1934 International Cross Country Championships

1934 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	27th
Date	24 March
Host city	Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Venue	Ayr Racecourse
Events	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation	54 athletes from 6 nations
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The 1934 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, at the Ayr Racecourse on 24 March 1934. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. ^[1]

Complete results, ^[2] medallists, ^[3] and the results of British athletes ^[4] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9 mi (14.5 km)	Jack Holden   England	50:28	Alec Burns   England	51:24	Arthur Penny   England	51:26
Team
Men	England	34	France	102	Scotland	105

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jack Holden	England	50:28
	Alec Burns	England	51:24
	Arthur Penny	England	51:26
4	Bert Footer	England	51:35
5	Fernand Le Heurteur	France	51:37
6	Jim Flockhart	Scotland	51:44
7	Mohamed Bou Maiza	France	51:47
8	Roger Rérolle	France	52:08
9	Victor Honorez	Belgium	52:12
10	Tom Evenson	England	52:14
11	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	52:16
12	Alex Dow	Scotland	52:17
13	Harry Gallivan	Wales	52:20
14	Laurie Weatherill	England	52:25
15	Norman Jones	England	52:30
16	Pierre Bajart	Belgium	52:34
17	Georges Depotter	Belgium	52:40
18	Louis Willemyns	Belgium	52:51
19	Alex Workman	Northern Ireland	52:55
20	Ivor Brown	Wales	52:57
21	Frans Vandersteen	Belgium	53:07
22	Paul Lallement	France	53:10
23	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	53:12
24	D.F. Jones	Wales	53:16
25	Danny Phillips	Wales	53:20
26	Walter Hinde	Scotland	53:22
27	Jackie Laidlaw	Scotland	53:24
28	Robert Arnold	France	53:39
29	Gustaaf Maes	Belgium	53:41
30	Sammy Tombe	Scotland	53:48
31	Oscar van Rumst	Belgium	53:52
32	Roger Vigneron	France	53:54
33	W.A. McCune	Northern Ireland	54:00
34	Roger Rochard	France	54:05
35	William Eaton	England	54:10
36	René van Broeck	Belgium	54:12
37	René Vincent	Belgium	54:24
38	Sam Dodd	England	54:26
39	René Lécuron	France	54:29
40	Jimmy Nelson	Northern Ireland	54:30
41	Len Tongue	Wales	54:48
42	Bill Matthews	Wales	54:56
43	M. Gorman	Northern Ireland	55:05
44	Pat Blair	Northern Ireland	55:12
45	James Wilson	Scotland	55:36
46	Ernie Thomas	Wales	55:57
47	Tom Richards	Wales	55:58
48	Tom Todd	Scotland	56:19
49	Bob Patterson	Northern Ireland	56:53
50	Johnny Glenholmes	Northern Ireland	57:18
51	Victor Hamilton	Northern Ireland	57:53
52	Louis Leroy	France	58:45
53	E.L. Adams	Wales	58:59
54	Clarence Cheyney	Northern Ireland	59:25

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Jack Holden Alec Burns Arthur Penny Bert Footer Tom Evenson Laurie Weatherill	34
2	France	Fernand Le Heurteur Mohamed Bou Maiza Roger Rérolle Paul Lallement Robert Arnold Roger Vigneron	102
3	Scotland	Jim Flockhart Robbie Sutherland Alex Dow John Suttie Smith Walter Hinde Jackie Laidlaw	105
4	Belgium	Victor Honorez Pierre Bajart Georges Depotter Louis Willemyns Frans Vandersteen Gustaaf Maes	110
5	Wales	Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown D.F. Jones Danny Phillips Len Tongue Bill Matthews	165
6	Northern Ireland	Alex Workman W.A. McCune Jimmy Nelson M. Gorman Pat Blair Bob Patterson	228

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

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

See also

• 1934 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Cross-Country - England's Victory in International - J.T. Holden wins individual honour - The twenty-seventh cross-country international decided at Ayr Racecourse on Saturday afternoon under excellent ground and weather conditions resulted in a sweeping victory for the English team, France being second, and Scotland third..., Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1934, p. 7, retrieved 29 September 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 24, 1934, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 29 September 2013
3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
4. 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