The 1937 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on 20 March 1937. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1937 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 30th |
| Date | 20 March |
| Host city | Brussels, Belgium  |
| Venue | Hippodrome de Stockel |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 54 athletes from 6 nations |
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) |
Jim Flockhart Scotland |
49:50 | André Sicard France |
50:03 | James Ginty England |
50:13 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | England |
55 | France |
70 | Belgium |
98 |
Individual Race Results
editMen's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jim Flockhart | Scotland |
49:50 |
 |
André Sicard | France |
50:03 |
 |
James Ginty | England |
50:13 |
| 4 | Jack Potts | England |
50:26 |
| 5 | Alex Burn | England |
50:27 |
| 6 | Edouard Schroeven | Belgium |
50:38 |
| 7 | Oscar van Rumst | Belgium |
50:54 |
| 8 | Roger Rérolle | France |
50:56 |
| 9 | André Lonlas | France |
51:05 |
| 10 | Bill Matthews |  Wales |
51:10 |
| 11 | Jean Chapelle | Belgium |
51:10 |
| 12 | Harold Clark | England |
51:13 |
| 13 | Arthur Bourton | England |
51:14 |
| 14 | René Lécuron | France |
51:24 |
| 15 | Joseph Guiomar | France |
51:25 |
| 16 | Harry Gallivan | Wales |
51:33 |
| 17 | Alex Dow | Scotland |
51:40 |
| 18 | Tommy Lee | England |
51:50 |
| 19 | Vic Draper | England |
51:55 |
| 20 | Robbie Sutherland | Scotland |
52:00 |
| 21 | Pierre Bajart | Belgium |
52:13 |
| 22 | Roger Lachaud | France |
52:18 |
| 23 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland |
52:19 |
| 24 | Ivor Brown | Wales |
52:25 |
| 25 | Bert Hermans | Belgium |
52:28 |
| 26 | George Bailey | England |
52:42 |
| 27 | Davy Cannavan |  Northern Ireland |
52:47 |
| 28 | Albert van Meenen | Belgium |
52:53 |
| 29 | W.A. McCune | Northern Ireland |
52:55 |
| 30 | Bill Wylie | Scotland |
53:04 |
| 31 | Charles Smith | Scotland |
53:04 |
| 32 | Walter Hinde | Scotland |
53:09 |
| 33 | James Andrews | Northern Ireland |
53:12 |
| 34 | René Lebon | France |
53:18 |
| 35 | Arthur Williams | Wales |
53:23 |
| 36 | M. Gorman | Northern Ireland |
53:29 |
| 37 | Jean Coisne | Belgium |
53:33 |
| 38 | Danny Phillips | Wales |
53:35 |
| 39 | Eddie Cooper | Wales |
54:03 |
| 40 | Emile Verschaetse | Belgium |
54:39 |
| 41 | Allan Whitecross | Scotland |
54:41 |
| 42 | Léopold Monceyron | France |
55:10 |
| 43 | Tom Richards | Wales |
55:42 |
| 44 | Bob Patterson | Northern Ireland |
56:09 |
| 45 | Alex Workman | Northern Ireland |
56:11 |
| 46 | Dan Gillespie | Northern Ireland |
56:12 |
| 47 | Elwood Jones | Wales |
56:28 |
| 48 | Godfrey Clarke | Wales |
56:40 |
| 49 | Harry McFall | Northern Ireland |
56:47 |
| — | Jack Holden | England |
DNF |
| — | Mohamed Ben Larbi | France |
DNF |
| — | Jack Parker | Northern Ireland |
DNF |
| — | Victor Honorez | Belgium |
DNF |
| — | William Kennedy | Scotland |
DNF |
Team Results
editMen's
edit| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
James Ginty Jack Potts Alex Burns Harold Clark Arthur Bourton Tommy Lee |
55 |
| 2 | France |
André Sicard Roger Rérolle André Lonlas René Lécuron Joseph Guiomar Roger Lachaud |
70 |
| 3 | Belgium |
Edouard Schroeven Oscar van Rumst Jean Chapelle Pierre Bajart Bert Hermans Albert van Meenen |
98 |
| 4 | Scotland |
Jim Flockhart Alex Dow Robbie Sutherland Emmet Farrell Bill Wylie Charles Smith |
122 |
| 5 | Wales |
Bill Matthews Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown Arthur Williams Danny Phillips Eddie Cooper |
162 |
| 6 | Northern Ireland |
Davy Cannavan W.A. McCune James Andrews M. Gorman Bob Patterson Alex Workman |
214 |
Participation
editAn unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Flockhart's bid for Scotland - Individual triumph at Brussels - Cross-country race won by England - Once again England demonstrated their superior team spirit when they won the six nations' cross-country race at the Stockel Racecourse near here yesterday with 55 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1937, p. 7, retrieved September 30, 2013
- ^
Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Saturday, March 20, 1937, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved September 30, 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