1931 International Cross Country Championships

1931 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition 24th
Date March 28 (men)
March 22 (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 March 28, 1931. For the first time, an unofficial women's championship was held a week earlier in Douai, France on March 22, 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  England 32  Scotland
 France
102
Women (unofficial)  England 15  France 21  Belgium 42

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

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

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

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

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Jack Winfield
Tom Evenson
Jack Potts
Jack Holden
Frank Deakin
Arthur Allum
32
2  Scotland Robbie Sutherland
John Suttie Smith
Jimmy Wood
Walter Gunn
David Fry
Charles Wilson
102
 France Henri Lahitte
Robert Loiseau
Marcel Michot
Albert Auvray
Pierre Louchard
Sauveur Tapias
102
4  Ireland Tim Smythe
Thomas Kinsella
F. Mills
J.C. McIntyre
J. Behan
T. O'Reilly
112
5  Wales Harry Gallivan
Danny Phillips
Ernie Thomas
Tom Burge
Jack Prosser
A.S. Stone
184
6  Belgium Oscar van Rumst
Theo Meersman
Julien Serwy
Joseph Orose
Jean Linsen
Leon Verheylesonne
201

Women's (unofficial)

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Gladys Lunn
Lilian Styles
Ruth Christmas
Doris Butterfield
15
2  France Suzanne Lenoir
Sebastienne Guyot
Marguerite Battu
Madeleine Massoneau
21
3  Belgium Jeanne 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

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), 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), 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, retrieved September 24, 2013
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