| 1926 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 19th |
| Date | March 28 |
| Host city | Brussels, Belgium  |
| Venue | Hippodrome de Stockel |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 53 athletes from 6 nations |
The 1926 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on March 28, 1926. 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[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Ernie Harper England |
44:17.4 | Joseph Guillemot France |
44:59 | Robert Marchal France |
45:04 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | France |
32 | England |
62 |  Scotland |
101 |
Individual Race Results[edit]
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)[edit]
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ernie Harper | England |
44:17.4 |
 |
Joseph Guillemot | France |
44:59 |
 |
Robert Marchal | France |
45:04 |
| 4 | Lucien Dolquès | France |
45:06 |
| 5 | James Mitchell | Scotland |
45:10 |
| 6 | Emile Chapuis | France |
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| 7 | Albert Rodway | England |
45:12 |
| 8 | Maurice Norland | France |
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| 9 | Léon Thierré | France |
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| 10 | Arthur Muggridge | England |
45:32 |
| 11 | Ernest Bedel | France |
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| 12 | Bill Cotterell | England |
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| 13 | Dunky Wright | Scotland |
45:48 |
| 14 | Austin Price | England |
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| 15 | Paul Bontemps | France |
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| 16 | Frank Stevenson | Scotland |
45:58 |
| 17 | Leon Degrande | Belgium |
46:00 |
| 18 | Tommy Metcalf | England |
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| 19 | John Ryan |  Ireland |
46:15 |
| 20 | B.D. Hammond |  Wales |
46:17 |
| 21 | Dan Quinn | Scotland |
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| 22 | Robert Miller | Scotland |
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| 23 | George Perry | England |
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| 24 | Charles Freshwater | Scotland |
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| 25 | Sam Ferris | Ireland |
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| 26 | Joseph Marien | Belgium |
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| 27 | Tom Whitton | Scotland |
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| 28 | E.R. Leyshon | Wales |
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| 29 | Ernie Thomas | Wales |
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| 30 | Alick Pirie | Scotland |
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| 31 | R. Moore | Ireland |
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| 32 | Jozef Langenus | Belgium |
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| 33 | Pierre Verbiest | Belgium |
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| 34 | Tommy Keating | Ireland |
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| 35 | Sammy Allnutt | England |
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| 36 | Jimmy Guy | Wales |
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| 37 | Ted Hopkins | Wales |
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| 38 | Ivor Thomas | Wales |
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| 39 | Georges Leclerc | France |
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| 40 | Patrick Groarke | Ireland |
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| 41 | Pierre Debraye | Belgium |
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| 42 | W. Atherton | England |
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| 43 | Kenneth Coard | Ireland |
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| 44 | George Walker | Ireland |
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| 45 | Danny Phillips | Wales |
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| 46 | Gwyn Morgan | Wales |
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| 47 | Jean Godefroid | Belgium |
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| — | Walter Calderwood | Scotland |
DNF |
| — | Alex Gilmore | Ireland |
DNF |
| — | Jack Prosser | Wales |
DNF |
| — | Emile Goetleven | Belgium |
DNF |
| — | Jean Corbloem | Belgium |
DNF |
| — | Alfred Defleurquin | Belgium |
DNF |
Team Results[edit]
Men's[edit]
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
Joseph Guillemot Robert Marchal Lucien Dolquès Emile Chapuis Maurice Norland Léon Thierré |
32 |
| 2 | England |
Ernie Harper Albert Rodway Arthur Muggridge Bill Cotterell Austin Price Tommy Metcalf |
62 |
| 3 | Scotland |
James Mitchell Dunky Wright Frank Stevenson Dan Quinn Robert Miller Charles Freshwater |
101 |
| 4 | Wales |
B.D. Hammond E.R. Leyshon Ernie Thomas Jimmy Guy Ted Hopkins Ivor Thomas |
188 |
| 5 | Ireland |
John Ryan Sam Ferris R. Moore Tommy Keating Patrick Groarke Kenneth Coard |
192 |
| 6 | Belgium |
Leon Degrande Joseph Marien Jozef Langenus Pierre Verbiest Pierre Debraye Jean Godefroid |
196 |
Participation[edit]
An unofficial count yields the participation of 53 athletes from 6 countries.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ International Cross-Country Championship. - Brussels, Sunday - In the International Cross-Country Championship held here today, in which six nations took part, France was the winner..., Glasgow Herald, March 29, 1926, p. 6, retrieved September 28, 2013
- ^
Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Sunday, March 28, 1926, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on December 5, 2005, retrieved September 28, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
- ^ 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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See also: IAAF World Cross Country Championships | ||