1940 International Cross Country Championships

1940 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	Unofficial
Date	March 24
Host city	Paris, France
Location	Bois de Boulogne
Nations participating	3
Athletes participating	27
Races	1
Distances	5 mi (8.0 km)
← 1939 Cardiff 1946 Ayr →

The unofficial 1940 International Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Bois de Boulogne on March 24, 1940. The event was open for male junior athletes.

Complete results,^[1] medallists, ^[2] and the results of British athletes^[3] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Junior Men 5 mi (8.0 km)	Frank Aaron  England	27:51	Gaston Cottin  France	28:00	Jack Timmins  England	28:09
Team
Junior Men	France	34	England	60	Belgium	102

Individual Race Results

Junior Men's (5 mi / 8.0 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01 !	Frank Aaron	England	27:51
02 !	Gaston Cottin	France	28:00
03 !	Jack Timmins	England	28:09
4	A. Poirot	France	28:19
5	Derrough	France	28:24
6	H. Silvestri	France	28:25
7	J. Boutin	France	28:34
8	Jack Charlesworth	England	28:36
9	Arthur Cole	England	28:37
10	G. Contat	France	28:43
11	M. Mainjollou	France	28:55
12	Henri Leveque	France	29:16
13	A. Kerromes	France	29:22
14	Gaston Reiff	Belgium	29:27
15	Michel Verlinden	Belgium	29:31
16	Louis Dubreucq	Belgium
17	G. Harrison	England
18	Andre De Roose	Belgium
19	Francois Vandebossche	Belgium
20	Laurent Van Dyck	Belgium
21	Andre Van Steertegem	Belgium
22	G.R. Nicholls	England
23	T.B. Riley	England
24	M. Rochart	Belgium
—	G.B. Shaw	England	DNF
—	W.H. Marsh	England	DNF
—	Joseph de Borger	Belgium	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	France	Gaston Cottin A. Poirot Derrough H. Silvestri J. Boutin G. Contat	34
2	England	Frank Aaron Jack Timmins Jack Charlesworth Arthur Cole G. Harrison G.R. Nicholls	60
3	Belgium	Gaston Reiff Michel Verlinden Louis Dubreucq Andre De Roose Francois Vandebossche Laurent Van Dyck	102

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 27 athletes from 3 countries.

See also

• 1940 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