1929 International Cross Country Championships

The 1929 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vincennes, France, at the Hippodrome de Vincennes on March 23, 1929. This was the first appearance of teams from Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1929 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition22nd
DateMarch 23
Host cityVincennes, Île-de-France, France
VenueHippodrome de Vincennes
Events1
Distances8.7 mi (14.0 km)
Participation90 athletes from
10 nations

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

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
8.7 mi (14.0 km)		 Bill Cotterell
 England		42:46.2 Henri Dartigues
 France		42:48 Robert Courtier
 France		42:51
Team
Men  France31  England74  Spain117

Individual Race Results

Men's (8.7 mi / 14.0 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Bill Cotterell England42:46.2
Henri Dartigues France42:48
Robert Courtier France42:51
4Robert Marchal France42:59
5Jesús Oyarbide Spain43:04
6Georges Boue France43:07
7René Granier France43:12
8Jack Winfield England43:24
9Georges Leclerc France43:28
10Seghir Beddari France43:29
11Tommy Kay England43:32
12Giuseppe Lippi Italy
13Maurice Maréchal Belgium43:37
14Arturo Peña Spain43:38
15Roger Prévost France43:42
16John Suttie Smith Scotland43:58
17Ernie Harper England44:02
18Jack Holden England44:03
19Harry Payne England44:17
20José Reliegos Spain44:23
21Frank Stevenson Scotland44:25
22Roger Rérolle France44:27
23German Campo Spain44:28
24Leon Degrande Belgium44:29
25Frederick Light England44:32
26Jimmy Wood Scotland44:36
27Claudio Egana Spain44:41
28Miguel Moreno Spain44:46
29Brian Oddie England44:49
30Charles Wilson Scotland44:51
31Julien Schnellmann  Switzerland
32Marius Schiavo  Switzerland
33René Geeraert Belgium44:55
34Léon Broers Belgium44:56
35Aurelio Badiali Italy
36Jean Linsen Belgium45:02
37Ernie Thomas Wales45:04
38Miguel Cialceta Spain45:17
39Tom Fanning Ireland45:19
40Oscar van Rumst Belgium45:20
41Giovanni Amerio Italy
42Giuseppe Venturi Italy
43David Richards Sen. Wales45:28
44Tim Smythe Ireland45:29
45Carry Conlon Ireland45:29
46Dunky Wright Scotland45:30
47Luigi Prato Italy
48W.A. McCune Ireland45:31
49William Marthe  Switzerland
50Tom Whitton Scotland45:34
51Hans Wehrli  Switzerland
52P. McCully Ireland45:44
53John Timmins Ireland45:48
54Angel Andres Spain45:53
55Giacinto Falchero Italy
56Julien Serwy Belgium45:58
57Marcel Vernez  Switzerland
58Oreste Ciacci Italy
59E.R. Leyshon Wales46:11
60Jean Haag Luxembourg
61Frank Denmead Wales46:16
62Thomas Kinsella Ireland46:18
63Emile Goetleven Belgium46:31
64Gino Scarpellini Italy
65Antonio Albano Italy
66S. Driscoll Wales46:53
67Ossie Williams Wales47:01
68Ernest Violi  Switzerland
69A. Harvey Wales47:12
70Arthur Muggridge England47:15
71Michel Medinger Luxembourg
72Josef Amrein  Switzerland
73C. Olinger Luxembourg
74Pierre Scholtes Luxembourg
75Theo Backes Luxembourg
76Henri Dubois  Switzerland
77Walter Gunn Scotland48:27
78James Gardiner Scotland48:32
79Pierre Beicht Luxembourg
80Danny Phillips Wales48:40
81Joseph Backes Luxembourg
82Georges Boultgen Luxembourg
83Jack Prosser Wales
84Matthias Graffé Luxembourg
—Juan Ramos SpainDNF
—Harry Russell IrelandDNF
—Robert Allison ScotlandDNF
—Jozef van Durme BelgiumDNF
—Martin Sheenan IrelandDNF
—Bartolomeus Pieroni  SwitzerlandDNF

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 FranceHenri Dartigues
Robert Courtier
Robert Marchal
Georges Boue
René Granier
Georges Leclerc		31
2 EnglandBill Cotterell
Jack Winfield
Tommy Kay
Ernie Harper
Jack Holden
Harry Payne		74
3 SpainJesús Oyarbide
Arturo Peña
José Reliegos
German Campo
Claudio Egana
Miguel Moreno		117
4 BelgiumMaurice Maréchal
Leon Degrande
René Geeraert
Léon Broers
Jean Linsen
Oscar van Rumst		180
5 ScotlandJohn Suttie Smith
Frank Stevenson
Jimmy Wood
Charles Wilson
Dunky Wright
Tom Whitton		189
6 ItalyGiuseppe Lippi
Aurelio Badiali
Giovanni Amerio
Giuseppe Venturi
Luigi Prato
Giacinto Falchero		232
7 IrelandTom Fanning
Tim Smythe
Carry Conlon
W.A. McCune
P. McCully
John Timmins		281
8  SwitzerlandJulien Schnellmann
Marius Schiavo
William Marthe
Hans Wehrli
Marcel Vernez
Ernest Violi		288
9 WalesErnie Thomas
David Richards Sen.
E.R. Leyshon
Frank Denmead
S. Driscoll
Ossie Williams		333
10 LuxembourgJean Haag
Michel Medinger
C. Olinger
Pierre Scholtes
Theo Backes
Pierre Beicht		432

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 90 athletes from 10 countries.

See also
  • 1929 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. France wins Cross-Country Race - Paris, Saturday - The 22nd International Cross-Country Championship was run this afternoon over the track of the Vincennes Racecourse..., Glasgow Herald, March 25, 1929, p. 8, retrieved September 28, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.0km CC Men - Paris Hippodrome de Vincennes Date: Saturday, March 23, 1929, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 6, 2007, retrieved September 28, 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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