1898 International Cross Country Championships

1898 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	Unofficial
Date	March 20
Host city	Ville-d'Avray, Île-de-France, France
Nations participating	2
Athletes participating	16
Races	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
1903 Hamilton →

The unofficial 1898 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ville-d'Avray, France, on March 20, 1898.

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

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9 mi (14.5 km)	Sid Robinson  England	56:36	Harry Harrison  England	56:36.4	Charles Bennett  England	57:14.8
Team
Men	England	21	France	69

Race Results

Men's (9 mi /14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01 !	Sid Robinson	England	56:36
02 !	Harry Harrison	England	56:36.4
03 !	Charles Bennett	England	57:14.8
4	Tommy Bartlett	England	57:22.6
5	Jack Marsh	England	57:48.4
6	Edward Barlow	England	57:51.2
7	J. Crook	England	58:44
8	Arthur Meacham	England	58:44
9	Georges Touquet-Daunis	France	59:08
10	H. Freeman	France	1:01:33
11	E. Pican	France	1:01:42
12	Joseph Genet	France	1:02:51
13	I. Hennequin	France	1:03:10
14	M. Dupré	France	1:03:18
15	Auguste Marchais	France	1:04:11
16	A. Aubert	France	1:04:18

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Sid Robinson Harry Harrison Charles Bennett Tommy Bartlett Jack Marsh Edward Barlow	21
2	France	Georges Touquet-Daunis H. Freeman E. Pican Joseph Genet I. Hennequin M. Dupré	69

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 16 athletes from 2 countries.

See also

• 1898 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