1898 International Cross Country Championships

The unofficial 1898 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ville-d'Avray, France, on March 20, 1898.

1898 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
EditionUnofficial
DateMarch 20
Host cityVille-d'Avray, Île-de-France, France
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation16 athletes from
2 nations

Complete results,[1] and the results of British athletes[2] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Sidney Robinson
 England
56:36 Harry Harrison
 England
56:36.4 Charles Bennett
 England
57:14.8
Team
Men  England21  France69

Race Results

Men's (9 mi /14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Sidney Robinson England56:36
Harry Harrison England56:36.4
Charles Bennett England57:14.8
4Tommy Bartlett England57:22.6
5Jack Marsh England57:48.4
6Edward Barlow England57:51.2
7J. Crook England58:44
8Arthur Meacham England58:44
9Georges Touquet-Daunis France59:08
10H. Freeman France1:01:33
11E. Pican France1:01:42
12Joseph Genet France1:02:51
13I. Hennequin France1:03:10
14M. Dupré France1:03:18
15Auguste Marchais France1:04:11
16A. Aubert France1:04:18

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandSidney Robinson
Harry Harrison
Charles Bennett
Tommy Bartlett
Jack Marsh
Edward Barlow
21
2 FranceGeorges Touquet-Daunis
H. Freeman
E. Pican
Joseph Genet
I. Hennequin
M. Dupré
69

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 16 athletes from 2 countries.

See also

  • 1898 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Senior - Ville d'Avray Sunday March 20 1898, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 29, 2005, retrieved September 24, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 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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