1928 International Cross Country Championships

1928 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	21st
Date	24 March
Host city	Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Events	1
Distances	9.5 mi (15.3 km)
Participation	45 athletes from 5 nations
← 1927 Caerleon 1929 Vincennes →

The 1928 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, on 24 March 1928.

Complete results, ^[1] medalists, ^[2] and the results of British athletes ^[3] were published.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9.5 mi (15.3 km)	Harry Eckersley   England	52:34	John Suttie Smith   Scotland	52:48	Seghir Beddari   France	53:02
Team
Men	France	45	England	55	Scotland	104

Individual Race Results

Men's (9.5 mi / 15.3 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Harry Eckersley	England	52:34
	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	52:48
	Seghir Beddari	France	53:02
4	Georges Boue	France	53:10
5	Harry Payne	England	53:34
6	Walter Beavers	England	53:35
7	Ernie Harper	England	53:45
8	Emile Chapuis	France	53:49
9	Henri Dartigues	France	54:00
10	Marcel Denis	France	54:02
11	René Granier	France	54:05
12	David Richards Sen.	Wales	54:10
13	Arthur Muggridge	England	54:11
14	Frank Stevenson	Scotland	54:33
15	Henri Lahitte	France	54:40
16	Georges Leclerc	France	54:43
17	Ernie Thomas	Wales	54:47
18	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	54:54
19	Pat Coyle	Ireland	54:56
20	Dunky Wright	Scotland	55:06
21	Jimmy Wood	Scotland	55:22
22	Danny Phillips	Wales	55:26
23	Albert Worrall	England	55:38
24	Frank Denmead	Wales	55:49
25	Tom Fanning	Ireland	56:07
26	Victor Harman	England	56:25
27	E.R. Leyshon	Wales	56:27
28	Jack Prosser	Wales	56:30
29	Walter Gunn	Scotland	56:41
30	George Magan	Ireland	56:46
31	Robert Henderson	Scotland	56:49
32	Ted Hopkins	Wales	57:25
33	J. Davies	Wales	57:27
34	Harry Russell	Ireland	57:31
35	John Nalty	Ireland	57:32
36	A. Morris	Ireland	57:33
37	Walter Calderwood	Scotland	57:37
38	John Timmins	Ireland	57:45
39	Sammy Tombe	Scotland	58:10
40	W. Smyth	Ireland	58:29
41	S. Driscoll	Wales	58:37
42	P. Dooley	Ireland	1:02:15
—	Eddie Webster	England	DNF
—	Joseph Robin	France	DNF
—	Tommy Metcalf	England	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	France	Seghir Beddari Georges Boue Emile Chapuis Henri Dartigues Marcel Denis René Granier	45
2	England	Harry Eckersley Harry Payne Walter Beavers Ernie Harper Arthur Muggridge Albert Worrall	55
3	Scotland	John Suttie Smith Frank Stevenson Robbie Sutherland Dunky Wright Jimmy Wood Walter Gunn	104
4	Wales	David Richards Sen. Ernie Thomas Danny Phillips Frank Denmead E.R. Leyshon Jack Prosser	130
5	Ireland	Pat Coyle Tom Fanning George Magan Harry Russell John Nalty A. Morris	179

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 5 countries.

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

References

1. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 15.3km CC Men - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 24, 1928". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 5 August 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
2. "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
3. "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.