1903 International Cross Country Championships

The 1903 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 28 March 1903. A preview of the event[1] and an appraisal of the results[2] appeared in the Glasgow Herald.

1903 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition1st
Date28 March
Host cityHamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
VenueHamilton Park
Events1
Distances8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Participation45 athletes from
4 nations

Complete results,[3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
8.5 mi (13.7 km)		 Alfred Shrubb
 England		46:22.6 Tom Edwards
 England		46:56.6 John Daly
 Ireland		47:10.2
Team
Men  England25  Ireland78  Scotland107

Individual Race Results

Men's (8.5 mi /13.7 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Alfred Shrubb England46:22.6
Tom Edwards England46:56.6
John Daly Ireland47:10.2
4Albert Aldridge England47:10.2
5Sid Robinson England47:21
6W.A. Mercer England47:37
7Harry Lawson England47:50
8Tom Hynes Ireland47:58
9J. Thomas England48:10
10James Crosbie Scotland48:47.4
11George Smith England48:51
12Jack Marsh Wales48:54
13J. Creedon Ireland49:00
14John Ranken Scotland49:08
15Charlie Silsby England49:14
16Pat Whyte Ireland49:18
17James Ure Scotland49:25
18Frank Curtis Ireland49:26
19D.G. Harris Wales49:40
20P.J. McCafferty Ireland49:41
21T.C. Hughes Scotland49:51
22James Reston Scotland49:59
23Thomas Mulrine Scotland50:02
24James Hosker England50:22
25Arthur Turner Wales50:25
26Hugh Muldoon Ireland50:38
27Albert Palmer Wales50:42
28Robert Davies Wales50:45
29Ernest Thomas Wales50:47
30Fullerton Wilson Scotland50:50
31Pat Hehir Ireland50:51
32Rhys Evans Wales50:58
33Albert Horne England51:16
34Tom Johnston Scotland51:18
35Robert Pugh Wales51:30
36Allan Rees Wales52:01
37W. Davies Wales52:01
38W. Grail Wales52:33
39Thomas Baggs Wales52:44
40James Butters Scotland52:57
41Alex Kinnaird Scotland53:02
—Phil Randles EnglandDNF
—William Robertson ScotlandDNF
—Robert Frew ScotlandDNF
—Tom Hamilton IrelandDNF

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandAlfred Shrubb
Tom Edwards
Albert Aldridge
Sid Robinson
W.A. Mercer
Harry Lawson		25
2 IrelandJohn Daly
Tom Hynes
J. Creedon
Pat Whyte
Frank Curtis
P.J. Mccafferty		78
3 ScotlandJames Crosbie
John Ranken
James Ure
T.C. Hughes
James Reston
Thomas Mulrine		107
4 WalesJack Marsh
D.G. Harris
Arthur Turner
Albert Palmer
Robert Davies
Ernest Thomas		140

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 4 countries.

See also
  • 1903 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Notes on sport - Athletics. An interesting departure in international sport will be witnessed at Hamilton Palace Grounds on Saturday, when the first of what we hope will be a long and brilliant series of contests between the cross-country elect of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales takes place..., Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1903, p. 12, retrieved 24 September 2013
  2. Notes on sport - Athletics. Describing the first international cross-country championship, decided at Hamilton Park on Saturday, is an easy task, indeed..., Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1903, p. 12, retrieved 24 September 2013
  3. Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Glasgow Hamilton Park Saturday March 28, 1903, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 December 2005, retrieved 24 September 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  5. 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013
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