1924 International Cross Country Championships

1924 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	17th
Date	22 March
Host city	Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England
Venue	Gosforth Park
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation	52 athletes from 6 nations
← 1923 Maisons-Laffitte 1925 Dublin →

The 1924 International Cross Country Championships was held in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, at Gosforth Park on 22 March 1924. 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)	Bill Cotterell   England	55:35.4	Ernie Harper   England	55:40	Eddie Webster   England	56:21
Team
Men	England	21	France	80	Scotland	133

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Bill Cotterell	England	55:35.4
	Ernie Harper	England	55:40
	Eddie Webster	England	56:21
4	Joe Blewitt	England	56:33
5	Joseph Williams	England	56:38
6	Ralph Stanton	England	56:45
7	Julien Schnellmann	France	56:51
8	Gaston Heuet	France	56:58
9	Arthur Sewell	England	57:09
10	Jean-Baptiste Manhès	France	57:11
11	Ernie Thomas	Wales	57:13
12	David Richards Sen.	Wales	57:29
13	John Cecil Benham	England	57:31
14	Robert Marchal	France	57:35
15	Camiel Van de Velde	Belgium	57:37
16	Archie Craig Sr.	Scotland	57:39
17	James G. McIntyre	Scotland	57:47
18	Dunky Wright	Scotland	57:52
19	Jim Wilson	Scotland	57:57
20	Emile Gaudé	France	58:07
21	Ernest Bedel	France	58:10
22	D. Healy	Ireland	58:10
23	George Wallach	Scotland	58:13
24	Félicien Van De Putte	Belgium	58:14
25	B.D. Hammond	Wales	58:18
26	Marcel Denis	France	58:23
27	John Martin	Ireland	58:26
28	Maurice Norland	France	58:45
29	George Magan	Ireland	58:48
30	Harry Clarke	England	58:55
31	W. McFerran	Ireland	58:57
32	E.R. Leyshon	Wales	59:21
33	Alec Gilmore	Ireland	59:30
34	Yves Cattelaine	Belgium	59:36
35	Pierre de Rom	Belgium	59:38
36	Leon Degrande	Belgium	59:39
37	Georges Bertrand	Belgium	1:00:00
38	J. Manning	Ireland	1:00:01
39	Jimmy Guy	Wales	1:00:35
40	Robert McIntyre	Scotland	1:00:37
41	Harry Russell	Ireland	1:02:15
42	Julien Van Campenhout	Belgium	1:02:45
43	Frantz Donat	France	1:02:50
44	Danny Phillips	Wales	1:02:51
45	Emile Hanneuse	Belgium	1:04:51
46	J. Cox	Wales	1:05:03
47	T. Glancy	Scotland	1:07:21
48	A.W. Johnson	Wales	1:08:12
—	J. Corcoran	Ireland	DNF
—	John Ryan	Ireland	DNF
—	Charles Freshwater	Scotland	DNF
—	James McIntyre	Scotland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Bill Cotterell Ernie Harper Eddie Webster Joe Blewitt Joseph Williams Ralph Stanton	21
2	France	Julien Schnellmann Gaston Heuet Jean-Baptiste Manhès Robert Marchal Emile Gaudé Ernest Bedel	80
3	Scotland	Archie Craig Sr. James G. McIntyre Dunky Wright Jim Wilson George Wallach Robert McIntyre	133
4	Wales	Ernie Thomas David Richards Sen. B.D. Hammond E.R. Leyshon Jimmy Guy Danny Phillips	163
5	Ireland	D. Healy John Martin George Magan W. McFerran A. Gilmore J. Manning	180
6	Belgium	Camiel Van de Velde Félicien Van De Putte Yves Cattelaine Pierre De Rom Leon Degrande Georges Bertrand	181

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 52 athletes from 6 countries.

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

See also

• 1924 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Cross-Country - England wins international contest - England on Saturday won the big international contest at Gosforth Park, Northumberland, in a remarkable manner..., Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1924, p. 15, retrieved 27 September 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Newcastle-on-Tyne Gosforth Park Date: Saturday, March 22, 1924, 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