1921 International Cross Country Championships

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1921 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition14th
Date19 March
Host city Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Venue Caerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation36 athletes from
4 nations

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]

Contents

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

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km)
Wally Freeman
Flag of England.svg  England
56:53 Bobby Mills
Flag of England.svg  England
57:03 Bevy Bingham
Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
57:17
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 33Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 71Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 119

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Wally Freeman Flag of England.svg  England 56:53
Silver medal icon.svg Bobby Mills Flag of England.svg  England 57:03
Bronze medal icon.svg Bevy Bingham Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 57:17
4 Christopher Vose Flag of England.svg  England 57:18
5 Joe Blewitt Flag of England.svg  England 57:46
6Tim CroweFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 57:51
7 Larry Cummins Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 58:03
8 George Wallach Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 58:08
9 Dunky Wright Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 58:28
10J. DixonFlag of England.svg  England 58:32
11Halland BrittonFlag of England.svg  England 58:35
12Alex BarrieFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 58:38
13Sam JuddFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 58:40
14Fred WalkerFlag of England.svg  England 59:03
15Arthur NorcliffeFlag of England.svg  England 59:40
16Alec WoodsFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 1:00:00
17Gwyn MorganFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:00:13
18Andy ToppingFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 1:00:17
19W.J. JonesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:00:18
20Alf PepperFlag of England.svg  England 1:00:27
21Tommy DoughertyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 1:00:30
22Jim EdwardsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:00:43
23Sid WilsonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:00:46
24Paddy HarrisFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 1:00:51
25Edgar DaviesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:01:03
26E. SlaterFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 1:01:11
27J.H. BrunningFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:01:17
28Anton HegartyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 1:01:23
29Stanley WilliamsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:01:53
30David CummingsFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:02:04
31James Hill MotionFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:02:44
32Archie Craig Sr.Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:03:21
Jim Wilson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
Ernie ThomasFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DNF
Alex LawrieFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
James GardinerFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Wally Freeman
Bobby Mills
Christopher Vose
Joe Blewitt
J. Dixon
Halland Britton
33
2Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Bevy Bingham
Tim Crowe
Larry Cummins
Alec Woods
Andy Topping
Tommy Dougherty
71
3Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Sam Judd
Gwyn Morgan
W.J. Jones
Jim Edwards
Sid Wilson
Edgar Davies
119
4Flag of Scotland.svg  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.

See also

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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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