1927 International Cross Country Championships

1927 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	20th
Date	2 April
Host city	Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Venue	Caerleon Racecourse
Events	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation	44 athletes from 5 nations
← 1926 Bruxelles 1928 Ayr →

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]

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

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9 mi (14.5 km)	Lewis Payne   England	51:40	Seghir Beddari   France	51:49	Henri Gallet   France	52:03
Team
Men	France	49	England	61	Scotland	112

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Lewis Payne	England	51:40
	Seghir Beddari	France	51:49
	Henri Gallet	France	52:03
4	Frank Stevenson	Scotland	52:05
5	Walter Beavers	England	52:08
6	Ernie Thomas	Wales	52:09
7	Henri Lahitte	France	52:16
8	Ernie Harper	England	52:18
9	Roger Pelé	France	52:19
10	E.R. Leyshon	Wales	52:20
11	Emile Chapuis	France	52:23
12	Austin Price	England	52:25
13	Robert Miller	Scotland	52:27
14	Dunky Wright	Scotland	52:36
15	Henry Bowler	England	52:48
16	Pat Coyle	Ireland	52:51
17	Georges Leclerc	France	53:01
18	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	53:04
19	Léon Thierré	France	53:14
20	Tommy Metcalf	England	53:21
21	Danny Phillips	Wales	53:25
22	Jules Ladoumègue	France	53:28
23	Tommy Keating	Ireland	53:30
24	George Magan	Ireland	53:43
25	Patrick Groarke	Ireland	53:48
26	Ted Hopkins	Wales	53:59
27	Jimmy Guy	Wales	54:17
28	John Nalty	Ireland	54:29
29	Sam Ferris	Ireland	54:32
30	Frank Denmead	Wales	54:45
31	James Girvan	Scotland	54:47
32	Alex McMorran	Scotland	54:52
33	Larry Cummins	Ireland	54:57
34	Robert Marchal	France	55:26
35	L.S. Howells	Wales	55:27
36	George Forryan	England	55:35
37	J. Hughes	Wales	55:43
38	Ross Roxburgh	Scotland	55:45
39	Vincent Berry	Wales	55:56
40	Colin Fisher	England	56:32
41	M. Stewart	Scotland	57:12
42	W.C. Plant	Scotland	57:15
43	John Timmins	Ireland	58:52
—	Sammy Allnutt	England	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	France	Seghir Beddari Henri Gallet Henri Lahitte Roger Pelé Emile Chapuis Georges Leclerc	49
2	England	Lewis Payne Walter Beavers Ernie Harper Austin Price Henry Bowler Tommy Metcalf	61
3	Scotland	Frank Stevenson Robert Miller Dunky Wright John Suttie Smith James Girvan Alex McMorran	112
4	Wales	Ernie Thomas E.R. Leyshon Danny Phillips Ted Hopkins Jimmy Guy Frank Denmead	120
5	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.

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

See also

• 1927 in athletics (track and field)

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
2. Phillips, Bob (March 2009), Track Stats - Lewis Payne - Britain's least known cross-country champion remembered at last after more than 80 years - Lewis Payne won the International cross-country championship in 1927 at the age of 19 but rarely ever competed again. Profiled by Bob Phillips. Published in "Track Stats" March 2009, Track Stats, retrieved 28 September 2013
3. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecours Date: Saturday 2 April 1927, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 28 September 2013
4. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
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 on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013