1905 International Cross Country Championships

1905 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	3rd
Date	25 March
Host city	Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Venue	Baldoyle Racecourse
Events	1
Distances	8 mi (12.9 km)
Participation	48 athletes from 4 nations
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The 1905 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on 25 March 1905. 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 8 mi (12.9 km)	Albert Aldridge   England	40:20	Tom Hynes   Ireland	40:35	Joe Deakin   England	41:14
Team
Men	England	28	Scotland	82	Ireland	97

Individual Race Results

Men's (8 mi / 12.9 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Albert Aldridge	England	40:20
	Tom Hynes	Ireland	40:35
	Joe Deakin	England	41:14
4	William Pickup	England	41:33
5	W.G. Dunkley	England	41:37
6	Sam Stevenson	Scotland	41:58
7	Sammy Welding	England	42:03
8	George Pearce	England	42:09
9	Eddie Francis	Wales	42:21
10	Hugh Muldoon	Ireland	42:22
11	Tom Johnston	Scotland	42:25
12	John Ranken	Scotland	42:26
13	T. Hughes	Wales	42:33
14	Peter Russell	Scotland	42:34
15	Frederick Hulford	England	42:35
16	George MacKenzie	Scotland	42:38
17	James Hosker	England	42:39
18	P.J. Whyte	Ireland	42:40
19	Billy Day	England	42:41
20	Harry Cleaver	Wales	42:52
21	J.J. Doyle	Ireland	42:56
22	Will Delaney	Ireland	42:59
23	Sam Elliot	Scotland	43:00
24	Michael McDonagh	Ireland	43:14
25	Tommy Arthur	Wales	43:20
26	Paul Kelly	Ireland	43:21
27	Sam Kennedy	Scotland	43:28
28	W. Francis	Wales	43:41
29	J. Burke	Ireland	43:42
30	Ernest Thomas	Wales	43:47
31	Charlie Harris	Ireland	43:55
32	Eddie Ace	Wales	44:06
33	L.J. Donelan	Ireland	44:08
34	Robert Davies	Wales	44:27
35	Thomas Robertson	Scotland	44:28
36	George Arnot	Scotland	44:32
37	Thomas Young	Scotland	44:48
38	T.T. Wynn	Wales	45:05
39	H.T. Johnstone	Wales	45:18
—	Arthur Ashby	England	DNF
—	Fred Neaves	England	DNF
—	George Whiston	England	DNF
—	John Daly	Ireland	DNF
—	Tom Hamilton	Ireland	DNF
—	Thomas Mulrine	Scotland	DNF
—	James Sommerville	Scotland	DNF
—	Eddie O'Donnell	Wales	DNF
—	Edgar Price	Wales	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Albert Aldridge Joe Deakin William Pickup W.G. Dunkley Sammy Welding George Pearce	28
2	Scotland	Sam Stevenson Tom Johnston John Ranken Peter Russell George MacKenzie Sam Elliot	82
3	Ireland	Tom Hynes Hugh Muldoon P.J. Whyte J.J. Doyle Will Delaney Michael McDonagh	97
4	Wales	Eddie Francis T. Hughes Harry Cleaver Tommy Arthur W. Francis Ernest Thomas	125

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 48 athletes from 4 countries.

•   England (12)
•   Ireland (12)
•   Scotland (12)
•   Wales (12)

See also

• 1905 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Notes on sport - Athletics - Cross-Country International. The third annual international championship was decided at Baldoyle racecourse, Dublin, on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, 27 March 1905, p. 12, retrieved 25 September 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.9km CC Men - Senior - Dublin Baldoyle Racecourse Saturday March 25 1905, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 December 2005, 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 on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013