International Cross Country Championships

Orienteering World Cup
Frank Sando crossing the line to win the 1957 edition of the championships
Status active
Genre sports event
Date(s) March-April
Frequency annual
Location(s) various
Inaugurated 1898 (1898)
Most recent 1972 (1972)
Organised by ICCU

The International Cross Country Championships was an annual international competition in cross country running. It was created in 1903 by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU) and it marked the first time that an annual international championships had been held for the sport.

It began its life as a contest between the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom. The event became increasingly international over its history, beginning with the admittance of the first non-UK country in 1907 (France), the addition of several other Continental European countries in the 1920s, and then the introduction of Tunisia in 1958 which saw an African team compete for the first time.[1]

The championships featured only a senior men's race from 1903 to 1961, at which point an under-21s event was introduced. After some years as an unsanctioned competition, a women's race finally gained official acceptance in 1967.[1]

The event lasted from 1903 to 1972 – at the 1971 ICCU Congress members decided to transfer organisation of the event to the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), a move which was finalised after the 1972 ICC Championships and led to the first IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1973.[2]

The International Cross Country Championships featured a number of running greats, including: Alfred Shrubb (the inaugural race winner) and Jean Bouin in its early years, Frank Sando who won twice, as well as Jack Holden and Alain Mimoun who both won the race a record four times, and then Franjo Mihalić, Gaston Roelants and David Bedford in its later years. American runner Doris Brown was dominant in the short history of the women's race, winning all but two of the official women's races.[1]

