-d'Avray, Île-de-France, France Flag of France.svg
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation16 athletes from
2 nations

The unofficial 1898 International Cross Country Championships were held in Ville-d'Avray, France, on March 20, 1898, between 16 men from France and England. Complete results [1] and English results [2] are available.

Contents

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
9 mi (14.5 km)		 Sidney Robinson
Flag of England.svg  England 		56:36 Harry Harrison
Flag of England.svg  England 		56:36.4 Charles Bennett
Flag of England.svg  England 		57:14.8
TeamFlag of England.svg  England 21Flag of France.svg  France 69

Nine mile (14.5 km) results

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Sidney Robinson Flag of England.svg  England 56:36
Silver medal icon.svg Harry Harrison Flag of England.svg  England 56:36.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Charles Bennett Flag of England.svg  England 57:14.8
4Tommy BartlettFlag of England.svg  England 57:22.6
5Jack MarshFlag of England.svg  England 57:48.4
6Edward BarlowFlag of England.svg  England 57:51.2
7J. CrookFlag of England.svg  England 58:44
8Arthur MeachamFlag of England.svg  England 58:44
9 Georges Touquet-Daunis Flag of France.svg  France 59:08
10H. FreemanFlag of France.svg  France 1:01:33
11E. PicanFlag of France.svg  France 1:01:42
12Joseph GenetFlag of France.svg  France 1:02:51
13I. HennequinFlag of France.svg  France 1:03:10
14M. DupréFlag of France.svg  France 1:03:18
15 Auguste Marchais Flag of France.svg  France 1:04:11
16A. AubertFlag of France.svg  France 1:04:18

Team results

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg England Sidney Robinson
Harry Harrison
Charles Bennett
Tommy Bartlett
Jack Marsh
Edward Barlow		21
2Flag of France.svg France Georges Touquet-Daunis
H. Freeman
E. Pican
Joseph Genet
I. Hennequin
M. Dupré		69

Participation

Eight athletes came from France and eight from England.

References

  1. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Senior - Ville d'Avray Sunday March 20 1898, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 29, 2005, retrieved September 24, 2013
  2. ↑ 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 on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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