1906 International Cross Country Championships

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1906 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition4th
Date10 March
Host city Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Venue Caerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1km)
Participation44 athletes from
4 nations

The 1906 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 10 March 1906. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. [1]

Contents

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

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km)
Charles Straw
Flag of England.svg  England
57:32 George Pearce
Flag of England.svg  England
57:55 Will Nelson
Flag of England.svg  England
58:11
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 24Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 86Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 106

Individual race results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Charles Straw Flag of England.svg  England 57:32
Silver medal icon.svg George Pearce Flag of England.svg  England 57:55
Bronze medal icon.svg Will Nelson Flag of England.svg  England 58:11
4 John Daly Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 58:30
5 Joe Deakin Flag of England.svg  England 58:33
6Jack PriceFlag of England.svg  England 59:40
7Sammy WeldingFlag of England.svg  England 59:41
8W.G. DunkleyFlag of England.svg  England 59:45
9T. HughesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 59:52
10Sam StevensonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:00:25
11John HayesSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1:00:27
12Francis WhittleFlag of England.svg  England 1:00:40
13David CatherFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:00:41
14Charlie HarrisSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1:00:46
15Peter RussellFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:00:55
16R.E. HughesFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:00:57
17Tommy ArthurFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:01:08
18Pat JoyceSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1:01:09
19Paul KellySaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1:01:16
20T. MernaghSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1:01:40
21 George Butterfield Flag of England.svg  England 1:01:51
22Tommy GreenallFlag of England.svg  England 1:01:52
23Eddie AceFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:02:20
24Edgar PriceFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:02:26
25John RankenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:02:34
26W. ThomasFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:02:35
27Thomas RobertsonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:02:38
28John GilchristFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:03:19
29T. HortonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:03:21
30J. FinneganSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland 1:03:27
31Harry CleaverFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:03:30
32William MuirdenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:03:41
33Joe MorrisFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:03:52
34Ernest ThomasFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:04:03
35Alexander MatthewsFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:04:03
36T. BunfordFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:04:10
James Beale Flag of England.svg  England DNF
Billy DayFlag of England.svg  England DNF
Tom DowningSaint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland DNF
George GuthreFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
Alex MannFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
Thomas MulrineFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
H.T. JohnstoneFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DNF
Eddie O'DonnellFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DNF

Team results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Charles Straw
George Pearce
Will Nelson
Joe Deakin
Jack Price
Sammy Welding
24
2Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg  Ireland John Daly
John Hayes
Charlie Harris
Pat Joyce
Paul Kelly
T. Mernagh
86
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Sam Stevenson
David Cather
Peter Russell
R.E. Hughes
John Ranken
Thomas Robertson
106
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales T. Hughes
Tommy Arthur
Eddie Ace
Edgar Price
W. Thomas
T. Horton
128

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 4 countries.

See also

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References

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