1939 International Cross Country Championships

1939 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	32nd
Date	1 April
Host city	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Venue	Ely Racecourse
Events	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation	63 athletes from 7 nations
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The 1939 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cardiff, Wales, at the Ely Racecourse on 1 April 1939. 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	47:23	Mohamed El Ghazi   France	47:34	Salem Amrouche   France	47:52
Team
Men	France	36	England	95	Belgium	115

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jack Holden	England	47:23
	Mohamed El Ghazi	France	47:34
	Salem Amrouche	France	47:52
4	Gaston Letisserand	France	48:08
5	Oscar Van Rumst	Belgium	48:15
6	Jean Chapelle	Belgium	48:20
7	Emmet Farrell	Scotland	48:21
8	Maurice Baudouin	France	48:39
9	André Glatigny	France	48:40
10	Joseph Guiomar	France	48:45
11	Ivor Brown	Wales	48:47
12	Jim Flockhart	Scotland	48:48
13	Albert Scheirs	Belgium	48:54
14	Sam Palmer	Wales	48:55
15	Alf Tyrer	England	48:57
16	Jack Potts	England	48:58
17	Gaston Tinard	France	48:59
18	Arthur Penny	England	49:00
19	Jack Emery	England	49:08
20	W.A. McCune	Northern Ireland	49:10
21	Alphonse van der Straeten	Belgium	49:15
22	Bobby McPherson	Scotland	49:17
23	Peter Allwell	Scotland	49:20
24	Harry Gallivan	Wales	49:24
25	Dillan Hier	Wales	49:29
26	Frank Reeve	England	49:30
27	Willie Sutherland	Scotland	49:31
28	René Leygues	France	49:33
29	James Ross	Scotland	49:34
30	Tom Richards	Wales	49:35
31	Bobby Reid	Scotland	49:43
32	Dennis Morgan	Wales	49:44
33	Adolphe Heuninck	Belgium	49:48
34	James O'Connor	Ireland	49:50
35	George Fox	Wales	49:58
36	Johnny Glenholmes	Northern Ireland	50:00
37	Robert Nevens	Belgium	50:02
38	Pierre Bajart	Belgium	50:08
39	M. Gorman	Northern Ireland	50:09
40	Anthony Etheridge	England	50:24
41	James Andrews	Northern Ireland	50:46
42	J. McEvoy	Ireland	50:58
43	Jack Noble	England	51:11
44	Reg Thomas	Wales	51:24
45	J. McCormick	Northern Ireland	51:25
46	Dan Gillespie	Northern Ireland	51:53
47	Bob Patterson	Northern Ireland	52:04
48	P. Cullen	Ireland	52:06
49	Arthur Williams	Wales	52:19
50	Michael Murphy	Ireland	52:35
51	Sam Grey	Ireland
52	Pat Campbell	Ireland
53	Paul Coburn	Ireland
54	William Kennedy	Scotland
55	C. Malone	Ireland
—	Jean Wattiau	France	DNF
—	Edouard Schroeven	Belgium	DNF
—	Davy Cannavan	Northern Ireland	DNF
—	Albert van Meenen	Belgium	DNF
—	Archie Craig Jr.	Scotland	DNF
—	Ted Stimpson	England	DNF
—	Charlie McCooke	Northern Ireland	DNF
—	J.A. Crilly	Ireland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	France	Mohamed El Ghazi Salem Amrouche Gaston Letisserand Maurice Baudouin André Glatigny Joseph Guiomar	36
2	England	Jack Holden Alf Tyrer Jack Potts Arthur Penny Jack Emery Frank Reeve	95
3	Belgium	Oscar Van Rumst Jean Chapelle Albert Scheirs Alphonse van der Straeten Adolphe Heuninck Robert Nevens	115
4	Scotland	Emmet Farrell Jim Flockhart Bobby McPherson Peter Allwell Willie Sutherland James Ross	120
5	Wales	Ivor Brown Sam Palmer Harry Gallivan Dillan Hier Tom Richards Dennis Morgan	136
6	Northern Ireland	W.A. McCune Johnny Glenholmes M. Gorman James Andrews J. McCormick Dan Gillespie	227
7	Ireland	James O'Connor J. McEvoy P. Cullen Michael Murphy Sam Grey Pat Campbell	277

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 athletes from 7 countries.

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

See also

• 1939 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Holden's Record Triumph - International Title for Fourth Time - Reid's cross-country failure - British athletes were outclassed by Continental runners in the cross-country International at Ely Raceground, Cardiff, on Saturday, with the exception of J.T. Holden, the Tripton veteran, who won the individual title for the fourth time..., Glasgow Herald, April 3, 1939, p. 18, retrieved September 30, 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Cardiff Ely Racecourse Date: Saturday, April 1, 1939, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 6, 2007, retrieved September 30, 2013
3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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 on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013