Editions

EditionYearCityCountryDateVenueNo. of
Countries
No. of
Athletes
Unofficial1898Paris-Ville-d'Avray FranceMarch 20216
1st1903Hamilton, Lanarkshire ScotlandMarch 23Hamilton Park Racecourse445
2nd1904St Helens, Lancashire EnglandMarch 26Haydock Park446
3rd1905Dublin, Leinster IrelandMarch 25Baldoyle Racecourse448
4th1906Newport-Caerleon, Monmouthshire WalesMarch 10Caerleon Racecourse444
5th1907Glasgow ScotlandMarch 23Glasgow Agricultural Society Show Grounds, Scotstoun556
6th1908Paris-Colombes FranceMarch 26Stade de Matin554
7th1909Derby, Derbyshire EnglandMarch 20Derby Racecourse551
8th1910Belfast, Ulster IrelandMarch 26Belvoir Park543
9th1911Newport-Caerleon, Monmouthshire WalesMarch 25Caerleon Racecourse545
10th1912Edinburgh, Lothian ScotlandMarch 30Saughton Public Park544
11th1913Paris-Juvisy-sur-Orge FranceMarch 24Juvisy Aerodrome436
12th1914Amersham, Buckinghamshire EnglandMarch 28Chesham Park545
Not held due to World War I
13th1920Belfast, Ulster IrelandApril 3Belvoir Park435
14th1921Newport-Caerleon WalesMarch 19Caerleon Racecourse436
15th1922Glasgow ScotlandApril 1Hampden Park545
16th1923Paris-Maisons-Laffitte FranceMarch 25Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte436
17th1924Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland EnglandMarch 22Gosforth Park652
18th1925Dublin IrelandMarch 28Baldoyle Racecourse542
19th1926Bruxelles BelgiumMarch 28Hippodrome de Stockel653
20th1927Newport-Caerleon, Monmouthshire WalesApril 2Caerleon Racecourse544
21st1928Ayr, Ayrshire ScotlandMarch 24545
22nd1929Paris-Vincennes FranceMarch 23Hippodrome de Vincennes1090
23rd1930Leamington, Warwickshire EnglandMarch 22761
24th1931Dublin (men) IrelandMarch 28Baldoyle Racecourse654
Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais (women) FranceMarch 22316
25th1932Bruxelles (men) BelgiumMarch 20Hippodrome de Stockel652
Croydon, Surrey (women) EnglandMarch 19212
26th1933Newport-Caerleon, Monmouthshire WalesMarch 25Caerleon Racecourse654
27th1934Ayr, Ayrshire ScotlandMarch 24Ayr Racecourse654
28th1935Paris-Auteuil (men) FranceMarch 23Hippodrome d'Auteuil761
Morecambe, Lancashire (women) EnglandMarch 20The Old Golf Links211
29th1936Blackpool, Lancashire EnglandMarch 28The Stadium, Squires Gate654
30th1937Bruxelles BelgiumMarch 20Hippodrome de Stockel654
31st1938Belfast, Ulster (men) Northern IrelandApril 2Royal Ulster Showground763
Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais (women) FranceApril 2318
32nd1939Cardiff, Glamorgan WalesApril 1Ely Racecourse763
Unofficial1940Paris FranceMarch 24Bois de Boulogne327
Not held due to World War II
33rd1946Ayr, Ayrshire ScotlandMarch 30654
34th1947Paris-Saint-Cloud FranceMarch 30Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud654
35th1948Reading, Berkshire EnglandApril 3Leighton Park654
36th1949Dublin IrelandMarch 26Baldoyle Racecourse762
37th1950Bruxelles BelgiumMarch 25Hippodrome de Boitsfort1088
38th1951Newport-Caerleon, Monmouthshire WalesMarch 31Caerleon Racecourse871
39th1952Hamilton, Lanarkshire ScotlandMarch 22Hamilton Park Racecourse763
40th1953Paris-Vincennes FranceMarch 21Hippodrome de Vincennes1089
41st1954Birmingham EnglandMarch 27 (men)Bromford Bridge Racecourse762
March 20 (women)212
42nd1955San Sebastián, Euskadi (men) SpainMarch 19Lasarte Hippodrome870
Ayr, Ayrshire (women) ScotlandMarch 26212
43rd1956Belfast (men) Northern IrelandMarch 17Royal Ulster Showground870
Upminster, Essex (women) EnglandMarch 17212
44th1957Waregem, West-Vlaanderen (men) BelgiumMarch 23Hippodroom Waregem1089
Musselburgh, East Lothian (women) ScotlandMarch 30212
45th1958Cardiff, Glamorgan WalesMarch 22Pontcanna Fields978
46th1959Lisboa PortugalMarch 21National Stadium978
47th1960Hamilton, Lanarkshire ScotlandMarch 26Hamilton Park Racecourse871
48th1961Nantes, Pays de la Loire FranceMarch 2610109
49th1962Sheffield, Yorkshire EnglandMarch 24Graves Park10126
50th1963San Sebastián, Euskadi SpainMarch 17Lasarte Hippodrome11125
51st1964Dublin IrelandMarch 21Leopardstown Racecourse9113
52nd1965Oostende, West-Vlaanderen BelgiumMarch 20Hippodrome Wellington15174
53rd1966Rabat MoroccoMarch 20Souissi Racecourse15134
54th1967Barry, Glamorgan WalesMarch 1812152
55th1968Tunis TunisiaMarch 17Hippodrome de Kassar-Said (men)14177
56th1969Clydebank, Dunbartonshire ScotlandMarch 22Dalmuir Park14193
57th1970Vichy, Auvergne FranceMarch 2217211
Frederick, Maryland (alternate women's event) United StatesMarch 21VFW Country Club
58th1971San Sebastián, Euskadi SpainMarch 20Lasarte Hippodrome18228
59th1972Cambridge, Cambridgeshire EnglandMarch 18Coldhams Common15200

