1928 International Cross Country Championships

1928 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	21st
Date	March 24
Host city	Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Nations participating	5
Athletes participating	45
Races	1
Distances	9.5 mi (15.3 km)
← 1927 Caerleon 1929 Vincennes →

The 1928 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, on March 24, 1928.

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

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9.5 mi (15.3 km)	Harry Eckersley  England	52:34	John Suttie Smith  Scotland	52:48	Seghir Beddari  France	53:02
Team
Men	France	45	England	55	Scotland	104

Individual Race Results

Men's (9.5 mi / 15.3 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01 !	Harry Eckersley	England	52:34
02 !	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	52:48
03 !	Seghir Beddari	France	53:02
4	Georges Boue	France	53:10
5	Harry Payne	England	53:34
6	Walter Beavers	England	53:35
7	Ernie Harper	England	53:45
8	Emile Chapuis	France	53:49
9	Henri Dartigues	France	54:00
10	Marcel Denis	France	54:02
11	René Granier	France	54:05
12	David Richards Sen.	Wales	54:10
13	Arthur Muggridge	England	54:11
14	Frank Stevenson	Scotland	54:33
15	Henri Lahitte	France	54:40
16	Georges Leclerc	France	54:43
17	Ernie Thomas	Wales	54:47
18	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	54:54
19	Pat Coyle	Ireland	54:56
20	Dunky Wright	Scotland	55:06
21	Jimmy Wood	Scotland	55:22
22	Danny Phillips	Wales	55:26
23	Albert Worrall	England	55:38
24	Frank Denmead	Wales	55:49
25	Tom Fanning	Ireland	56:07
26	Victor Harman	England	56:25
27	E.R. Leyshon	Wales	56:27
28	Jack Prosser	Wales	56:30
29	Walter Gunn	Scotland	56:41
30	George Magan	Ireland	56:46
31	Robert Henderson	Scotland	56:49
32	Ted Hopkins	Wales	57:25
33	J. Davies	Wales	57:27
34	Harry Russell	Ireland	57:31
35	J. Nalty	Ireland	57:32
36	A. Morris	Ireland	57:33
37	Walter Calderwood	Scotland	57:37
38	John Timmins	Ireland	57:45
39	Sammy Tombe	Scotland	58:10
40	W. Smyth	Ireland	58:29
41	S. Driscoll	Wales	58:37
42	P. Dooley	Ireland	1:02:15
—	Eddie Webster	England	DNF
—	Joseph Robin	France	DNF
—	Tommy Metcalf	England	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	France	Seghir Beddari Georges Boue Emile Chapuis Henri Dartigues Marcel Denis René Granier	45
2	England	Harry Eckersley Harry Payne Walter Beavers Ernie Harper Arthur Muggridge Albert Worrall	55
3	Scotland	John Suttie Smith Frank Stevenson Robbie Sutherland Dunky Wright Jimmy Wood Walter Gunn	104
4	Wales	David Richards Sen. Ernie Thomas Danny Phillips Frank Denmead E.R. Leyshon Jack Prosser	130
5	Ireland	Pat Coyle Tom Fanning George Magan Harry Russell J. Nalty A. Morris	179

Participation

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

See also

• 1928 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