1908 International Cross Country Championships

1908 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	6th
Date	26 March
Host city	Colombes, Île-de-France, France
Venue	Stade de Matin
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation	54 athletes from 5 nations
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The 1908 International Cross Country Championships was held in Colombes, France, at the Stade de Matin on 26 March 1908. 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)	Arthur Robertson   England	50:26.8	Fred Neaves   England	50:31	George Pearce   England	50:42
Team
Men	England	24	France	81	Ireland	104

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Arthur Robertson	England	50:26.8
	Fred Neaves	England	50:31
	George Pearce	England	50:42
4	Gaston Ragueneau	France	50:45
5	William Clarke	England	50:58
6	Joe Deakin	England	51:09
7	Edward Wood	England	51:22
8	James Murphy	Ireland	51:26
9	Marcel Courbaton	France	51:32
10	Sammy Welding	England	51:39
11	Tom Downing	Ireland	51:45
12	Tom Johnston	Scotland	51:52
13	Harry Young	Ireland	52:17
14	Alexandre Fayollat	France	52:31
15	P.J. McGuinness	Ireland	52:32
16	George Rhodes	England	52:43
17	Joseph Dreher	France	52:47
18	R. Staath	France	52:56
19	Victor Millerot	France	52:57
20	Thomas Robertson	Scotland	52:59
21	Jim Kerr	Ireland	53:00
22	Bill Coales	England	53:01
23	Louis Haller	France	53:05
24	John Ranken	Scotland	53:35
25	Pat Melville	Scotland	53:40
26	Billy Day	England	53:42
27	George MacKenzie	Scotland	53:44
28	Thomas Miller	Scotland	53:45
29	J.S. Matthews	Scotland	53:50
30	A. Delmotte	France	53:56
31	Rhys Evans	Wales	53:59
32	Frank Melville	England	53:59
33	Tom Jack	Scotland	54:05
34	Eddie Ace	Wales	54:11
35	Lucien Fremont	France	54:15
36	C.W. Sparkes	Ireland	54:17
37	Tommy Arthur	Wales	54:28
38	Frank Buckley	Ireland	54:51
39	Sam Lee	Ireland	54:59
40	William Bowman	Scotland	55:01
41	J. Cully	Ireland	55:09
42	Paul Lizandier	France	55:15
43	L. Brulé	France	55:17
44	C. Gould	Wales	55:22
45	H. Granger	Wales	55:43
46	Eddie O'Donnell	Wales	56:03
47	T. Bunford	Wales	57:37
48	Ben Christmas	Wales	57:37
49	George Duggan	Ireland	57:50
—	Harry Bennion	England	DNF
—	Jacques Versel	France	DNF
—	J. O'Regan	Ireland	DNF
—	Alex McPhee	Scotland	DNF
—	Sam Stevenson	Scotland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Arthur Robertson Fred Neaves George Pearce William Clarke Joe Deakin Edward Wood	24
2	France	Gaston Ragueneau Marcel Courbaton Alexandre Fayollat Joseph Dreher R. Staath Victor Millerot	81
3	Ireland	James Murphy Tom Downing Harry Young P.J. McGuinness Jim Kerr C.W. Sparkes	104
4	Scotland	Tom Johnston Thomas Robertson John Ranken Pat Melville George MacKenzie Thomas Miller	136
5	Wales	Rhys Evans Eddie Ace Tommy Arthur C. Gould H. Granger Eddie O'Donnell	237

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 5 countries.

•   England (12)
•   France (12)
•   Ireland (11)
•   Scotland (11)
•   Wales (8)

See also

• 1908 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Cross-Country Race in France - England wins - The international cross-country race, which took place at Colombes, near Paris, ended in an easy win for England with 24 points, but the Frenchmen caused a good deal of surprise by getting second with 81 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 27, 1908, p. 15, retrieved September 25, 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Senior - Colombes Stade de Matin Thursday March 26 1908, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on December 5, 2005, retrieved September 26, 2013
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 on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013