1931 International Cross Country Championships

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1931 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition24th
Date28 March (men)
22 March (women)
Host cityDublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland (men)
Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France France (women)
VenueBaldoyle Racecourse (men)
Events2
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men
1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation54 (men / 16 (women) athletes from
6 (men) / 3 (women) nations

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  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 place, gold medalist(s) Tim Smythe  Ireland 48:52
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jack Winfield  England 49:11
3rd place, 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 place, gold medalist(s) Gladys Lunn  England 11:12
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lilian Styles  England 11:25
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Suzanne Lenoir  France
4 Ruth Christmas  England
5 Sebastienne Guyot  France
6 Marguerite Battu  France
7 Madeleine Massonneau  France
8 Martine Leroux  France
9 Doris Butterfield  England
10 Jeanne Souffriau  Belgium
11 Renée Trente  France
12 Marie-Louise Bondu  Belgium
13 Josée Mariani  Belgium
14 Eileen Stringer  England
15 Madeleine Fulcher  England
16 Lucie Petit  Belgium

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1  England
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 Massonneau
21
3  Belgium Jeanne Souffriau
Marie-Louise Bondu
Josée Mariani
Lucie 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
    , 30 March 1931, p. 7, retrieved 28 September 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
    , 23 March 1931, p. 9, retrieved 28 September 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Dublin Baldoyle Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 28, 1931, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 24 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (15 November 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Douai Date: Sunday, March 22, 1931, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 19 July 2007, retrieved 28 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013