1921 International Cross Country Championships

1921 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	14th
Date	19 March
Host city	Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Venue	Caerleon Racecourse
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation	36 athletes from 4 nations
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The 1921 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 19 March 1921. 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)	Wally Freeman   England	56:53	Bobby Mills   England	57:03	Bevy Bingham   Ireland	57:17
Team
Men	England	33	Ireland	71	Wales	119

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Wally Freeman	England	56:53
	Bobby Mills	England	57:03
	Bevy Bingham	Ireland	57:17
4	Christopher Vose	England	57:18
5	Joe Blewitt	England	57:46
6	Tim Crowe	Ireland	57:51
7	Larry Cummins	Ireland	58:03
8	George Wallach	Scotland	58:08
9	Dunky Wright	Scotland	58:28
10	J. Dixon	England	58:32
11	Halland Britton	England	58:35
12	Alex Barrie	Scotland	58:38
13	Sam Judd	Wales	58:40
14	Fred Walker	England	59:03
15	Arthur Norcliffe	England	59:40
16	Alec Woods	Ireland	1:00:00
17	Gwyn Morgan	Wales	1:00:13
18	Andy Topping	Ireland	1:00:17
19	W.J. Jones	Wales	1:00:18
20	Alf Pepper	England	1:00:27
21	Tommy Dougherty	Ireland	1:00:30
22	Jim Edwards	Wales	1:00:43
23	Sid Wilson	Wales	1:00:46
24	Paddy Harris	Ireland	1:00:51
25	Edgar Davies	Wales	1:01:03
26	E. Slater	Ireland	1:01:11
27	J.H. Brunning	Wales	1:01:17
28	Anton Hegarty	Ireland	1:01:23
29	Stanley Williams	Wales	1:01:53
30	David Cummings	Scotland	1:02:04
31	James Hill Motion	Scotland	1:02:44
32	Archie Craig Sr.	Scotland	1:03:21
—	Jim Wilson	Scotland	DNF
—	Ernie Thomas	Wales	DNF
—	Alex Lawrie	Scotland	DNF
—	James Gardiner	Scotland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Wally Freeman Bobby Mills Christopher Vose Joe Blewitt J. Dixon Halland Britton	33
2	Ireland	Bevy Bingham Tim Crowe Larry Cummins Alec Woods Andy Topping Tommy Dougherty	71
3	Wales	Sam Judd Gwyn Morgan W.J. Jones Jim Edwards Sid Wilson Edgar Davies	119
4	Scotland	George Wallach Dunky Wright Alex Barrie David Cummings James Hill Motion Archie Craig Sr.	122

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 36 athletes from 4 countries.

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

See also

• 1921 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. "Cross Country. - The International Championship. - The international cross country championship was run on Saturday at Caerleon, near Newport (Mos.), and resulted in an easy win for England, the points being England 33; Ireland 71; Wales 119; Scotland 122..." Glasgow Herald. 21 March 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 19, 1921". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 27 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.