1927 International Cross Country Championships

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1927 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition20th
Date2 April
Host city Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Venue Caerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation44 athletes from
5 nations

The 1927 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 2 April 1927. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald, [1] and on Track Stats. [2]

Contents

Complete results, [3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes [5] were published.

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Lewis Payne
Flag of England.svg  England
51:40 Seghir Beddari
Flag of France.svg  France
51:49 Henri Gallet
Flag of France.svg  France
52:03
Team
MenFlag of France.svg  France 49Flag of England.svg  England 61Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 112

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Lewis Payne Flag of England.svg  England 51:40
Silver medal icon.svg Seghir Beddari Flag of France.svg  France 51:49
Bronze medal icon.svg Henri Gallet Flag of France.svg  France 52:03
4Frank StevensonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 52:05
5 Walter Beavers Flag of England.svg  England 52:08
6Ernie ThomasFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 52:09
7Henri LahitteFlag of France.svg  France 52:16
8 Ernie Harper Flag of England.svg  England 52:18
9Roger PeléFlag of France.svg  France 52:19
10E.R. LeyshonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 52:20
11Emile ChapuisFlag of France.svg  France 52:23
12Austin PriceFlag of England.svg  England 52:25
13Robert MillerFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 52:27
14 Dunky Wright Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 52:36
15Henry BowlerFlag of England.svg  England 52:48
16Pat CoyleFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 52:51
17Georges LeclercFlag of France.svg  France 53:01
18 John Suttie Smith Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 53:04
19Léon ThierréFlag of France.svg  France 53:14
20Tommy MetcalfFlag of England.svg  England 53:21
21Danny PhillipsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 53:25
22 Jules Ladoumègue Flag of France.svg  France 53:28
23Tommy KeatingFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 53:30
24George MaganFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 53:43
25Patrick GroarkeFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 53:48
26Ted HopkinsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 53:59
27Jimmy GuyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 54:17
28John NaltyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 54:29
29 Sam Ferris Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 54:32
30Frank DenmeadFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 54:45
31James GirvanFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 54:47
32Alex McMorranFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 54:52
33 Larry Cummins Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 54:57
34 Robert Marchal Flag of France.svg  France 55:26
35L.S. HowellsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 55:27
36George ForryanFlag of England.svg  England 55:35
37J. HughesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 55:43
38Ross RoxburghFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 55:45
39Vincent BerryFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 55:56
40Colin FisherFlag of England.svg  England 56:32
41M. StewartFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 57:12
42W.C. PlantFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 57:15
43John TimminsFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 58:52
Sammy AllnuttFlag of England.svg  England DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of France.svg  France Seghir Beddari
Henri Gallet
Henri Lahitte
Roger Pelé
Emile Chapuis
Georges Leclerc
49
2Flag of England.svg  England Lewis Payne
Walter Beavers
Ernie Harper
Austin Price
Henry Bowler
Tommy Metcalf
61
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Frank Stevenson
Robert Miller
Dunky Wright
John Suttie Smith
James Girvan
Alex McMorran
112
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Ernie Thomas
E.R. Leyshon
Danny Phillips
Ted Hopkins
Jimmy Guy
Frank Denmead
120
5Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Pat Coyle
Tommy Keating
George Magan
Patrick Groarke
John Nalty
Sam Ferris
145

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

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References

  1. Athletics - International Cross-Country - The International Cross-Country Championship was again won by France on the Caerleon Racecourse Newport, Mos., on Saturday, but England had the satisfaction of supplying the first man home in Lewis Payne, of Hallamshire Harriers..., Glasgow Herald, 4 April 1927, p. 7, retrieved 28 September 2013
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  5. 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 (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013