1935 International Cross Country Championships

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1935 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition28th
DateMarch 23 (men)
March 20 (women)
Host city Paris-Auteuil, France Flag of France.svg (men)
Morecambe, Lancashire, England Flag of England.svg (women)
Venue Hippodrome d'Auteuil (men)
The Old Golf Links (women)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men
1.9 mi (3.0 km) women (unofficial)
Participation61 (men) / 11 (women) athletes from
7 (men) / 2 (women) nations

The 1935 International Cross Country Championships was held in Auteuil, France, at the Hippodrome d'Auteuil on March 23. An unofficial women's championship was held in Morecambe, England on March 20, 1935, but only 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)
Jack Holden
Flag of England.svg  England
47:52 Bill Wylie
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
48:12 William Eaton
Flag of England.svg  England
48:14
Women (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Nellie Halstead
Flag of England.svg  England
20:06 Lilian Styles
Flag of England.svg  England
20:12 Esther Raven
Flag of England.svg  England
20:18
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 30Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 84Flag of France.svg  France 102
Women (unofficial)Flag of England.svg  England 10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Jack Holden Flag of England.svg  England 47:52
Silver medal icon.svg Bill Wylie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 48:12
Bronze medal icon.svg William Eaton Flag of England.svg  England 48:14
4Frank CloseFlag of England.svg  England 48:20
5Oscar van RumstFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 48:25
6Frank MarslandFlag of England.svg  England 48:26
7Roland WalkerFlag of England.svg  England 48:28
8Harry GallivanFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 48:33
9 Alex Burns Flag of England.svg  England 48:55
10 Alex Dow Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:04
11Roger RérolleFlag of France.svg  France 49:09
12 John Suttie Smith Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:10
13 Jim Flockhart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:17
14 Tom Evenson Flag of England.svg  England 49:24
15André-Louis LaforgeFlag of France.svg  France 49:26
16Robert ArnoldFlag of France.svg  France 49:37
17André AngeardFlag of France.svg  France 49:37
18Jean ThierryFlag of France.svg  France 49:41
19Willie SutherlandFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:43
20Jack PottsFlag of England.svg  England 49:44
21Jeronimo JoanFlag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain 49:46
22Macario MenesesFlag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain 49:52
23 George Bailey Flag of England.svg  England 50:04
24Victor HamiltonUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 50:07
25Charles PoharecFlag of France.svg  France 50:11
26W.A. McCuneUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 50:17
27Fernand Le HeurteurFlag of France.svg  France 50:22
28James FreelandFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 50:24
29Arthur WilliamsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:26
30Walter HindeFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 50:28
31Danny PhillipsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:30
32 Roger Rochard Flag of France.svg  France 50:36.2
33Frans VandersteenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
34Pedro IradiFlag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain
35René van BroeckFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 50:46.2
36Lucien TostainFlag of France.svg  France 50:53
37Ivor BrownFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:55
38Louis WillemynsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 51:00
39 Tom Richards Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 51:15
40Jean CoisneFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 51:20
41Manuel AndreuFlag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain
42Charles SmithFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
43Ernie ThomasFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
44Santiago CollFlag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain
45Francisco CamiFlag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain
46W.L. RaddonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 51:30
47Jackie CampbellFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 51:35
48M. GormanUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 51:40
49Pat BlairUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
50Oscar NaertFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
51Luis MiroFlag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain
52Bob PattersonUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
53Maurice MaréchalFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
54James MontgomeryUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
55Victor HonorezFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
56Georges DepotterFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 53:20
57Johnny GlenholmesUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
58Ken HarrisFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
59W. GardinerUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
60Cipriano CillerueloFlag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain
Juan Ramos Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Nellie Halstead Flag of England.svg  England 20:06
Silver medal icon.svg Lilian Styles Flag of England.svg  England 20:12
Bronze medal icon.svg Esther Raven Flag of England.svg  England 20:18
4Nellie BishopFlag of England.svg  England 21:16
5Mary FrenchFlag of England.svg  England 21:28
6Gwendoline CamfieldFlag of England.svg  England 21:31
7Constantine JohnsonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21:35
8Jean TaitFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21:39
9Mildred StorrarFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22:29
10Barbara AndersonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22:36
11Inglis MillerFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 23:34

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Jack Holden
William Eaton
Frank Close
Frank Marsland
Roland Walker
Alex Burns
30
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Bill Wylie
Alex Dow
John Suttie Smith
Jim Flockhart
Willie Sutherland
James Freeland
84
3Flag of France.svg  France Roger Rérolle
André-Louis Laforge
Robert Arnold
André Angeard
Jean Thierry
Charles Poharec
102
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Harry Gallivan
Arthur Williams
Danny Phillips
Ivor Brown
Tom Richards
Ernie Thomas
187
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Oscar van Rumst
Frans Vandersteen
René van Broeck
Louis Willemyns
Jean Coisne
Oscar Naert
201
6Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg  Spain Jeronimo Joan
Macario Meneses
Pedro Iradi
Manuel Andreu
Santiago Coll
Francisco Cami
207
7Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Victor Hamilton
W.A. McCune
M. Gorman
Pat Blair
Bob Patterson
James Montgomery
253

Women's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Nellie Halstead
Lilian Styles
Esther Raven
Nellie Bishop
10
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Constantine Johnson
Jean Tait
Mildred Storrar
Barbara Anderson
26

Participation

Men's

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

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 11 female athletes from 2 countries.

See also

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