Results

Men's individual results

Year 1st, gold medalist(s) First 2nd, silver medalist(s) Second 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Third
1898 (unofficial)
9 mi (14.5 km)
Sid Robinson
 England
56:36Harry Harrison
 England
56:36.4Charles Bennett
 England
57:14.8
1903
8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Alfred Shrubb
 England
46:22.6Tom Edwards
 England
46:56.6John Daly
 Ireland
47:10.2
1904
8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Alfred Shrubb
 England
47:58.4Albert Aldridge
 England
48:20.2George Pearce
 England
49:38.6
1905
8 mi (12.9 km)
Albert Aldridge
 England
40:20Tom Hynes
 Ireland
40:35Joe Deakin
 England
41:14
1906
10 mi (16.1 km)
Charles Straw
 England
57:32George Pearce
 England
57:55Will Nelson
 England
58:11
1907
10 mi (16.1 km)
Adam Underwood
 England
54:26.4George Pearce
 England
54:48Sammy Welding
 England
54:50
1908
10 mi (16.1 km)
Arthur Robertson
 England
50:26.8Fred Neaves
 England
50:31George Pearce
 England
50:42
1909
10 mi (16.1 km)
Arthur Edwin Wood
 England
58:03Jean Bouin
 France
58:04Ernest Loney
 England
58:53
1910
10 mi (16.1 km)
Arthur Edwin Wood
 England
54:02Puck O'Neill
 Ireland
54:24Harry Baldwin
 England
54:24
1911
10 mi (16.1 km)
Jean Bouin
 France
54:07.6Harry Baldwin
 England
54:22George Wallach
 Scotland
54:44
1912
10 mi (16.1 km)
Jean Bouin
 France
51:46William Scott
 England
52:19Frederick Hibbins
 England
52:34
1913
10 mi (16.1 km)
Jean Bouin
 France
51:52.4Ernest Glover
 England
52:33Jacques Keyser
 France
53:10
1914
10 mi (16.1 km)
Alfred Nichols
 England
1:00:24George Wallach
 Scotland
1:00:41Ernest Glover
 England
1:00:46
Not held due to World War I
1920
10 mi (16.1 km)
Jim Wilson
 Scotland
55:06Christopher Vose
 England
55:33Wally Freeman
 England
55:52
1921
10 mi (16.1 km)
Wally Freeman
 England
56:53Bobby Mills
 England
57:03Bevy Bingham
 Ireland
57:17
1922
10 mi (16.1 km)
Joseph Guillemot
 France
1:03:59Bill Cotterell
 England
1:04:27Julien Schnellmann
 France
1:05:03
1923
10 mi (16.1 km)
Joe Blewitt
 England
58:11.8James G. McIntyre
 Scotland
58:13Georges van den Broele
 Belgium
58:20
1924
10 mi (16.1 km)
Bill Cotterell
 England
55:35.4Ernie Harper
 England
55:40Eddie Webster
 England
56:21
1925
10 mi (16.1 km)
Eddie Webster
 England
56:55John Ryan
 Ireland
57:14Bill Cotterell
 England
57:38
1926
9 mi (14.5 km)
Ernie Harper
 England
44:17.4Joseph Guillemot
 France
44:59Robert Marchal
 France
45:04
1927
9 mi (14.5 km)
Lewis Payne
 England
51:40Seghir Beddari
 France
51:49Henri Gallet
 France
52:03
1928
9.5 mi (15.3 km)
Harry Eckersley
 England
52:34John Suttie Smith
 Scotland
52:48Seghir Beddari
 France
53:02
1929
8.7 mi (14.0 km)
Bill Cotterell
 England
42:46.2Henri Dartigues
 France
42:48Robert Courtier
 France
42:51
1930
9.5 mi (15.3 km)
Tom Evenson
 England
53:49Robbie Sutherland
 Scotland
53:50Roméo Dieguez
 France
54:15
1931
9 mi (14.5 km)
Tim Smythe
 Ireland
48:52Jack Winfield
 England
49:11Tom Evenson
 England
49:16
1932
9 mi (14.5 km)
Tom Evenson
 England
50:51Jack Holden
 England
51:06Walter Beavers
 England
51:15
1933
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jack Holden
 England
53:40.8Robbie Sutherland
 Scotland
53:50John Suttie Smith
 Scotland
53:54
1934
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jack Holden
 England
50:28Alex Burns
 England
51:24Arthur Penny
 England
51:26
1935
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jack Holden
 England
47:52Bill Wylie
 Scotland
48:12William Eaton
 England
48:14
1936
9 mi (14.5 km)
William Eaton
 England
47:38Jack Holden
 England
48:08Alex Dow
 Scotland
48:14
1937
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jim Flockhart
