1906 International Cross Country Championships

1906 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	4th
Date	March 10
Host city	Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Location	Caerleon Racecourse
Nations participating	4
Athletes participating	44
Races	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1km)
← 1905 Dublin 1907 Glasgow →

The 1906 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on March 10, 1906. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[1]

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

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 10 mi (16.1km)	Charles Straw  England	57:32	George Pearce  England	57:55	Will Nelson  England	58:11
Team
Men	England	24	Ireland	86	Scotland	106

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01 !	Charles Straw	England	57:32
02 !	George Pearce	England	57:55
03 !	Will Nelson	England	58:11
4	John Daly	Ireland	58:30
5	Joe Deakin	England	58:33
6	Jack Price	England	59:40
7	Sammy Welding	England	59:41
8	W.G. Dunkley	England	59:45
9	T. Hughes	Wales	59:52
10	Sam Stevenson	Scotland	1:00:25
11	John Hayes	Ireland	1:00:27
12	Francis Whittle	England	1:00:40
13	David Cather	Scotland	1:00:41
14	Charlie Harris	Ireland	1:00:46
15	Peter Russell	Scotland	1:00:55
16	R.E. Hughes	Scotland	1:00:57
17	Tommy Arthur	Wales	1:01:08
18	Pat Joyce	Ireland	1:01:09
19	Paul Kelly	Ireland	1:01:16
20	T. Mernagh	Ireland	1:01:40
21	George Butterfield	England	1:01:51
22	Tommy Greenall	England	1:01:52
23	Eddie Ace	Wales	1:02:20
24	Edgar Price	Wales	1:02:26
25	John Ranken	Scotland	1:02:34
26	W. Thomas	Wales	1:02:35
27	Thomas Robertson	Scotland	1:02:38
28	John Gilchrist	Scotland	1:03:19
29	T. Horton	Wales	1:03:21
30	J. Finnegan	Ireland	1:03:27
31	Harry Cleaver	Wales	1:03:30
32	William Muirden	Scotland	1:03:41
33	Joe Morris	Wales	1:03:52
34	Ernest Thomas	Wales	1:04:03
35	Alexander Matthews	Scotland	1:04:03
36	T. Bunford	Wales	1:04:10
—	James Beale	England	DNF
—	Billy Day	England	DNF
—	Tom Downing	Ireland	DNF
—	George Guthre	Scotland	DNF
—	Alex Mann	Scotland	DNF
—	Thomas Mulrine	Scotland	DNF
—	H.T. Johnstone	Wales	DNF
—	Eddie O'Donnell	Wales	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Charles Straw George Pearce Will Nelson Joe Deakin Jack Price Sammy Welding	24
2	Ireland	John Daly John Hayes Charlie Harris Pat Joyce Paul Kelly T. Mernagh	86
3	Scotland	Sam Stevenson David Cather Peter Russell R.E. Hughes John Ranken Thomas Robertson	106
4	Wales	T. Hughes Tommy Arthur Eddie Ace Edgar Price W. Thomas T. Horton	128

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 4 countries.

See also

• 1906 in athletics (track and field)

References

International Cross Country Championships 1898 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 See also: IAAF World Cross Country Championships