1926 International Cross Country Championships

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1926 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition19th
DateMarch 28
Host city Brussels, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Venue Hippodrome de Stockel
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation53 athletes from
6 nations

The 1926 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on March 28, 1926. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. [1]

Contents

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

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Ernie Harper
Flag of England.svg  England
44:17.4 Joseph Guillemot
Flag of France.svg  France
44:59 Robert Marchal
Flag of France.svg  France
45:04
Team
MenFlag of France.svg  France 32Flag of England.svg  England 62Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 101

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Ernie Harper Flag of England.svg  England 44:17.4
Silver medal icon.svg Joseph Guillemot Flag of France.svg  France 44:59
Bronze medal icon.svg Robert Marchal Flag of France.svg  France 45:04
4Lucien DolquèsFlag of France.svg  France 45:06
5James MitchellFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 45:10
6Emile ChapuisFlag of France.svg  France
7Albert RodwayFlag of England.svg  England 45:12
8 Maurice Norland Flag of France.svg  France
9Léon ThierréFlag of France.svg  France
10 Arthur Muggridge Flag of England.svg  England 45:32
11Ernest BedelFlag of France.svg  France
12 Bill Cotterell Flag of England.svg  England
13 Dunky Wright Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 45:48
14Austin PriceFlag of England.svg  England
15 Paul Bontemps Flag of France.svg  France
16Frank StevensonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 45:58
17Leon DegrandeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46:00
18Tommy MetcalfFlag of England.svg  England
19 John Ryan Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 46:15
20B.D. HammondFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 46:17
21Dan QuinnFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
22Robert MillerFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
23George PerryFlag of England.svg  England
24Charles FreshwaterFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
25 Sam Ferris Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
26Joseph MarienFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
27Tom WhittonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
28E.R. LeyshonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
29Ernie ThomasFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
30Alick PirieFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
31R. MooreFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
32Jozef LangenusFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
33Pierre VerbiestFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
34Tommy KeatingFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
35Sammy AllnuttFlag of England.svg  England
36Jimmy GuyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
37Ted HopkinsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
38Ivor ThomasFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
39Georges LeclercFlag of France.svg  France
40Patrick GroarkeFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
41Pierre DebrayeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
42W. AthertonFlag of England.svg  England
43Kenneth CoardFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
44George WalkerFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
45Danny PhillipsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
46Gwyn MorganFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
47Jean GodefroidFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Walter CalderwoodFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
Alex GilmoreFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland DNF
Jack ProsserFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DNF
Emile GoetlevenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Jean CorbloemFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Alfred DefleurquinFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of France.svg France Joseph Guillemot
Robert Marchal
Lucien Dolquès
Emile Chapuis
Maurice Norland
Léon Thierré
32
2Flag of England.svg England Ernie Harper
Albert Rodway
Arthur Muggridge
Bill Cotterell
Austin Price
Tommy Metcalf
62
3Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland James Mitchell
Dunky Wright
Frank Stevenson
Dan Quinn
Robert Miller
Charles Freshwater
101
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales B.D. Hammond
E.R. Leyshon
Ernie Thomas
Jimmy Guy
Ted Hopkins
Ivor Thomas
188
5Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland John Ryan
Sam Ferris
R. Moore
Tommy Keating
Patrick Groarke
Kenneth Coard
192
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Leon Degrande
Joseph Marien
Jozef Langenus
Pierre Verbiest
Pierre Debraye
Jean Godefroid
196

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 53 athletes from 6 countries.

See also

References

  1. "International Cross-Country Championship. - Brussels, Sunday - In the International Cross-Country Championship held here today, in which six nations took part, France was the winner..." Glasgow Herald. March 29, 1926. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Sunday, March 28, 1926". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on December 5, 2005. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  3. "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.