1914 International Cross Country Championships

1914 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition12th
Date28 March
Host cityAmersham, Buckinghamshire, England England
VenueChesham Park
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation45 athletes from
5 nations

The 1914 International Cross Country Championships was held in Amersham, England, at the Chesham Park on 28 March 1914. 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
10 mi (16.1 km) 		Alfred Nichols
 England		 1:00:24 George Wallach
 Scotland		 1:00:41 Ernest Glover
 England		 1:00:46
Team
Men  England 47  Scotland 74  France 106

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alfred Nichols  England 1:00:24
2nd place, silver medalist(s) George Wallach  Scotland 1:00:41
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ernest Glover  England 1:00:46
4 F. Antrobus  England 1:01:38
5 James Hughes  Ireland 1:01:42
6 Jim Wilson  England 1:01:54
7 Sid Wilson  Wales 1:02:10
8 James Lindsay  Scotland 1:02:12
9 Pierre Lalaimode  France 1:02:54
10 Cliff Price  Wales 1:02:56
11 Ralph Stanton  England 1:01:58
12 Archie Craig Sr.  Scotland 1:02:59
13 George MacKenzie  Scotland 1:03:04
14 Charles Denis  France 1:03:11
15 L. Pouzette  France 1:03:12
16 Tommy Arthur  Wales 1:03:14
17 W.G. Murray  Ireland 1:03:16
18 Alfred Bonvicini  France 1:03:17
19 David Peat  Scotland 1:03:18
20 Sam Watt  Scotland 1:03:36
21 J. Beattie  Ireland 1:03:46
22 W. Bolton  England 1:03:47
23 Charles Ruffell  England 1:04:02
24 Paul Granger  France 1:04:16
25 W. Millard  Wales 1:04:34
26 Allemamen Arbidi  France 1:04:51
27 P. Waters  Wales 1:04:56
28 Jack J. Martin  Ireland 1:05:05
29 Sandy Sanderson  England 1:05:30
30 W. Winkworth  Ireland 1:05:35
31 Frank Ryder  Ireland 1:05:41
32 Edgar Davies  Wales 1:05:53
33 Ernest Massey  Wales 1:06:03
34 Maurice Grolleau  France 1:06:09
35 Jack Wootton  England 1:06:35
36 Jack Miles  Wales 1:06:41
37 J. Grey  Ireland 1:06:55
38 John Templeman  Scotland 1:07:22
39 Marcel Dudant  France 1:08:11
40 Sam Judd  Wales 1:15:26
— Bertie Irwin  Ireland DNF
— Louis Pauteix  France DNF
— G.R. Stephen  Scotland DNF
— Geo Cummings  Scotland DNF
— A. Moore  Ireland DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Alfred Nichols
Ernest Glover
F. Antrobus
Jim Wilson
Ralph Stanton
W. Bolton		 47
2  Scotland George Wallach
James Lindsay
Archie Craig Sr.
George MacKenzie
David Peat
Sam Watt		 74
3  France Pierre Lalaimode
Charles Denis
L. Pouzette
Alfred Bonvicini
Paul Granger
Allemamen Arbidi		 106
4  Wales Sid Wilson
Cliff Price
Tommy Arthur
W. Millard
P. Waters
Edgar Davies		 117
5  Ireland James Hughes
W.G. Murray
J. Beattie
Jack J. Martin
W. Winkworth
Frank Ryder		 132

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

References

  1. ^ Athletics. - International Cross-Country Championship. - The conditions for this race at Chesham were far different from those for the national at the same place..., Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1914, p. 15, retrieved 26 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Amersham Chesham Park Date: Saturday, March 28, 1914, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 6 August 2007, retrieved 24 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