 Scotland
49:50André Sicard
 France
50:03James Ginty
 England
50:13
1938
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jack Emery
 England
49:57Jean Chapelle
 Belgium
50:16Sam Palmer
 Wales
50:36
1939
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jack Holden
 England
47:23Mohamed El Ghazi
 France
47:34Salem Amrouche
 France
47:52
Not held due to World War II
1946
9 mi (14.5 km)
Raphaël Pujazon
 France
51:51.2Marcel Vandewattyne
 Belgium
52:24Paul Messner
 France
52:49
1947
9 mi (14.5 km)
Raphaël Pujazon
 France
50:26Jean Chapelle
 Belgium
50:51Mohamed Lahoucine
 France
51:04
1948
9 mi (14.5 km)
John Doms
 Belgium
54:05Emile Renson
 Belgium
54:25Mohamed Lahoucine
 France
54:50
1949
9 mi (14.5 km)
Alain Mimoun
 France
47:50Raphaël Pujazon
 France
47:51Charles Cérou
 France
47:55
1950
9 mi (14.5 km)
Lucien Theys
 Belgium
45:42Alain Mimoun
 France
45:50Mohamed Hamza
 France
46:00
1951
9.25 mi (14.9 km)
Geoff Saunders
 England
54:07Frank Aaron
 England
54:48Charles Cérou
 France
55:05
1952
9 mi (14.5 km)
Alain Mimoun
 France
48:19Marcel Vandewattyne
 Belgium
49:02Abdelkader Driss
 France
49:06
1953
9 mi (14.5 km)
Franjo Mihalić
 Yugoslavia
47:53Frank Sando
 England
48:03Abdallah Ould Lamine
 France
48:06
1954
9 mi (14.5 km)
Alain Mimoun
 France
47:51Ken Norris
 England
48:13Patrick Ranger
 England
48:21
1955
9 mi (14.5 km)
Frank Sando
 England
46:09Hugh Foord
 England
46:33Ken Norris
 England
46:35
1956
9 mi (14.5 km)
Alain Mimoun
 France
45:18Frank Sando
 England
Ken Norris
 England
45:28
1957
9 mi (14.5 km)
Frank Sando
 England
45:58Basil Heatley
 England
46:09Ken Norris
 England
46:18
1958
9 mi (14.5 km)
Stanley Eldon
 England
46:29Alain Mimoun
 France
46:30Frank Sando
 England
46:33
1959
9 mi (14.5 km)
Fred Norris
 England
42:44.8Frank Sando
 England
42:52.4Salah Beddiaf
 France
43:01.4
1960
9 mi (14.5 km)
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
 Morocco
43:33Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
43:40John Merriman
 Wales
43:40
1961
8.9 mi (14.3 km)
Basil Heatley
 England
45:22.2Antonio Amoros
 Spain
45:46Martin Hyman
 England
45:56.4
1962
7.5 mi (12.0 km)
Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
44:40Marcel Vandewattyne
 Belgium
44:46Mel Batty
 England
44:48
1963
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Roy Fowler
 England
37:19.7Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
37:32Mariano Haro
 Spain
37:41.6
1964
7.3 mi (11.8 km)
Francisco Aritmendi
 Spain
40:33Ron Hill
 England
40:42John Cooke
 England
40:49
1965
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Jean Fayolle
 France
36:48Mel Batty
 England
36:48Mohamed Gammoudi
 Tunisia
37:00
1966
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Ben Assou El Ghazi
 Morocco
36:22.1Derek Graham
 Ireland
36:29.6Tracy Smith
 United States
36:32.2
1967
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
36:03Tim Johnston
 England
36:20Bryan Rose
 New Zealand
36:27
1968
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Mohamed Gammoudi
 Tunisia
35:25.4Ron Hill
 England
35:26.8Roy Fowler
 England
35:31.8
1969
7.5 mi (12.0 km)
Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
36:25Dick Taylor
 England
36:44Ian McCafferty
 Scotland
36:57
1970
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Mike Tagg
 England
36:39.8Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
36:41.8Trevor Wright
 England
36:44.6
1971
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Dave Bedford
 England
38:42.8Trevor Wright
 England
39:05.2Eddie Gray
 New Zealand
39:11.6
1972
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
37:43Mariano Haro
 Spain
38:01Ian Stewart
 Scotland
38:20

