1930 International Cross Country Championships

1930 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	23rd
Date	22 March
Host city	Newbold Comyn Farm Estate, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England [1]
Events	1
Distances	9.5 mi (15.3 km)
Participation	61 athletes from 7 nations
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The 1930 International Cross Country Championships was held at the Newbold Comyn Farm Estate, Royal Leamington Spa, England, on 22 March 1930. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. ^[2] Prior to the race a luncheon was held for delegates at the Town Hall. Following the race, at the same venue, delegates and runners enjoyed a formal dinner, the award of trophies and a ball. ^[1]

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

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9.5 mi (15.3 km)	Tom Evenson   England	53:49	Robbie Sutherland   Scotland	53:50	Roméo Dieguez   France	54:15
Team
Men	England	30	France	80	Scotland	111

Individual Race Results

Men's (9.5 mi / 15.3 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Tom Evenson	England	53:49
	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	53:50
	Roméo Dieguez	France	54:15
4	Ernie Harper	England	54:23
4	Wally Howard	England	54:23
6	George Bailey	England	54:24
7	Jack Holden	England	54:25
8	Harry Eckersley	England	54:26
9	Roger Rérolle	France	54:59
10	J.A. Broadley	England	55:20
11	Henri Gallet	France	55:42
12	Georges Boue	France	55:45
13	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	55:48
14	Oscar van Rumst	Belgium	55:49
15	Arturo Peña	Spain	56:01
16	Jack Potts	England	56:06
17	Danny Phillips	Wales	56:07
18	Pierre Louchard	France	56:08
19	Tommy Kay	England	56:18
20	Walter Gunn	Scotland	56:23
21	Maxi Stobbs	Scotland	56:24
22	Frank Stevenson	Scotland	56:25
23	German Campo	Spain	56:28
24	Thomas Kinsella	Ireland	56:29
25	Jesús Oyarbide	Spain	56:30
26	T.H. Timbrell	Wales	56:34
27	Henri Lahitte	France	56:35
28	Dougie Coard	Ireland	56:43
29	Joseph Berthelot	France	56:43
30	P. Sheedy	Ireland	56:45
31	W.A. McCune	Ireland	56:46
32	Camille van de Velde	Belgium	56:47
33	Maxwell Rayne	Scotland	56:50
34	André Lausseigh	France	56:54
35	James Duggan	Wales	56:59
36	Joseph Orose	Belgium	57:09
37	T. O'Reilly	Ireland	57:16
38	Emile Goetleven	Belgium	57:21
39	Dunky Wright	Scotland	57:23
40	James Petrie	Scotland	57:26
41	J. Gifford	Wales	57:27
42	Jean Linsen	Belgium	57:28
43	Leon Verheylesonne	Belgium	57:35
44	John Timmins	Ireland	57:38
45	Harry McFall	Ireland	57:41
46	Louis de Lathouwer	Belgium	57:50
47	Maurice Christiaens	Belgium	58:13
48	Jack Prosser	Wales	58:20
49	José Reliegos	Spain	58:27
50	Tim Smythe	Ireland	58:38
51	Tom Burge	Wales	58:40
52	James Gardiner	Scotland	59:17
53	F.J. Shackell	Wales	59:24
54	Sid Daly	Ireland	59:54
55	René Geeraert	Belgium	1:00:18
56	I. Lloyd	Wales	1:00:32
57	Antonio Pachon Rivas	Spain	1:00:54
—	Claudio Egana	Spain	DNF
—	Juan Ramos	Spain	DNF
—	Maurice Waltispurger	France	DNF
—	Ernie Thomas	Wales	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Tom Evenson Ernie Harper Wally Howard George Bailey Jack Holden Harry Eckersley	30
2	France	Roméo Dieguez Roger Rérolle Henri Gallet Georges Boue Pierre Louchard Henri Lahitte	80
3	Scotland	Robbie Sutherland John Suttie Smith Walter Gunn Maxi Stobbs Frank Stevenson Maxwell Rayne	111
4	Ireland	Thomas Kinsella Dougie Coard P. Sheedy W.A. McCune T. O'Reilly John Timmins	194
5	Belgium	Oscar van Rumst Camille van de Velde Joseph Orose Emile Goetleven Jean Linsen Leon Verheylesonne	205
6	Wales	Danny Phillips T.H. Timbrell James Duggan J. Gifford Jack Prosser Tom Burge	218
—	Spain	Arturo Peña German Campo Jesús Oyarbide José Reliegos Antonio Pachon Rivas Claudio Egana	DNF

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 61 athletes from 7 countries.

•   Belgium (9)
•   England (9)
•   France (9)
•   Ireland (9)
•   Scotland (9)
•   Spain (7)
•   Wales (9)

References

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2. "Cross-Country - England's double win at Leamington - Sutherland's fine running - The International cross-country race at Leamington Spa was a triumph for England..." Glasgow Herald. 24 March 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
3. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 15.3km CC Men - Royal Leamington Spa Date: Saturday, March 22, 1930". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 14 June 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.