1914 International Cross Country Championships

1914 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition 12th
Date March 28
Host city Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England England
Location Chesham Park
Nations participating 5
Athletes participating 45
Races 1
Distances 10 mi (16.1 km)

The 1914 International Cross Country Championships was held in Amersham, England, at the Chesham Park on March 28, 1914. 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 (16.1 km)		 Alfred Nichols
 England 		1:00:24 George Wallach
 Scotland 		1:00:41 Ernest Glover
 England 		1:00:46
Team
Men  England 47  Scotland 74  France 106

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st Alfred Nichols  England 1:00:24
2nd George Wallach  Scotland 1:00:41
3rd Ernest Glover  England 1:00:46
4 F. Antrobus  England 1:01:38
5 James Hughes  Ireland 1:01:42
6 Jim Wilson  England 1:01:54
7 Sid Wilson  Wales 1:02:10
8 James Lindsay  Scotland 1:02:12
9 Pierre Lalaimode  France 1:02:54
10 Cliff Price  Wales 1:02:56
11 Ralph Stanton  England 1:01:58
12 Archie Craig Sr.  Scotland 1:02:59
13 George MacKenzie  Scotland 1:03:04
14 Charles Denis  France 1:03:11
15 L. Pouzette  France 1:03:12
16 Tommy Arthur  Wales 1:03:14
17 W.G. Murray  Ireland 1:03:16
18 Alfred Bonvicini  France 1:03:17
19 David Peat  Scotland 1:03:18
20 Sam Watt  Scotland 1:03:36
21 J. Beattie  Ireland 1:03:46
22 W. Bolton  England 1:03:47
23 Charles Ruffell  England 1:04:02
24 Paul Granger  France 1:04:16
25 W. Millard  Wales 1:04:34
26 Allemamen Arbidi  France 1:04:51
27 P. Waters  Wales 1:04:56
28 Jack J. Martin  Ireland 1:05:05
29 Sandy Sanderson  England 1:05:30
30 W. Winkworth  Ireland 1:05:35
31 Frank Ryder  Ireland 1:05:41
32 Edgar Davies  Wales 1:05:53
33 Ernest Massey  Wales 1:06:03
34 Maurice Grolleau  France 1:06:09
35 Jack Wootton  England 1:06:35
36 Jack Miles  Wales 1:06:41
37 J. Grey  Ireland 1:06:55
38 John Templeman  Scotland 1:07:22
39 Marcel Dudant  France 1:08:11
40 Sam Judd  Wales 1:15:26
— Bertie Irwin  Ireland DNF
— Louis Pauteix  France DNF
— G.R. Stephen  Scotland DNF
— Geo Cummings  Scotland DNF
— A. Moore  Ireland DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Alfred Nichols
Ernest Glover
F. Antrobus
Jim Wilson
Ralph Stanton
W. Bolton 		47
2  Scotland George Wallach
James Lindsay
Archie Craig Sr.
George MacKenzie
David Peat
Sam Watt 		74
3  France Pierre Lalaimode
Charles Denis
L. Pouzette
Alfred Bonvicini
Paul Granger
Allemamen Arbidi 		106
4  Wales Sid Wilson
Cliff Price
Tommy Arthur
W. Millard
P. Waters
Edgar Davies 		117
5  Ireland James Hughes
W.G. Murray
J. Beattie
Jack J. Martin
W. Winkworth
Frank Ryder 		132

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Athletics. - International Cross-Country Championship. - The conditions for this race at Chesham were far different from those for the national at the same place..., Glasgow Herald, March 30, 1914, p. 15, retrieved September 26, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Amersham Chesham Park Date: Saturday, March 28, 1914, Athchamps (archived), retrieved September 24, 2013
  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, IAAF, p. 13ff, retrieved September 24, 2013