1934 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition27th
Date24 March
Host cityAyr, Ayrshire, Scotland Scotland
VenueAyr Racecourse
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

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  England34  France102  Scotland105

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Jack Holden England50:28
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alex Burns England51:24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Arthur Penny England51:26
4Bert Footer England51:35
5Fernand Le Heurteur France51:37
6Jim Flockhart Scotland51:44
7Mohamed Bou Maiza France51:47
8Roger Rérolle France52:08
9Victor Honorez Belgium52:12
10Tom Evenson England52:14
11Robbie Sutherland Scotland52:16
12Alex Dow Scotland52:17
13Harry Gallivan Wales52:20
14Laurie Weatherill England52:25
15Norman Jones England52:30
16Pierre Bajart Belgium52:34
17Georges Depotter Belgium52:40
18Louis Willemyns Belgium52:51
19Alex Workman Northern Ireland52:55
20Ivor Brown Wales52:57
21Frans Vandersteen Belgium53:07
22Paul Lallement France53:10
23John Suttie Smith Scotland53:12
24D.F. Jones Wales53:16
25Danny Phillips Wales53:20
26Walter Hinde Scotland53:22
27Jackie Laidlaw Scotland53:24
28Robert Arnold France53:39
29Gustaaf Maes Belgium53:41
30Sammy Tombe Scotland53:48
31Oscar van Rumst Belgium53:52
32Roger Vigneron France53:54
33W.A. McCune Northern Ireland54:00
34Roger Rochard France54:05
35William Eaton England54:10
36René van Broeck Belgium54:12
37René Vincent Belgium54:24
38Sam Dodd England54:26
39René Lécuron France54:29
40Jimmy Nelson Northern Ireland54:30
41Len Tongue Wales54:48
42Bill Matthews Wales54:56
43M. Gorman Northern Ireland55:05
44Pat Blair Northern Ireland55:12
45James Wilson Scotland55:36
46Ernie Thomas Wales55:57
47Tom Richards Wales55:58
48Tom Todd Scotland56:19
49Bob Patterson Northern Ireland56:53
50Johnny Glenholmes Northern Ireland57:18
51Victor Hamilton Northern Ireland57:53
52Louis Leroy France58:45
53E.L. Adams Wales58:59
54Clarence Cheyney Northern Ireland59:25

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandJack Holden
Alex Burns
Arthur Penny
Bert Footer
Tom Evenson
Laurie Weatherill
34
2 FranceFernand Le Heurteur
Mohamed Bou Maiza
Roger Rérolle
Paul Lallement
Robert Arnold
Roger Vigneron
102
3 ScotlandJim Flockhart
Robbie Sutherland
Alex Dow
John Suttie Smith
Walter Hinde
Jackie Laidlaw
105
4 BelgiumVictor Honorez
Pierre Bajart
Georges Depotter
Louis Willemyns
Frans Vandersteen
Gustaaf Maes
110
5 WalesHarry Gallivan
Ivor Brown
D.F. Jones
Danny Phillips
Len Tongue
Bill Matthews
165
6 Northern IrelandAlex 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

  1. Cross-Country - England's Victory in International - J.T. Holden wins individual honour - The twenty-seventh cross-country international decided at Ayr Racecourse on Saturday afternoon under excellent ground and weather conditions resulted in a sweeping victory for the English team, France being second, and Scotland third..., Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1934, p. 7, retrieved 29 September 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 24, 1934, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 29 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  4. 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.