1931 International Cross Country Championships

1931 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition 24th
Date 28 March (men)
22 March (women)
Host city Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland (men)
Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France France (women)
Location Baldoyle Racecourse (men)
Nations participating 6 (men) / 3 (women)
Athletes participating 54 (men / 16 (women)
Races 2
Distances 9 mi (14.5 km) men
1.9 mi (3.0 km) women

The 1931 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on 28 March 1931. For the first time, an unofficial women's championship was held a week earlier in Douai, France on 22 March 1931. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald for the men's[1] and the women's event.[2]

Complete results for men,[3] and for women (unofficial),[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)		 Tim Smythe
 Ireland		48:52 Jack Winfield
 England		49:11 Tom Evenson
 England		49:16
Women (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)		 Gladys Lunn
 England		11:12 Lilian Styles
 England		11:25 Suzanne Lenoir
 France
Team
Men  England32  Scotland
 France		102
Women (unofficial)  England15  France21  Belgium42

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st, gold medalist(s)Tim Smythe Ireland48:52
2nd, silver medalist(s)Jack Winfield England49:11
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Tom Evenson England49:16
4Henri Lahitte France49:31
5Jack Potts England49:39
6Jack Holden England49:43
7Frank Deakin England50:00
8Robbie Sutherland Scotland50:03
9Arthur Allum England50:22
10John Suttie Smith Scotland50:23
11Robert Loiseau France50:25
12Thomas Kinsella Ireland50:39
13Jimmy Wood Scotland50:51
14Marcel Michot France50:53
15Albert Auvray France50:55
16Victor Harman England50:57
17Harry Gallivan Wales50:58
18Danny Phillips Wales50:59
19F. Mills Ireland51:07
20J.C. McIntyre Ireland51:10
21Walter Gunn Scotland51:16
22David Fry Scotland51:17
23Ernie Harper England51:23
24J. Behan Ireland51:25
25Pierre Louchard France51:26
26Oscar van Rumst Belgium51:29
27Theo Meersman Belgium51:32
28Charles Wilson Scotland51:33
29Laurie Weatherill England51:37
30Julien Serwy Belgium51:38
31James Petrie Scotland51:44
32Ernie Thomas Wales51:48
33Sauveur Tapias France51:54
34Maxi Stobbs Scotland52:02
35Tom Burge Wales52:03
36T. O'Reilly Ireland52:05
37Joseph Orose Belgium52:10
38Jack Prosser Wales52:20
39Jean Linsen Belgium52:24
40John Timmins Ireland52:25
41T. King Ireland52:36
42Leon Verheylesonne Belgium52:38
43John Nalty Ireland52:46
44A.S. Stone Wales53:02
45Sam Palmer Wales53:12
46Emile Goetleven Belgium53:23
47Edgard Viseur Belgium53:24
48James Gardiner Scotland53:41
49René Vincent Belgium54:14
50R. Simons Wales54:21
51Wilf Short Wales55:07
—Georges Leclerc FranceDNF
—Roger Rérolle FranceDNF
—Maurice Waltispurger FranceDNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st, gold medalist(s)Gladys Lunn England11:12
2nd, silver medalist(s)Lilian Styles England11:25
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Suzanne Lenoir France
4Ruth Christmas England
5Sebastienne Guyot France
6Marguerite Battu France
7Madeleine Massonneau France
8Martine Leroux France
9Doris Butterfield England
10Jeanne Souffriau Belgium
11Renée Trente France
12M. Bondu Belgium
13Mariani Belgium
14Eileen Stringer England
15Madeleine Fulcher England
16Lucienne Petit Belgium

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandJack Winfield
Tom Evenson
Jack Potts
Jack Holden
Frank Deakin
Arthur Allum		32
2 ScotlandRobbie Sutherland
John Suttie Smith
Jimmy Wood
Walter Gunn
David Fry
Charles Wilson		102
 FranceHenri Lahitte
Robert Loiseau
Marcel Michot
Albert Auvray
Pierre Louchard
Sauveur Tapias		102
4 IrelandTim Smythe
Thomas Kinsella
F. Mills
J.C. McIntyre
J. Behan
T. O'Reilly		112
5 WalesHarry Gallivan
Danny Phillips
Ernie Thomas
Tom Burge
Jack Prosser
A.S. Stone		184
6 BelgiumOscar van Rumst
Theo Meersman
Julien Serwy
Joseph Orose
Jean Linsen
Leon Verheylesonne		201

Women's (unofficial)

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandGladys Lunn
Lilian Styles
Ruth Christmas
Doris Butterfield		15
2 FranceSuzanne Lenoir
Sebastienne Guyot
Marguerite Battu
Madeleine Massonneau		21
3 BelgiumJeanne Souffriau
M. Bondu
Mariani
Lucienne Petit		42

Participation

Men's

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

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 16 female athletes from 3 countries.

See also

  • 1931 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. ↑ Cross-Country - England wins international championship - T.F. Smythe's fine race - The twenty-fourth International Cross-Country Championship, which was decided at Baldoyle Racecourse, Dublin, on Saturday afternoon. resulted in a win for England with an aggregate of 32 points, Scotland and France tieing for second place with 102 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 30, 1931, p. 7, retrieved September 28, 2013
  2. ↑ Cross-Country - English women's success - Paris, Sunday - The team of English women runners, headed by Miss Gladys Lunn gained a considerable victory in the first triangular cross-country run, which took place at Douai today, the team placing being 1 England, 15 points; 2 France, 21 points; 3 Belgium, 42 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 23, 1931, p. 9, retrieved September 28, 2013
  3. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Dublin Baldoyle Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 28, 1931, Athchamps (archived), Archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved September 24, 2013
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (November 15, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Douai Date: Sunday, March 22, 1931, Athchamps (archived), Archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved September 28, 2013
  5. ↑ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  6. ↑ 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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