1932 International Cross Country Championships

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1932 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition25th
Date20 March (men)
19 March (women)
Host city Brussels, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg (men)
Croydon, Surrey, England Flag of England.svg (women)
Venue Hippodrome de Stockel (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men
1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation52 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
6 (men) / 2 (women) nations

The 1932 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on 20 March 1932. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held a day earlier in Croydon, England on 19 March 1932. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald. [1]

Contents

Complete results for men, [2] and for women (unofficial), [3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes [5] were published.

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Tom Evenson
Flag of England.svg  England
50:51 Jack Holden
Flag of England.svg  England
51:06 Walter Beavers
Flag of England.svg  England
51:15
Women
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Gladys Lunn
Flag of England.svg  England
12:52 Suzanne Hedouin
Flag of France.svg  France
13:06 Lilian Styles
Flag of England.svg  England
13:07
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 21Flag of France.svg  France 69Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 110
WomenFlag of England.svg  England 14Flag of France.svg  France 22

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Tom Evenson Flag of England.svg  England 50:51
Silver medal icon.svg Jack Holden Flag of England.svg  England 51:06
Bronze medal icon.svg Walter Beavers Flag of England.svg  England 51:15
4Jack PottsFlag of England.svg  England 51:19
5 George Bailey Flag of England.svg  England 51:27
6 Alex Burns Flag of England.svg  England 51:35
7 John Suttie Smith Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 51:37
8Jimmy WoodFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 51:43
9 Roger Vigneron Flag of France.svg  France 51:52
10 Roger Rérolle Flag of France.svg  France 52:14
11 Georges Leclerc Flag of France.svg  France 52:22
12Henri LahitteFlag of France.svg  France 52:24
13Emile le DenmatFlag of France.svg  France 52:26
14André AngeardFlag of France.svg  France 52:37
15 Jan Linsen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 52:49
16Harry McIntoshFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 52:50
17 Fernand Le Heurteur Flag of France.svg  France 53:02
18Ernest CeneyFlag of England.svg  England 53:04
19Harry GallivanFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 53:08
20Donald UrquhartFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 53:12
21 Maurice Maréchal  [ nl ]Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 53:24
22Pierre LouchardFlag of France.svg  France 53:27
23Ernie ThomasFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 53:31
24Walter GunnFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 53:37
25 Jack Winfield Flag of England.svg  England
26Harry McFallFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
27 Oscar van Rumst Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
28 Julien Serwy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
29Thomas KinsellaFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
30John DougallFlag of England.svg  England
31Louis VerschuerenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
32 Sam Palmer Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
33François DelaetFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
34J. DundasFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
35James PetrieFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
36Danny PhillipsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
37Ted HopkinsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
38Andre ServaesFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
39F. MillsFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
40Willie SutherlandFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
41R. SimonsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
42 Tim Smythe Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
43Roger PrévostFlag of France.svg  France
44Tom MurphyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
45Jean BauwensFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
46J. BellFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
47Patrick PeattieFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
48M. O'DowdFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
49Joseph OroseFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
50A.S. StoneFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
51Jack ProsserFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Maxi StobbsFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Gladys Lunn Flag of England.svg  England 12:52
Silver medal icon.svg Suzanne Hedouin Flag of France.svg  France 13:06
Bronze medal icon.svg Lilian Styles Flag of England.svg  England 13:07
4 Ruth Christmas Flag of England.svg  England 13:18
5 Suzanne Lenoir Flag of France.svg  France 13:29
6 Esther Raven Flag of England.svg  England 13:42
7Mary FrenchFlag of England.svg  England 13:44
8 Madeleine Massonneau  [ fr ]Flag of France.svg  France 13:45
9 Sébastienne Guyot Flag of France.svg  France 13:50
10 Renée Trente Flag of France.svg  France 13:54
11Martine LerouxFlag of France.svg  France 15:03
Madge RossiFlag of England.svg  England DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg England Tom Evenson
Jack Holden
Walter Beavers
Jack Potts
George Bailey
Alex Burns
21
2Flag of France.svg France Roger Vigneron
Roger Rérolle
Georges Leclerc
Henri Lahitte
Emile le Denmat
André Angeard
69
3Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland John Suttie Smith
Jimmy Wood
Harry McIntosh
Donald Urquhart
Walter Gunn
James Petrie
110
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Jan Linsen
Maurice Maréchal  [ nl ]
Oscar van Rumst
Julien Serwy
Louis Verschueren
François Delaet
155
5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Harry Gallivan
Ernie Thomas
Sam Palmer
Danny Phillips
Ted Hopkins
R. Simons
188
6Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland Harry McFall
Thomas Kinsella
J. Dundas
F. Mills
Tim Smythe
Tom Murphy
214

Women's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg England Gladys Lunn
Lilian Styles
Ruth Christmas
Esther Raven
14
2Flag of France.svg France Suzanne Hedouin
Suzanne Lenoir
Madeleine Massonneau  [ fr ]
Sébastienne Guyot
22

Participation

Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 52 male athletes from 6 countries.

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.

See also

References

  1. Cross-Country - England win at Brussels - Scotland gain third place - J. Suttie Smith, the Scottish Champion, proved to be the best of Scotland's runners in the International Cross-Country Championship, which was won by England, who filled the first six places and won by the minimum number of 21 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1932, p. 7, retrieved 29 September 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Sunday, March 20, 1932, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 3 August 2007, retrieved 29 September 2013
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Croydon Date: Saturday, March 19, 1932, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 17 May 2006, 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