1903 International Cross Country Championships

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1903 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition1st
Date28 March
Host city Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg
Venue Hamilton Park
Events1
Distances8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Participation45 athletes from
4 nations

The 1903 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 28 March 1903. A preview of the event [1] and an appraisal of the results [2] appeared in the Glasgow Herald.

Contents

Complete results, [3] medalists, [4] and the results of British athletes [5] were published.

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Alfred Shrubb
Flag of England.svg  England
46:22.6 Tom Edwards
Flag of England.svg  England
46:56.6 John Daly
Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland
47:10.2
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 25Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 78Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 107

Individual Race Results

Men's (8.5 mi /13.7 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Alfred Shrubb Flag of England.svg  England 46:22.6
Silver medal icon.svg Tom Edwards Flag of England.svg  England 46:56.6
Bronze medal icon.svg John Daly Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 47:10.2
4Albert AldridgeFlag of England.svg  England 47:10.2
5 Sidney Robinson Flag of England.svg  England 47:21
6W.A. MercerFlag of England.svg  England 47:37
7 Harry Lawson Flag of England.svg  England 47:50
8 Tom Hynes Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 47:58
9J. ThomasFlag of England.svg  England 48:10
10James CrosbieFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 48:47.4
11George SmithFlag of England.svg  England 48:51
12Jack MarshFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 48:54
13J. CreedonSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 49:00
14John RankenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:08
15Charlie SilsbyFlag of England.svg  England 49:14
16Pat WhyteSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 49:18
17James UreFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:25
18Frank CurtisSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 49:26
19D.G. HarrisFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 49:40
20P.J. McCaffertySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 49:41
21T.C. HughesFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:51
22James RestonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:59
23Thomas MulrineFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 50:02
24James HoskerFlag of England.svg  England 50:22
25Arthur TurnerFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:25
26Hugh MuldoonSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 50:38
27Albert PalmerFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:42
28Robert DaviesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:45
29Ernest ThomasFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:47
30Fullerton WilsonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 50:50
31Pat HehirSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 50:51
32Rhys EvansFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:58
33Albert HorneFlag of England.svg  England 51:16
34Tom JohnstonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 51:18
35Robert PughFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 51:30
36Allan ReesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 52:01
37W. DaviesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 52:01
38W. GrailFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 52:33
39Thomas BaggsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 52:44
40James ButtersFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 52:57
41Alex KinnairdFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 53:02
Phil RandlesFlag of England.svg  England DNF
William RobertsonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
Robert FrewFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
Tom HamiltonSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Alfred Shrubb
Tom Edwards
Albert Aldridge
Sidney Robinson
W.A. Mercer
Harry Lawson
25
2Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland John Daly
Tom Hynes
J. Creedon
Pat Whyte
Frank Curtis
P.J. Mccafferty
78
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland James Crosbie
John Ranken
James Ure
T.C. Hughes
James Reston
Thomas Mulrine
107
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Jack Marsh
D.G. Harris
Arthur Turner
Albert Palmer
Robert Davies
Ernest Thomas
140

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 4 countries.

See also

References

  1. "Notes on sport - Athletics. An interesting departure in international sport will be witnessed at Hamilton Palace Grounds on Saturday, when the first of what we hope will be a long and brilliant series of contests between the cross-country elect of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales takes place..." Glasgow Herald. 23 March 1903. p. 12. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  2. "Notes on sport - Athletics. Describing the first international cross-country championship, decided at Hamilton Park on Saturday, is an easy task, indeed..." Glasgow Herald. 30 March 1903. p. 12. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. Magnusson, Tomas. "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Glasgow Hamilton Park Saturday March 28, 1903". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 5 December 2005. Retrieved 24 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 on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.