1923 International Cross Country Championships
The 1923 International Cross Country Championships was held in Maisons-Laffitte, France, at the Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte on March 25, 1923. Athletes from Belgium were participating for the first time. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1923 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 16th |
| Date | March 25 |
| Host city | Maisons-Laffitte, Île-de-France, France  |
| Venue | Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 10 mi (16.1 km) |
| Participation | 36 athletes from 4 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) |
Joe Blewitt England | 58:11.8 | James G. McIntyre Scotland | 58:13 | Georges Vandenbroele.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 58:20 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | France | 43 | England | 76 | Belgium | 112 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Joe Blewitt | England | 58:11.8 |
 | James G. McIntyre | Scotland | 58:13 |
 | Georges Vandenbroele | Belgium | 58:20 |
| 4 | Gaston Heuet | France | 58:27.4 |
| 5 | Marcel Denis | France | 58:48.2 |
| 6 | Amar Alim Arbidi | France | 59:12.8 |
| 7 | Lucien Duquesne | France | 59:16 |
| 8 | Marcel Alavoine | Belgium | 59:19.4 |
| 9 | Bill Cotterell | England | 59:23.4 |
| 10 | Emile Gaudé | France | 59:30 |
| 11 | Louis Corlet | France | |
| 12 | Jean-Baptiste Manhès | France | |
| 13 | Archie Craig Sr. | Scotland | |
| 14 | Marcel Thoyes | France | |
| 15 | William Nelson | England | |
| 16 | Jack Beman | England | |
| 17 | Vic White | England | |
| 18 | Hugh Dare | England | |
| 19 | Ernie Harper | England | |
| 20 | Eddy Kenrick | England | |
| 21 | Aimé Proot | Belgium | |
| 22 | George Wallach | Scotland | |
| 23 | Alex Whitelaw | Scotland | |
| 24 | Dunky Wright | Scotland | |
| 25 | Gerard Steurs | Belgium | |
| 26 | Bobby Mills | England | |
| 27 | Emile Hanneuse | Belgium | |
| 28 | Georges Bertrand | Belgium | |
| 29 | W.N. Neilson | Scotland | |
| 30 | Alex Lawrie | Scotland | |
| 31 | Henri de Neef | Belgium | |
| 32 | Joe McIntyre | Scotland | |
| — | Leon Degrande | Belgium | DNF |
| — | Julien Schnellmann | France | DNF |
| — | Walter Calderwood | Scotland | DNF |
| — | F. Vandepoel | Belgium | DNF |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | Gaston Heuet Marcel Denis Amar Alim Arbidi Lucien Duquesne Emile Gaudé Louis Corlet | 43 |
| 2 | England | Joe Blewitt Bill Cotterell William Nelson Jack Beman Vic White Hugh Dare | 76 |
| 3 | Belgium | Georges Vandenbroele Marcel Alavoine Aimé Proot Gerard Steurs Emile Hanneuse Georges Bertrand | 112 |
| 4 | Scotland | James G. McIntyre Archie Craig Sr. George Wallach Alex Whitelaw Dunky Wright W.N. Neilson | 113 |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 36 athletes from 4 countries.
See also
- 1923 in athletics (track and field)
References
- Cross-Country - France wins international - Scottish runner second home - Paris - The international cross-country race contested here today was won by France with 33 points, England being second with 76 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 26, 1923, p. 17, retrieved September 27, 2013
- Magnusson, Tomas (November 5, 2006), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Maison-Laffitte Date: Sunday, March 25, 1923, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on December 21, 2006, retrieved September 27, 2013CS1 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 | ||
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