1937 International Cross Country Championships
Appearance
1937 International Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | ICCU |
Edition | 30th |
Date | 20 March |
Host city | Brussels, Belgium ![]() |
Venue | Hippodrome de Stockel |
Events | 1 |
Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Participation | 54 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
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Individual | ||||||
Men 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Jim Flockhart![]() |
49:50 | André Sicard![]() |
50:03 | James Ginty![]() |
50:13 |
Team | ||||||
Men | ![]() |
55 | ![]() |
70 | ![]() |
98 |
Individual Race Results
[edit]Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
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Jim Flockhart | ![]() |
49:50 |
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André Sicard | ![]() |
50:03 |
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James Ginty | ![]() |
50:13 |
4 | Jack Potts | ![]() |
50:26 |
5 | Alex Burn | ![]() |
50:27 |
6 | Edouard Schroeven | ![]() |
50:38 |
7 | Oscar van Rumst | ![]() |
50:54 |
8 | Roger Rérolle | ![]() |
50:56 |
9 | André Lonlas | ![]() |
51:05 |
10 | Bill Matthews | ![]() |
51:10 |
11 | Jean Chapelle | ![]() |
51:10 |
12 | Harold Clark | ![]() |
51:13 |
13 | Arthur Bourton | ![]() |
51:14 |
14 | René Lécuron | ![]() |
51:24 |
15 | Joseph Guiomar | ![]() |
51:25 |
16 | Harry Gallivan | ![]() |
51:33 |
17 | Alex Dow | ![]() |
51:40 |
18 | Tommy Lee | ![]() |
51:50 |
19 | Vic Draper | ![]() |
51:55 |
20 | Robbie Sutherland | ![]() |
52:00 |
21 | Pierre Bajart | ![]() |
52:13 |
22 | Roger Lachaud | ![]() |
52:18 |
23 | Emmet Farrell | ![]() |
52:19 |
24 | Ivor Brown | ![]() |
52:25 |
25 | Bert Hermans | ![]() |
52:28 |
26 | George Bailey | ![]() |
52:42 |
27 | Davy Cannavan | ![]() |
52:47 |
28 | Albert van Meenen | ![]() |
52:53 |
29 | W.A. McCune | ![]() |
52:55 |
30 | Bill Wylie | ![]() |
53:04 |
31 | Charles Smith | ![]() |
53:04 |
32 | Walter Hinde | ![]() |
53:09 |
33 | James Andrews | ![]() |
53:12 |
34 | René Lebon | ![]() |
53:18 |
35 | Arthur Williams | ![]() |
53:23 |
36 | M. Gorman | ![]() |
53:29 |
37 | Jean Coisne | ![]() |
53:33 |
38 | Danny Phillips | ![]() |
53:35 |
39 | Eddie Cooper | ![]() |
54:03 |
40 | Emile Verschaetse | ![]() |
54:39 |
41 | Allan Whitecross | ![]() |
54:41 |
42 | Léopold Monceyron | ![]() |
55:10 |
43 | Tom Richards | ![]() |
55:42 |
44 | Bob Patterson | ![]() |
56:09 |
45 | Alex Workman | ![]() |
56:11 |
46 | Dan Gillespie | ![]() |
56:12 |
47 | Elwood Jones | ![]() |
56:28 |
48 | Godfrey Clarke | ![]() |
56:40 |
49 | Harry McFall | ![]() |
56:47 |
— | Jack Holden | ![]() |
DNF |
— | Mohamed Ben Larbi | ![]() |
DNF |
— | Jack Parker | ![]() |
DNF |
— | Victor Honorez | ![]() |
DNF |
— | William Kennedy | ![]() |
DNF |
Team Results
[edit]Men's
[edit]Rank | Country | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
James Ginty Jack Potts Alex Burns Harold Clark Arthur Bourton Tommy Lee |
55 |
2 | ![]() |
André Sicard Roger Rérolle André Lonlas René Lécuron Joseph Guiomar Roger Lachaud |
70 |
3 | ![]() |
Edouard Schroeven Oscar van Rumst Jean Chapelle Pierre Bajart Bert Hermans Albert van Meenen |
98 |
4 | ![]() |
Jim Flockhart Alex Dow Robbie Sutherland Emmet Farrell Bill Wylie Charles Smith |
122 |
5 | ![]() |
Bill Matthews Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown Arthur Williams Danny Phillips Eddie Cooper |
162 |
6 | ![]() |
Davy Cannavan W.A. McCune James Andrews M. Gorman Bob Patterson Alex Workman |
214 |
Participation
[edit]An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^
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
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