1934 International Cross Country Championships

1934 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	27th
Date	March 24
Host city	Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Location	Ayr Racecourse
Nations participating	6
Athletes participating	54
Races	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
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The 1934 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, at the Ayr Racecourse on March 24, 1934. 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 9 mi (14.5 km)	Jack Holden  England	50:28	Alex Burns  England	51:24	Arthur Penny  England	51:26
Team
Men	England	34	France	102	Scotland	105

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01 !	Jack Holden	England	50:28
02 !	Alex Burns	England	51:24
03 !	Arthur Penny	England	51:26
4	Bert Footer	England	51:35
5	Fernand Le Heurteur	France	51:37
6	Jim Flockhart	Scotland	51:44
7	Mohamed Bou Maiza	France	51:47
8	Roger Rérolle	France	52:08
9	Victor Honorez	Belgium	52:12
10	Tom Evenson	England	52:14
11	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	52:16
12	Alex Dow	Scotland	52:17
13	Harry Gallivan	Wales	52:20
14	Laurie Weatherill	England	52:25
15	Norman Jones	England	52:30
16	Pierre Bajart	Belgium	52:34
17	Georges Depotter	Belgium	52:40
18	Louis Willemyns	Belgium	52:51
19	Alex Workman	Northern Ireland	52:55
20	Ivor Brown	Wales	52:57
21	Frans Vandersteen	Belgium	53:07
22	Paul Lallement	France	53:10
23	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	53:12
24	D.F. Jones	Wales	53:16
25	Danny Phillips	Wales	53:20
26	Walter Hinde	Scotland	53:22
27	Jackie Laidlaw	Scotland	53:24
28	Robert Arnold	France	53:39
29	Gustaaf Maes	Belgium	53:41
30	Sammy Tombe	Scotland	53:48
31	Oscar van Rumst	Belgium	53:52
32	Roger Vigneron	France	53:54
33	W.A. McCune	Northern Ireland	54:00
34	Roger Rochard	France	54:05
35	William Eaton	England	54:10
36	René van Broeck	Belgium	54:12
37	René Vincent	Belgium	54:24
38	Sam Dodd	England	54:26
39	René Lécuron	France	54:29
40	Jimmy Nelson	Northern Ireland	54:30
41	Len Tongue	Wales	54:48
42	Bill Matthews	Wales	54:56
43	M. Gorman	Northern Ireland	55:05
44	Pat Blair	Northern Ireland	55:12
45	James Wilson	Scotland	55:36
46	Ernie Thomas	Wales	55:57
47	Tom Richards	Wales	55:58
48	Tom Todd	Scotland	56:19
49	Bob Patterson	Northern Ireland	56:53
50	Johnny Glenholmes	Northern Ireland	57:18
51	Victor Hamilton	Northern Ireland	57:53
52	Louis Leroy	France	58:45
53	E.L. Adams	Wales	58:59
54	Clarence Cheyney	Northern Ireland	59:25

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Jack Holden Alex Burns Arthur Penny Bert Footer Tom Evenson Laurie Weatherill	34
2	France	Fernand Le Heurteur Mohamed Bou Maiza Roger Rérolle Paul Lallement Robert Arnold Roger Vigneron	102
3	Scotland	Jim Flockhart Robbie Sutherland Alex Dow John Suttie Smith Walter Hinde Jackie Laidlaw	105
4	Belgium	Victor Honorez Pierre Bajart Georges Depotter Louis Willemyns Frans Vandersteen Gustaaf Maes	110
5	Wales	Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown D.F. Jones Danny Phillips Len Tongue Bill Matthews	165
6	Northern Ireland	Alex Workman W.A. McCune Jimmy Nelson M. Gorman Pat Blair Bob Patterson	228

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

See also

• 1934 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