Men's Team Results

Year 1st, gold medalist(s) First 2nd, silver medalist(s) Second 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Third
1898 (unofficial) England21 France69
1903 England25 Ireland78 Scotland107
1904 England27 Wales102 Scotland113
1905 England28 Scotland82 Ireland97
1906 England24 Ireland86 Scotland106
1907 England23 Scotland85 Ireland123
1908 England24 France81 Ireland104
1909 England32 Ireland77 Scotland107
1910 England35 Ireland56 Scotland102
1911 England32 Ireland108 Scotland121
1912 England41 Scotland88 Ireland110
1913 England38 France61 Scotland96
1914 England47 Scotland74 France106
Not held due to World War I
1920 England38 Ireland70 Scotland114
1921 England33 Ireland71 Wales119
1922 France53 England65 Scotland90
1923 France43 England76 Belgium112
1924 England21 France80 Scotland133
1925 England29 Ireland91 Wales92
1926 France32 England62 Scotland101
1927 France49 England61 Scotland112
1928 France45 England55 Scotland104
1929 France31 England74 Spain117
1930 England30 France80 Scotland111
1931 England32 Scotland102 France102
1932 England21 France69 Scotland110
1933 England32 Scotland62 France109
1934 England34 France102 Scotland105
1935 England30 Scotland84 France102
1936 England41 France66 Scotland112
1937 England55 France70 Belgium98
1938 England43 France96 Belgium117
1939 France36 England95 Belgium115
Not held due to World War II
1946 France43 Belgium77 England96
1947 France34 Belgium86 England105
1948 Belgium46 France47 England114
1949 France33 England90 Ireland123
1950 France43 Belgium77 England82
1951 England47 France54 Belgium99
1952 France35 England64 Belgium126
1953 England64 France84 Yugoslavia129
1954 England29 France85 Belgium102
1955 England27 Belgium102 Spain109
1956 France42 England59 Belgium131
1957 Belgium67 France80 England84
1958 England35 France64 Belgium166
1959 England40 France72 Belgium110
1960 England52 Belgium61 France125
1961 Belgium54 England71 France119
1962 England44 Spain115 Belgium132
1963 Belgium110 France113 England113
1964 England38 France96 Morocco149
1965 England55 France55 New Zealand110
1966 England59 France79 Morocco184
1967 England70 New Zealand96 France122
1968 England58 France101 Spain129
1969 England57 France121 Belgium125
1970 England35 France85 Belgium136
1971 England56 Belgium176 France186
1972 England84 Morocco94 Belgium140

Junior Men's Individual Results

Year 1st, gold medalist(s) First 2nd, silver medalist(s) Second 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Third
1940 (unofficial)
5 mi (8.0 km)
Frank Aaron
 England
27:51Gaston Cottin
 France
28:00Jack Timmins
 England
28:09
1961
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
Colin Robinson
 England
26:20.4Alan Simpson
 England
26:24.4Mariano Haro
 Spain
26:25.2
1962
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
Abdeslem Bouchta
 Morocco
25:05Anthony Evans
 England
Martin Heath
 England
25:23
1963
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
John Farrington
 England
25:17.4Ahmed Zammel
 Tunisia
25:23.6Lachie Stewart
 Scotland
25:37.6
1964
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
Ian McCafferty
 Scotland
24:20David Walker
 England
24:45Don Collins
 England
24:45
1965
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
Johnny Dumon
 Belgium
21:36Albien van Holsbeek
 Belgium
21:44David Walker
 England
21:51
1966
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Mike Tagg
 England
21:26.4Roy Young
 England
21:35.3Eddie Knox
 Scotland
21:40.6
1967
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Eddie Knox
 Scotland
24:42Eddy van Butsele
 Belgium
24:44Brooks Mileson
 England
24:49
1968
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
John Bednarski
 England
20:59Pierre de Freyn
 Belgium
21:00Mohamed Omar
 Morocco
21:02
1969
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Dave Bedford
 England
19:38John Bednarski
 England
19:59John Harrison
 England
20:13
1970
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
John Hartnett
 Ireland
21:57.2Jack Lane
 England
22:05.2Eric de Beck
 Belgium
22:09.2
1971
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Nick Rose
 England
23:12.4Ray Smedley
 England
23:17.4Jim Brown
 Scotland
24:02
1972
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Aldo Tomasini
 Italy
23:20Jim Brown
 Scotland
23:35Franco Fava
 Italy
23:45

