1934 International Cross Country Championships

1934 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	27th
Date	24 March
Host city	Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Location	Ayr Racecourse
Nations participating	6
Athletes participating	54
Races	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
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The 1934 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, at the Ayr Racecourse on 24 March 1934. 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 9 mi (14.5 km)	Jack Holden  England	50:28	Alex Burns  England	51:24	Arthur Penny  England	51:26
Team
Men	England	34	France	102	Scotland	105

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jack Holden	England	50:28
	Alex Burns	England	51:24
	Arthur Penny	England	51:26
4	Bert Footer	England	51:35
5	Fernand Le Heurteur	France	51:37
6	Jim Flockhart	Scotland	51:44
7	Mohamed Bou Maiza	France	51:47
8	Roger Rérolle	France	52:08
9	Victor Honorez	Belgium	52:12
10	Tom Evenson	England	52:14
11	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	52:16
12	Alex Dow	Scotland	52:17
13	Harry Gallivan	Wales	52:20
14	Laurie Weatherill	England	52:25
15	Norman Jones	England	52:30
16	Pierre Bajart	Belgium	52:34
17	Georges Depotter	Belgium	52:40
18	Louis Willemyns	Belgium	52:51
19	Alex Workman	Northern Ireland	52:55
20	Ivor Brown	Wales	52:57
21	Frans Vandersteen	Belgium	53:07
22	Paul Lallement	France	53:10
23	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	53:12
24	D.F. Jones	Wales	53:16
25	Danny Phillips	Wales	53:20
26	Walter Hinde	Scotland	53:22
27	Jackie Laidlaw	Scotland	53:24
28	Robert Arnold	France	53:39
29	Gustaaf Maes	Belgium	53:41
30	Sammy Tombe	Scotland	53:48
31	Oscar van Rumst	Belgium	53:52
32	Roger Vigneron	France	53:54
33	W.A. McCune	Northern Ireland	54:00
34	Roger Rochard	France	54:05
35	William Eaton	England	54:10
36	René van Broeck	Belgium	54:12
37	René Vincent	Belgium	54:24
38	Sam Dodd	England	54:26
39	René Lécuron	France	54:29
40	Jimmy Nelson	Northern Ireland	54:30
41	Len Tongue	Wales	54:48
42	Bill Matthews	Wales	54:56
43	M. Gorman	Northern Ireland	55:05
44	Pat Blair	Northern Ireland	55:12
45	James Wilson	Scotland	55:36
46	Ernie Thomas	Wales	55:57
47	Tom Richards	Wales	55:58
48	Tom Todd	Scotland	56:19
49	Bob Patterson	Northern Ireland	56:53
50	Johnny Glenholmes	Northern Ireland	57:18
51	Victor Hamilton	Northern Ireland	57:53
52	Louis Leroy	France	58:45
53	E.L. Adams	Wales	58:59
54	Clarence Cheyney	Northern Ireland	59:25

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Jack Holden Alex Burns Arthur Penny Bert Footer Tom Evenson Laurie Weatherill	34
2	France	Fernand Le Heurteur Mohamed Bou Maiza Roger Rérolle Paul Lallement Robert Arnold Roger Vigneron	102
3	Scotland	Jim Flockhart Robbie Sutherland Alex Dow John Suttie Smith Walter Hinde Jackie Laidlaw	105
4	Belgium	Victor Honorez Pierre Bajart Georges Depotter Louis Willemyns Frans Vandersteen Gustaaf Maes	110
5	Wales	Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown D.F. Jones Danny Phillips Len Tongue Bill Matthews	165
6	Northern Ireland	Alex Workman W.A. McCune Jimmy Nelson M. Gorman Pat Blair Bob Patterson	228

Participation

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

See also

• 1934 in athletics (track and field)

References