1920 International Cross Country Championships

1920 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	13th
Date	3 April
Host city	Belfast, Ireland
Venue	Belvoir Park
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation	35 athletes from 4 nations
← 1914 Amersham 1921 Caerleon →

The 1920 International Cross Country Championships was held in Belfast, Ireland, at the Belvoir Park on 3 April 1920. 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)	Jim Wilson   Scotland	55:06	Christopher Vose   England	55:33	Wally Freeman   England	55:52
Team
Men	England	38	Ireland	70	Scotland   France	114

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jim Wilson	Scotland	55:06
	Christopher Vose	England	55:33
	Wally Freeman	England	55:52
4	Charles Clibbon	England	56:26
5	Larry Cummins	Ireland	56:27
6	Bobby Mills	England	56:40
7	Lucien Duquesne	France	57:05
8	Tim Crowe	Ireland	57:11
9	Percy Hodge	England	57:15
10	J. Moran	Ireland	57:18
11	Louis Bouchard	France	57:25
12	Anton Hegarty	Ireland	57:30
13	Louis Corlet	France	57:31
14	James Hatton	England	57:35
15	Alf Pepper	England	57:37
16	John Martin	Ireland	57:41
17	Joe Blewitt	England	57:43
18	Angus Kerr	Scotland	57:44
19	J. Beattie	Ireland	57:47
20	Archie Craig Sr.	Scotland	57:49
21	René Vignaud	France
22	Dunky Wright	Scotland
23	A. Topping	Ireland
24	Bevy Bingham	Ireland
25	Joe Pratt	England
26	Alex Barrie	Scotland
27	John Strain	Scotland
28	J.J. Cronin	Ireland
29	Andrew Semple	Scotland
30	Joseph Servella	France
31	Albert Smith	Scotland
32	Amar Alim Arbidi	France
33	Danton Heuet	France
34	Amédée Isola	France
—	Joseph Guillemot	France	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Christopher Vose Wally Freeman Charles Clibbon Bobby Mills Percy Hodge James Hatton	38
2	Ireland	Larry Cummins Tim Crowe J. Moran Anton Hegarty John Martin J. Beattie	70
3	Scotland	Jim Wilson Angus Kerr Archie Craig Sr. Dunky Wright Alex Barrie John Strain	114
	France	Lucien Duquesne Louis Bouchard Louis Corlet René Vignaud Joseph Servella Amar Alim Arbidi	114

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 35 athletes from 4 countries.

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

See also

• 1920 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. "Harriers - International Championship - Scotsman Wins Individual Honour - The International cross country championship was run at Belvoir Park, Belfast, on Saturday afternoon before 3000 spectators..." Glasgow Herald. 5 April 1920. p. 9. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Belfast Belvoir Park Date: Saturday, April 3, 1920". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 7 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.