1912 International Cross Country Championships

1912 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	10th
Date	30 March
Host city	Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Venue	Saughton Public Park
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation	44 athletes from 5 nations
← 1911 Caerleon 1913 Juvisy-sur-Orge →

The 1912 International Cross Country Championships was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the Saughton Public Park on 30 March 1912. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. ^[1]

Complete results, ^[2] medalists, ^[3] and the results of British athletes ^[4] were published.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 10 mi (16.1 km)	Jean Bouin   France	51:46	William Scott   England	52:19	Frederick Hibbins   England	52:34
Team
Men	England	41	Scotland	88	Ireland	110

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jean Bouin	France	51:46
	William Scott	England	52:19
	Frederick Hibbins	England	52:34
4	George Wallach	Scotland	52:51
5	Puck O'Neill	Ireland	53:07
6	Jacques Keyser	France	53:12
7	Ernest Glover	England	53:14
8	W.J. Tucker	England	53:20
9	James Murphy	Ireland	53:26
10	Fred Neaves	England	53:32
11	Christopher Vose	England	53:45
12	James Hughes	Ireland	53:57
13	J.D. Hughes	Scotland	54:01
14	G.R. Stephen	Scotland	54:05
15	Harry Hughes	Scotland	54:10
16	Edgar Davies	Wales	54:11
17	Ernest Paul	Wales	54:25
18	Jack Miles	Wales	54:26
19	Charles Ruffell	England	54:27
20	Tom Jack	Scotland	54:28
21	Gaston Heuet	France	54:34
22	George MacKenzie	Scotland	54:40
23	H. Holbrook	England	54:44
24	Gustave Lauvaux	France	54:49
25	Alexander Loch	Scotland	55:15
26	J.J Mooney	Ireland	55:30
27	F. Guthrie	Ireland	55:40
28	Angus Kerr	Scotland	55:43
29	Jack Meyrick	Wales	56:02
30	Lucien Fremont	France	56:10
31	Jack J. Martin	Ireland	56:18
32	W. Taylor	Wales	56:21
33	Bob Kerr	Ireland	56:40
34	Will Herring	Wales	56:45
35	Sydney Greenway	England	56:51
36	P.J. Clarke	Ireland	56:55
37	Louis Pauteix	France	56:56
39	W. Millard	Wales	57:35
40	P.J. McGuinness	Ireland	58:30
41	Jean-Marie-Joseph Roche	France	59:42
—	Georges Dumonteuil	France	DNF
—	Pierre Lalaimode	France	DNF
—	Sam Watt	Scotland	DNF
—	Sid Wilson	Wales	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	William Scott Frederick Hibbins Ernest Glover W.J. Tucker Fred Neaves Christopher Vose	41
2	Scotland	George Wallach J.D. Hughes G.R. Stephen Harry Hughes Tom Jack George MacKenzie	88
3	Ireland	Puck O'Neill James Murphy James Hughes J.J Mooney F. Guthrie Jack J. Martin	110
4	France	Jean Bouin Jacques Keyser Gaston Heuet Gustave Lauvaux Lucien Fremont Louis Pauteix	119
5	Wales	Edgar Davies Ernest Paul Jack Miles Jack Meyrick W. Taylor Will Herring	146

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 5 countries.

•   England (9)
•   France (9)
•   Ireland (9)
•   Scotland (9)
•   Wales (8)

See also

• 1912 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. "Athletics - The International Cross-Country Championship. - The International Cross-Country Championship was held on Saturday at Saughton, Edinburgh..." Glasgow Herald. 1 April 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Edinburgh Saughton Public Park Date: Saturday, March 30, 1912". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 4 August 2007. 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.