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
OrganisersICCU
Edition16th
DateMarch 25
Host cityMaisons-Laffitte, Île-de-France, France
VenueHippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation36 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
 Belgium
58:20
Team
Men  France43  England76  Belgium112

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Joe Blewitt England58:11.8
James G. McIntyre Scotland58:13
Georges Vandenbroele Belgium58:20
4Gaston Heuet France58:27.4
5Marcel Denis France58:48.2
6Amar Alim Arbidi France59:12.8
7Lucien Duquesne France59:16
8Marcel Alavoine Belgium59:19.4
9Bill Cotterell England59:23.4
10Emile Gaudé France59:30
11Louis Corlet France
12Jean-Baptiste Manhès France
13Archie Craig Sr. Scotland
14Marcel Thoyes France
15William Nelson England
16Jack Beman England
17Vic White England
18Hugh Dare England
19Ernie Harper England
20Eddy Kenrick England
21Aimé Proot Belgium
22George Wallach Scotland
23Alex Whitelaw Scotland
24Dunky Wright Scotland
25Gerard Steurs Belgium
26Bobby Mills England
27Emile Hanneuse Belgium
28Georges Bertrand Belgium
29W.N. Neilson Scotland
30Alex Lawrie Scotland
31Henri de Neef Belgium
32Joe McIntyre Scotland
Leon Degrande BelgiumDNF
Julien Schnellmann FranceDNF
Walter Calderwood ScotlandDNF
F. Vandepoel BelgiumDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 FranceGaston Heuet
Marcel Denis
Amar Alim Arbidi
Lucien Duquesne
Emile Gaudé
Louis Corlet
43
2 EnglandJoe Blewitt
Bill Cotterell
William Nelson
Jack Beman
Vic White
Hugh Dare
76
3 BelgiumGeorges Vandenbroele
Marcel Alavoine
Aimé Proot
Gerard Steurs
Emile Hanneuse
Georges Bertrand
112
4 ScotlandJames 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

  1. 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
  2. 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)
  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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