Junior Men's Team Results

Year 1st, gold medalist(s) First 2nd, silver medalist(s) Second 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Third
1940 (unofficial) France34 England60 Belgium102
1961 England11 Belgium18 Spain39
1962 England9 Morocco28 Scotland37
1963 England12 Spain20 Scotland24
1964 England16 Scotland17 Morocco22
1965 Belgium9 England14 Morocco34
1966 England8 Belgium21 Scotland28
1967 England12 Belgium30 Scotland33
1968 England10 Tunisia27 Morocco29
1969 England6 Ireland21 Spain27
1970 England15 Belgium15 Italy34
1971 England7 Scotland30 Italy39
1972 Italy19 England22 Morocco26

Women's Individual Results

Year 1st, gold medalist(s) First 2nd, silver medalist(s) Second 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Third
1931 (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Gladys Lunn
 England
11:12Lilian Styles
 England
11:25Suzanne Lenoir
 France
1932 (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Gladys Lunn
 England
12:52Suzanne Hedouin
 France
13:06Lilian Styles
 England
13:07
1935 (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Nellie Halstead
 England
20:06Lilian Styles
 England
20:12Esther Raven
 England
20:18
1938 (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Evelyne Forster
 England
12:40Dolly Harris-Roden
 England
12:48Jeanne Pousset
 Belgium
12:51
1954 (unofficial)
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Diane Leather
 England
15:19Anne Oliver
 England
15:45June Bridgland
 England
16:12
1955 (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Diane Leather
 England
16:08Anne Oliver
 England
16:31Leila Buckland
 England
16:45
1956 (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Roma Ashby
 England
13:05June Bridgland
 England
13:11Diane Leather
 England
13:12
1957 (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Diane Leather
 England
11:15Roma Ashby
 England
11:21June Bridgland
 England
11:45
1967
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Doris Brown
 United States
14:28Rita Lincoln
 England
15:05Peggy Mullins
 Ireland
15:07
1968
2.8 mi (4.5 km)
Doris Brown
 United States
15:00Vicki Foltz
 United States
15:12Pamela Davies
 England
15:21
1969
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Doris Brown
 United States
14:46Maureen Dickson
 United States
14:51Valerie Robinson
 New Zealand
14:58
1970 (Vichy)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Paola Pigni
 Italy
10:38.4Zofia Kolakowska
 Poland
10:39.2Ilja Keizer
 Netherlands
10:43.8
1970 (Frederick)
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Doris Brown
 United States
15:04Rita Lincoln
 England
15:11Thelma Fynn
 Canada
15:14
1971
2.8 mi (4.5 km)
Doris Brown
 United States
11:08.4Berny Lenferink
 Netherlands
11:21.2Joyce Smith
 England
11:23.2
1972
2.8 mi (4.5 km)
Joyce Smith
 England
16:11Eileen Claugus
 United States
16:13Rita Ridley
 England
16:19

Women's Team Results

Year 1st, gold medalist(s) First 2nd, silver medalist(s) Second 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Third
1931 (unofficial) England15 France21 Belgium42
1932 (unofficial) England14 France22
1935 (unofficial) England10 Scotland26
1938 (unofficial) England12 France30 Belgium36
1954 (unofficial) England10 Scotland34
1955 (unofficial) England10 Scotland34
1956 (unofficial) England10 Scotland34
1957 (unofficial) England10 Scotland34
1967 England17 Ireland35 Scotland50
1968 United States19 England20 Scotland55
1969 United States23 New Zealand35 England37
1970 (Vichy) Netherlands19 France39 Italy45
1970 (Frederick) England18 United States46 Ireland48
1971 England29 New Zealand42 United States51
1972 England22 United States40 Scotland64

References

  1. 1 2 3 International Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
  2. 30 years of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. IAAF (2003-03-20). Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
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