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1937 International Cross Country Championships

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1937 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition30th
Date20 March
Host cityBrussels, Belgium Belgium
VenueHippodrome de Stockel
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

The 1937 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on 20 March 1937. 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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jim Flockhart
 Scotland
49:50 André Sicard
 France
50:03 James Ginty
 England
50:13
Team
Men  England 55  France 70  Belgium 98

Individual Race Results

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Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jim Flockhart  Scotland 49:50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) André Sicard  France 50:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) James Ginty  England 50:13
4 Jack Potts  England 50:26
5 Alex Burn  England 50:27
6 Edouard Schroeven  Belgium 50:38
7 Oscar van Rumst  Belgium 50:54
8 Roger Rérolle  France 50:56
9 André Lonlas  France 51:05
10 Bill Matthews  Wales 51:10
11 Jean Chapelle  Belgium 51:10
12 Harold Clark  England 51:13
13 Arthur Bourton  England 51:14
14 René Lécuron  France 51:24
15 Joseph Guiomar  France 51:25
16 Harry Gallivan  Wales 51:33
17 Alex Dow  Scotland 51:40
18 Tommy Lee  England 51:50
19 Vic Draper  England 51:55
20 Robbie Sutherland  Scotland 52:00
21 Pierre Bajart  Belgium 52:13
22 Roger Lachaud  France 52:18
23 Emmet Farrell  Scotland 52:19
24 Ivor Brown  Wales 52:25
25 Bert Hermans  Belgium 52:28
26 George Bailey  England 52:42
27 Davy Cannavan  Northern Ireland 52:47
28 Albert van Meenen  Belgium 52:53
29 W.A. McCune  Northern Ireland 52:55
30 Bill Wylie  Scotland 53:04
31 Charles Smith  Scotland 53:04
32 Walter Hinde  Scotland 53:09
33 James Andrews  Northern Ireland 53:12
34 René Lebon  France 53:18
35 Arthur Williams  Wales 53:23
36 M. Gorman  Northern Ireland 53:29
37 Jean Coisne  Belgium 53:33
38 Danny Phillips  Wales 53:35
39 Eddie Cooper  Wales 54:03
40 Emile Verschaetse  Belgium 54:39
41 Allan Whitecross  Scotland 54:41
42 Léopold Monceyron  France 55:10
43 Tom Richards  Wales 55:42
44 Bob Patterson  Northern Ireland 56:09
45 Alex Workman  Northern Ireland 56:11
46 Dan Gillespie  Northern Ireland 56:12
47 Elwood Jones  Wales 56:28
48 Godfrey Clarke  Wales 56:40
49 Harry McFall  Northern Ireland 56:47
Jack Holden  England DNF
Mohamed Ben Larbi  France DNF
Jack Parker  Northern Ireland DNF
Victor Honorez  Belgium DNF
William Kennedy  Scotland DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England James Ginty
Jack Potts
Alex Burns
Harold Clark
Arthur Bourton
Tommy Lee
55
2  France André Sicard
Roger Rérolle
André Lonlas
René Lécuron
Joseph Guiomar
Roger Lachaud
70
3  Belgium Edouard Schroeven
Oscar van Rumst
Jean Chapelle
Pierre Bajart
Bert Hermans
Albert van Meenen
98
4  Scotland Jim Flockhart
Alex Dow
Robbie Sutherland
Emmet Farrell
Bill Wylie
Charles Smith
122
5  Wales Bill Matthews
Harry Gallivan
Ivor Brown
Arthur Williams
Danny Phillips
Eddie Cooper
162
6  Northern Ireland Davy Cannavan
W.A. McCune
James Andrews
M. Gorman
Bob Patterson
Alex Workman
214

Participation

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Flockhart's bid for Scotland - Individual triumph at Brussels - Cross-country race won by England - Once again England demonstrated their superior team spirit when they won the six nations' cross-country race at the Stockel Racecourse near here yesterday with 55 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1937, p. 7, retrieved September 30, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Saturday, March 20, 1937, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved September 30, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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 (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013