1906 International Cross Country Championships

1906 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition 4th
Date 10 March
Host city Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Wales
Location Caerleon Racecourse
Nations participating 4
Athletes participating 44
Races 1
Distances 10 mi (16.1km)

The 1906 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 10 March 1906. 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
10 mi (16.1km)		 Charles Straw
 England		57:32 George Pearce
 England		57:55 Will Nelson
 England		58:11
Team
Men  England24  Ireland86  Scotland106

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st, gold medalist(s)Charles Straw England57:32
2nd, silver medalist(s)George Pearce England57:55
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Will Nelson England58:11
4John Daly Ireland58:30
5Joe Deakin England58:33
6Jack Price England59:40
7Sammy Welding England59:41
8W.G. Dunkley England59:45
9T. Hughes Wales59:52
10Sam Stevenson Scotland1:00:25
11John Hayes Ireland1:00:27
12Francis Whittle England1:00:40
13David Cather Scotland1:00:41
14Charlie Harris Ireland1:00:46
15Peter Russell Scotland1:00:55
16R.E. Hughes Scotland1:00:57
17Tommy Arthur Wales1:01:08
18Pat Joyce Ireland1:01:09
19Paul Kelly Ireland1:01:16
20T. Mernagh Ireland1:01:40
21George Butterfield England1:01:51
22Tommy Greenall England1:01:52
23Eddie Ace Wales1:02:20
24Edgar Price Wales1:02:26
25John Ranken Scotland1:02:34
26W. Thomas Wales1:02:35
27Thomas Robertson Scotland1:02:38
28John Gilchrist Scotland1:03:19
29T. Horton Wales1:03:21
30J. Finnegan Ireland1:03:27
31Harry Cleaver Wales1:03:30
32William Muirden Scotland1:03:41
33Joe Morris Wales1:03:52
34Ernest Thomas Wales1:04:03
35Alexander Matthews Scotland1:04:03
36T. Bunford Wales1:04:10
—James Beale EnglandDNF
—Billy Day EnglandDNF
—Tom Downing IrelandDNF
—George Guthre ScotlandDNF
—Alex Mann ScotlandDNF
—Thomas Mulrine ScotlandDNF
—H.T. Johnstone WalesDNF
—Eddie O'Donnell WalesDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandCharles Straw
George Pearce
Will Nelson
Joe Deakin
Jack Price
Sammy Welding		24
2 IrelandJohn Daly
John Hayes
Charlie Harris
Pat Joyce
Paul Kelly
T. Mernagh		86
3 ScotlandSam Stevenson
David Cather
Peter Russell
R.E. Hughes
John Ranken
Thomas Robertson		106
4 WalesT. Hughes
Tommy Arthur
Eddie Ace
Edgar Price
W. Thomas
T. Horton		128

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 4 countries.

See also

  • 1906 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. ↑ Notes on sport - Athletics - Cross-Country Championship - England successful - At Caerleon Racecourse, Newport, on Saturday, the fourth international cross-country championship was decided..., Glasgow Herald, March 12, 1906, p. 13, retrieved September 25, 2013
  2. ↑ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Senior - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Wednesday March 10 1906, Athchamps (archived), Archived from the original on December 25, 2005, retrieved September 25, 2013
  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
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