1931 International Cross Country Championships
The 1931 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on 28 March 1931. For the first time, an unofficial women's championship was held a week earlier in Douai, France on 22 March 1931. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald for the men's[1] and the women's event.[2]
| 1931 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 24th |
| Date | 28 March (men) 22 March (women) |
| Host city | Dublin, Ireland  (men)Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  (women) |
| Venue | Baldoyle Racecourse (men) |
| Events | 2 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) men 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women |
| Participation | 54 (men / 16 (women) athletes from 6 (men) / 3 (women) nations |
Complete results for men,[3] and for women (unofficial),[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Tim Smythe Ireland | 48:52 | Jack Winfield England | 49:11 | Tom Evenson England | 49:16 |
| Women (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) |
Gladys Lunn England | 11:12 | Lilian Styles England | 11:25 | Suzanne Lenoir France | |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | England | 32 |  Scotland France | 102 | ||
| Women (unofficial) | England | 15 | France | 21 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 42 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Tim Smythe | Ireland | 48:52 |
 | Jack Winfield | England | 49:11 |
 | Tom Evenson | England | 49:16 |
| 4 | Henri Lahitte | France | 49:31 |
| 5 | Jack Potts | England | 49:39 |
| 6 | Jack Holden | England | 49:43 |
| 7 | Frank Deakin | England | 50:00 |
| 8 | Robbie Sutherland | Scotland | 50:03 |
| 9 | Arthur Allum | England | 50:22 |
| 10 | John Suttie Smith | Scotland | 50:23 |
| 11 | Robert Loiseau | France | 50:25 |
| 12 | Thomas Kinsella | Ireland | 50:39 |
| 13 | Jimmy Wood | Scotland | 50:51 |
| 14 | Marcel Michot | France | 50:53 |
| 15 | Albert Auvray | France | 50:55 |
| 16 | Victor Harman | England | 50:57 |
| 17 | Harry Gallivan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | 50:58 |
| 18 | Danny Phillips | Wales | 50:59 |
| 19 | F. Mills | Ireland | 51:07 |
| 20 | J.C. McIntyre | Ireland | 51:10 |
| 21 | Walter Gunn | Scotland | 51:16 |
| 22 | David Fry | Scotland | 51:17 |
| 23 | Ernie Harper | England | 51:23 |
| 24 | J. Behan | Ireland | 51:25 |
| 25 | Pierre Louchard | France | 51:26 |
| 26 | Oscar van Rumst | Belgium | 51:29 |
| 27 | Theo Meersman | Belgium | 51:32 |
| 28 | Charles Wilson | Scotland | 51:33 |
| 29 | Laurie Weatherill | England | 51:37 |
| 30 | Julien Serwy | Belgium | 51:38 |
| 31 | James Petrie | Scotland | 51:44 |
| 32 | Ernie Thomas | Wales | 51:48 |
| 33 | Sauveur Tapias | France | 51:54 |
| 34 | Maxi Stobbs | Scotland | 52:02 |
| 35 | Tom Burge | Wales | 52:03 |
| 36 | T. O'Reilly | Ireland | 52:05 |
| 37 | Joseph Orose | Belgium | 52:10 |
| 38 | Jack Prosser | Wales | 52:20 |
| 39 | Jean Linsen | Belgium | 52:24 |
| 40 | John Timmins | Ireland | 52:25 |
| 41 | T. King | Ireland | 52:36 |
| 42 | Leon Verheylesonne | Belgium | 52:38 |
| 43 | John Nalty | Ireland | 52:46 |
| 44 | A.S. Stone | Wales | 53:02 |
| 45 | Sam Palmer | Wales | 53:12 |
| 46 | Emile Goetleven | Belgium | 53:23 |
| 47 | Edgard Viseur | Belgium | 53:24 |
| 48 | James Gardiner | Scotland | 53:41 |
| 49 | René Vincent | Belgium | 54:14 |
| 50 | R. Simons | Wales | 54:21 |
| 51 | Wilf Short | Wales | 55:07 |
| — | Georges Leclerc | France | DNF |
| — | Roger Rérolle | France | DNF |
| — | Maurice Waltispurger | France | DNF |
Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys Lunn | England | 11:12 |
| Lilian Styles | England | 11:25 |
| Suzanne Lenoir | France | |
| 4 | Ruth Christmas | England | |
| 5 | Sebastienne Guyot | France | |
| 6 | Marguerite Battu | France | |
| 7 | Madeleine Massonneau | France | |
| 8 | Martine Leroux | France | |
| 9 | Doris Butterfield | England | |
| 10 | Jeanne Souffriau | Belgium | |
| 11 | Renée Trente | France | |
| 12 | M. Bondu | Belgium | |
| 13 | Mariani | Belgium | |
| 14 | Eileen Stringer | England | |
| 15 | Madeleine Fulcher | England | |
| 16 | Lucienne Petit | Belgium |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | Jack Winfield Tom Evenson Jack Potts Jack Holden Frank Deakin Arthur Allum | 32 |
| 2 | Scotland | Robbie Sutherland John Suttie Smith Jimmy Wood Walter Gunn David Fry Charles Wilson | 102 |
| France | Henri Lahitte Robert Loiseau Marcel Michot Albert Auvray Pierre Louchard Sauveur Tapias | 102 | |
| 4 | Ireland | Tim Smythe Thomas Kinsella F. Mills J.C. McIntyre J. Behan T. O'Reilly | 112 |
| 5 | Wales | Harry Gallivan Danny Phillips Ernie Thomas Tom Burge Jack Prosser A.S. Stone | 184 |
| 6 | Belgium | Oscar van Rumst Theo Meersman Julien Serwy Joseph Orose Jean Linsen Leon Verheylesonne | 201 |
Women's (unofficial)
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | Gladys Lunn Lilian Styles Ruth Christmas Doris Butterfield | 15 |
| 2 | France | Suzanne Lenoir Sebastienne Guyot Marguerite Battu Madeleine Massonneau | 21 |
| 3 | Belgium | Jeanne Souffriau M. Bondu Mariani Lucienne Petit | 42 |
Participation
Men's
An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 male athletes from 6 countries.
See also
- 1931 in athletics (track and field)
References
- Cross-Country - England wins international championship - T.F. Smythe's fine race - The twenty-fourth International Cross-Country Championship, which was decided at Baldoyle Racecourse, Dublin, on Saturday afternoon. resulted in a win for England with an aggregate of 32 points, Scotland and France tieing for second place with 102 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 30, 1931, p. 7, retrieved September 28, 2013
- Cross-Country - English women's success - Paris, Sunday - The team of English women runners, headed by Miss Gladys Lunn gained a considerable victory in the first triangular cross-country run, which took place at Douai today, the team placing being 1 England, 15 points; 2 France, 21 points; 3 Belgium, 42 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 23, 1931, p. 9, retrieved September 28, 2013
- Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Dublin Baldoyle Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 28, 1931, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved September 24, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Magnusson, Tomas (November 15, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Douai Date: Sunday, March 22, 1931, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved September 28, 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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