1909 International Cross Country Championships

The 1909 International Cross Country Championships was held in Derby, England, at the Derby Racecourse on 20 March 1909. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1909 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition7th
Date20 March
Host cityDerby, Derbyshire, England
VenueDerby Racecourse
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation51 athletes from
5 nations

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

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km)		 Edward Wood
 England		58:03 Jean Bouin
 France		58:04 Ernest Loney
 England		58:53
Team
Men  England32  Ireland77  Scotland107

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Edward Wood England58:03
Jean Bouin France58:04
Ernest Loney England58:53
4Bill Coales England59:16
5Tom Downing Ireland59:24
6Charlie Harris Ireland59:34
7Fred Lord England1:00:04
8Charles Straw England1:00:20
9Jack Price England1:00:32
10Ernest Barnes England1:00:36
11William Bowman Scotland1:00:39
12Marcel Courbaton France1:00:42
13James Hughes Ireland1:00:58
14Frank Buckley Ireland1:01:10
15Alex Mann Scotland1:01:19
16James Murphy Ireland1:01:21
17James Duffy Scotland1:01:24
18Tom Johnston Scotland1:01:24
19Alexandre Fayollat France1:01:38
20George MacKenzie Scotland1:01:45
21J. Terris France1:01:47
22Edgar Stead Wales1:01:48
23Frank Ryder Ireland1:01:52
24Victor Millerot France1:01:54
25M.J. McHale Ireland1:02:08
26Sam Watt Scotland1:02:10
27Arthur Pateshall England1:02:11
28M.J. McCann Ireland1:02:15
29T. Elsmore Wales1:02:20
30Ernest Paul Wales1:02:28
31Harry Baldwin England1:02:31
32Tommy Arthur Wales1:02:35
33Paul Bouchard France1:02:38
34Alex McPhee Scotland1:02:49
35Arthur McGuffie Scotland1:02:51
36Rhys Evans Wales1:03:07
37Tom Jack Scotland1:03:10
38P.B. Currey Wales1:03:12
39Ben Christmas Wales1:03:25
40Ernest Massey England1:03:58
41Harry Sewell England1:04:48
42Emile Verrier France1:04:54
43R. Jones Wales1:05:08
44Tom Pavey Wales1:05:25
45P.J. McGuinness Ireland1:08:04
46Llewellyn Lloyd Wales1:08:07
—Sam Stevenson ScotlandDNF
—Jacques Versel FranceDNF
—Georges Filiatre FranceDNF
—P. Watters IrelandDNF
—Edward Green EnglandDNF

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandEdward Wood
Ernest Loney
Bill Coales
Fred Lord
Charles Straw
Jack Price		32
2 IrelandTom Downing
Charlie Harris
James Hughes
Frank Buckley
James Murphy
Frank Ryder		77
3 ScotlandWilliam Bowman
Alex Mann
James Duffy
Tom Johnston
George MacKenzie
Sam Watt		107
4 FranceJean Bouin
Marcel Courbaton
Alexandre Fayollat
J. Terris
Victor Millerot
Paul Bouchard		111
5 WalesEdgar Stead
T. Elsmore
Ernest Paul
Tommy Arthur
Rhys Evans
P.B. Currey		187

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 51 athletes from 5 countries.

See also
  • 1909 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Notes on sport - International Cross-Country Championship - The international cross-country championship was decided on the Derby Racecourse on Saturday afternoon, the attendance numbering about 3000..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1909, p. 12, retrieved September 26, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Derby Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 20, 1909, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on June 10, 2007, retrieved September 24, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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 (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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