1937 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	30th
Date	20 March
Host city	Brussels, Belgium
Venue	Hippodrome de Stockel
Events	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation	54 athletes from 6 nations
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The 1937 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on 20 March 1937. 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)	Jim Flockhart  Scotland	49:50	André Sicard  France	50:03	James Ginty  England	50:13
Team
Men	England	55	France	70	Belgium	98

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jim Flockhart	Scotland	49:50
	André Sicard	France	50:03
	James Ginty	England	50:13
4	Jack Potts	England	50:26
5	Alex Burn	England	50:27
6	Edouard Schroeven	Belgium	50:38
7	Oscar van Rumst	Belgium	50:54
8	Roger Rérolle	France	50:56
9	André Lonlas	France	51:05
10	Bill Matthews	Wales	51:10
11	Jean Chapelle	Belgium	51:10
12	Harold Clark	England	51:13
13	Arthur Bourton	England	51:14
14	René Lécuron	France	51:24
15	Joseph Guiomar	France	51:25
16	Harry Gallivan	Wales	51:33
17	Alex Dow	Scotland	51:40
18	Tommy Lee	England	51:50
19	Vic Draper	England	51:55
20	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	52:00
21	Pierre Bajart	Belgium	52:13
22	Roger Lachaud	France	52:18
23	Emmet Farrell	Scotland	52:19
24	Ivor Brown	Wales	52:25
25	Bert Hermans	Belgium	52:28
26	George Bailey	England	52:42
27	Davy Cannavan	Northern Ireland	52:47
28	Albert van Meenen	Belgium	52:53
29	W.A. McCune	Northern Ireland	52:55
30	Bill Wylie	Scotland	53:04
31	Charles Smith	Scotland	53:04
32	Walter Hinde	Scotland	53:09
33	James Andrews	Northern Ireland	53:12
34	René Lebon	France	53:18
35	Arthur Williams	Wales	53:23
36	M. Gorman	Northern Ireland	53:29
37	Jean Coisne	Belgium	53:33
38	Danny Phillips	Wales	53:35
39	Eddie Cooper	Wales	54:03
40	Emile Verschaetse	Belgium	54:39
41	Allan Whitecross	Scotland	54:41
42	Léopold Monceyron	France	55:10
43	Tom Richards	Wales	55:42
44	Bob Patterson	Northern Ireland	56:09
45	Alex Workman	Northern Ireland	56:11
46	Dan Gillespie	Northern Ireland	56:12
47	Elwood Jones	Wales	56:28
48	Godfrey Clarke	Wales	56:40
49	Harry McFall	Northern Ireland	56:47
—	Jack Holden	England	DNF
—	Mohamed Ben Larbi	France	DNF
—	Jack Parker	Northern Ireland	DNF
—	Victor Honorez	Belgium	DNF
—	William Kennedy	Scotland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	James Ginty Jack Potts Alex Burns Harold Clark Arthur Bourton Tommy Lee	55
2	France	André Sicard Roger Rérolle André Lonlas René Lécuron Joseph Guiomar Roger Lachaud	70
3	Belgium	Edouard Schroeven Oscar van Rumst Jean Chapelle Pierre Bajart Bert Hermans Albert van Meenen	98
4	Scotland	Jim Flockhart Alex Dow Robbie Sutherland Emmet Farrell Bill Wylie Charles Smith	122
5	Wales	Bill Matthews Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown Arthur Williams Danny Phillips Eddie Cooper	162
6	Northern Ireland	Davy Cannavan W.A. McCune James Andrews M. Gorman Bob Patterson Alex Workman	214

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

See also

• 1937 in athletics (track and field)

References