1937 International Cross Country Championships
The 1937 International Cross Country Championships was held in Bruxelles, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on March 20, 1937. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1937 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 30th |
| Date | March 20 |
| Host city | Bruxelles, Belgium .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
| Venue | Hippodrome de Stockel |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 54 athletes from 6 nations |
Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Jim Flockhart Scotland | 49:50 | André Sicard France | 50:03 | James Ginty England | 50:13 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | England | 55 | France | 70 | Belgium | 98 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jim Flockhart | Scotland | 49:50 |
 | André Sicard | France | 50:03 |
 | James Ginty | England | 50:13 |
| 4 | Jack Potts | England | 50:26 |
| 5 | Alex Burn | England | 50:27 |
| 6 | Edouard Schroeven | Belgium | 50:38 |
| 7 | Oscar van Rumst | Belgium | 50:54 |
| 8 | Roger Rérolle | France | 50:56 |
| 9 | André Lonlas | France | 51:05 |
| 10 | Bill Matthews | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | 51:10 |
| 11 | Jean Chapelle | Belgium | 51:10 |
| 12 | Harold Clark | England | 51:13 |
| 13 | Arthur Bourton | England | 51:14 |
| 14 | René Lécuron | France | 51:24 |
| 15 | Joseph Guiomar | France | 51:25 |
| 16 | Harry Gallivan | Wales | 51:33 |
| 17 | Alex Dow | Scotland | 51:40 |
| 18 | Tommy Lee | England | 51:50 |
| 19 | Vic Draper | England | 51:55 |
| 20 | Robbie Sutherland | Scotland | 52:00 |
| 21 | Pierre Bajart | Belgium | 52:13 |
| 22 | Roger Lachaud | France | 52:18 |
| 23 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland | 52:19 |
| 24 | Ivor Brown | Wales | 52:25 |
| 25 | Bert Hermans | Belgium | 52:28 |
| 26 | George Bailey | England | 52:42 |
| 27 | Davy Cannavan |  Northern Ireland | 52:47 |
| 28 | Albert van Meenen | Belgium | 52:53 |
| 29 | W.A. McCune | Northern Ireland | 52:55 |
| 30 | Bill Wylie | Scotland | 53:04 |
| 31 | Charles Smith | Scotland | 53:04 |
| 32 | Walter Hinde | Scotland | 53:09 |
| 33 | James Andrews | Northern Ireland | 53:12 |
| 34 | René Lebon | France | 53:18 |
| 35 | Arthur Williams | Wales | 53:23 |
| 36 | M. Gorman | Northern Ireland | 53:29 |
| 37 | Jean Coisne | Belgium | 53:33 |
| 38 | Danny Phillips | Wales | 53:35 |
| 39 | Eddie Cooper | Wales | 54:03 |
| 40 | Emile Verschaetse | Belgium | 54:39 |
| 41 | Allan Whitecross | Scotland | 54:41 |
| 42 | Léopold Monceyron | France | 55:10 |
| 43 | Tom Richards | Wales | 55:42 |
| 44 | Bob Patterson | Northern Ireland | 56:09 |
| 45 | Alex Workman | Northern Ireland | 56:11 |
| 46 | Dan Gillespie | Northern Ireland | 56:12 |
| 47 | Elwood Jones | Wales | 56:28 |
| 48 | Godfrey Clarke | Wales | 56:40 |
| 49 | Harry McFall | Northern Ireland | 56:47 |
| — | Jack Holden | England | DNF |
| — | Mohamed Ben Larbi | France | DNF |
| — | Jack Parker | Northern Ireland | DNF |
| — | Victor Honorez | Belgium | DNF |
| — | William Kennedy | Scotland | DNF |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | James Ginty Jack Potts Alex Burns Harold Clark Arthur Bourton Tommy Lee | 55 |
| 2 | France | André Sicard Roger Rérolle André Lonlas René Lécuron Joseph Guiomar Roger Lachaud | 70 |
| 3 | Belgium | Edouard Schroeven Oscar van Rumst Jean Chapelle Pierre Bajart Bert Hermans Albert van Meenen | 98 |
| 4 | Scotland | Jim Flockhart Alex Dow Robbie Sutherland Emmet Farrell Bill Wylie Charles Smith | 122 |
| 5 | Wales | Bill Matthews Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown Arthur Williams Danny Phillips Eddie Cooper | 162 |
| 6 | Northern Ireland | Davy Cannavan W.A. McCune James Andrews M. Gorman Bob Patterson Alex Workman | 214 |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.
See also
- 1937 in athletics (track and field)
References
- Flockhart's bid for Scotland - Individual triumph at Brussels - Cross-country race won by England - Once again England demonstrated their superior team spirit when they won the six nations' cross-country race at the Stockel Racecourse near here yesterday with 55 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1937, p. 7, retrieved September 30, 2013
- Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Saturday, March 20, 1937, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved September 30, 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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