1914 International Cross Country Championships

1914 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	12th
Date	28 March
Host city	Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Venue	Chesham Park
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation	45 athletes from 5 nations
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The 1914 International Cross Country Championships was held in Amersham, England, at the Chesham Park on 28 March 1914. 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)	Alfred Nichols   England	1:00:24	George Wallach   Scotland	1:00:41	Ernest Glover   England	1:00:46
Team
Men	England	47	Scotland	74	France	106

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Alfred Nichols	England	1:00:24
	George Wallach	Scotland	1:00:41
	Ernest Glover	England	1:00:46
4	F. Antrobus	England	1:01:38
5	James Hughes	Ireland	1:01:42
6	Jim Wilson	England	1:01:54
7	Sid Wilson	Wales	1:02:10
8	James Lindsay	Scotland	1:02:12
9	Pierre Lalaimode	France	1:02:54
10	Cliff Price	Wales	1:02:56
11	Ralph Stanton	England	1:01:58
12	Archie Craig Sr.	Scotland	1:02:59
13	George MacKenzie	Scotland	1:03:04
14	Charles Denis	France	1:03:11
15	L. Pouzette	France	1:03:12
16	Tommy Arthur	Wales	1:03:14
17	W.G. Murray	Ireland	1:03:16
18	Alfred Bonvicini	France	1:03:17
19	David Peat	Scotland	1:03:18
20	Sam Watt	Scotland	1:03:36
21	J. Beattie	Ireland	1:03:46
22	W. Bolton	England	1:03:47
23	Charles Ruffell	England	1:04:02
24	Paul Granger	France	1:04:16
25	W. Millard	Wales	1:04:34
26	Allemamen Arbidi	France	1:04:51
27	P. Waters	Wales	1:04:56
28	Jack J. Martin	Ireland	1:05:05
29	Sandy Sanderson	England	1:05:30
30	W. Winkworth	Ireland	1:05:35
31	Frank Ryder	Ireland	1:05:41
32	Edgar Davies	Wales	1:05:53
33	Ernest Massey	Wales	1:06:03
34	Maurice Grolleau	France	1:06:09
35	Jack Wootton	England	1:06:35
36	Jack Miles	Wales	1:06:41
37	J. Grey	Ireland	1:06:55
38	John Templeman	Scotland	1:07:22
39	Marcel Dudant	France	1:08:11
40	Sam Judd	Wales	1:15:26
—	Bertie Irwin	Ireland	DNF
—	Louis Pauteix	France	DNF
—	G.R. Stephen	Scotland	DNF
—	Geo Cummings	Scotland	DNF
—	A. Moore	Ireland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Alfred Nichols Ernest Glover F. Antrobus Jim Wilson Ralph Stanton W. Bolton	47
2	Scotland	George Wallach James Lindsay Archie Craig Sr. George MacKenzie David Peat Sam Watt	74
3	France	Pierre Lalaimode Charles Denis L. Pouzette Alfred Bonvicini Paul Granger Allemamen Arbidi	106
4	Wales	Sid Wilson Cliff Price Tommy Arthur W. Millard P. Waters Edgar Davies	117
5	Ireland	James Hughes W.G. Murray J. Beattie Jack J. Martin W. Winkworth Frank Ryder	132

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 5 countries.

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

See also

• 1914 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Athletics. - International Cross-Country Championship. - The conditions for this race at Chesham were far different from those for the national at the same place..., Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1914, p. 15, retrieved 26 September 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Amersham Chesham Park Date: Saturday, March 28, 1914, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 6 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