1907 International Cross Country Championships

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1907 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition5th
Date23 March 1907
Host cityGlasgow, Scotland Scotland
VenueGlasgow Agricultural Society Show Grounds, Scotstoun
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation56 athletes from
5 nations

The 1907 International Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1907. The race was held at the Glasgow Agricultural Society Show Grounds, Scotstoun in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the first year that athletes from France competed in the event. Race results,[1] and medallists[2][3] were published in the Glasgow Herald.[4]

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 56 athletes participated from five countries:

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km)
Adam Underwood
File:Flag of England.svg England
54:26.4 George Pearce
File:Flag of England.svg England
54:48 Sammy Welding
File:Flag of England.svg England
54:50
Team
Men File:Flag of England.svg England 23 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 85 File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland 123

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Adam Underwood File:Flag of England.svg England 54:26.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) George Pearce File:Flag of England.svg England 54:48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sammy Welding File:Flag of England.svg England 54:50
4 Arthur Ashby File:Flag of England.svg England 55:00
5 Tom Jack File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 55:24
6 Harry Bennion File:Flag of England.svg England 55:27
7 Billy Day File:Flag of England.svg England 55:32
8 James Murphy File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland 55:35
9 Harry Young File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland 55:37
10 Jack Price File:Flag of England.svg England 55:50
11 Gaston Ragueneau File:Flag of France.svg France 55:59
12 W. Hulse File:Flag of England.svg England 56:20
13 Jean Bouin File:Flag of France.svg France 56:31
14 Pat Melville File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 56:35
15 Thomas Robertson File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 56:39
16 Tom Johnston File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 56:44
17 William Bowman File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 56:47
18 George MacKenzie File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 56:48
19 Georges Cousin File:Flag of France.svg France 56:53
20 H.S. Pullinger File:Flag of England.svg England 57:12
21 Jacques Keyser File:Flag of France.svg France 57:13
22 William Birtles File:Flag of England.svg England 57:17
23 John Ranken File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 57:28
24 Sam Carson File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 57:42
25 Sam Lee File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland 57:46
26 W. Cooke File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland 57:47
27 Frank Buckley File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland 58:06
28 Tom Downing File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland 58:09
29 Ernest Rax File:Flag of France.svg France 58:10
30 Edgar Ballon File:Flag of France.svg France 58:15
31 Georges David File:Flag of France.svg France 58:18
32 Edgar Price File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 58:25
33 D.H. Griffiths File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 58:43
34 Jack Smith File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland 59:02
35 Alexandre Fayollat File:Flag of France.svg France 59:38
36 Louis Haller File:Flag of France.svg France 59:43
37 Frank Pinkard File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 59:46
38 W. Fitzjohn File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1:00:32
39 Ben Christmas File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1:00:39
40 T. Bunford File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1:01:17
41 Eddie Ace File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1:01:35
42 Tommy Arthur File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1:01:39
43 Adam Grieve File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 1:02:34
44 W. Cooper File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1:03:08
45 J. Moore File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland 1:03:15
46 Eddie Francis File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 1:03:22
Joe Deakin File:Flag of England.svg England DNF
Ernest Loney File:Flag of England.svg England DNF
E. Rosset File:Flag of France.svg France DNF
Charlie Harris File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland DNF
G.W. Hill File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland DNF
Albert Baker File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland DNF
Alex McPhee File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland DNF
James Ure File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland DNF
Llewellyn Lloyd File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales DNF
Eddie O'Donnell File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1 File:Flag of England.svg England Adam Underwood
George Pearce
Sammy Welding
Arthur Ashby
Harry Bennion
Billy Day
23
2 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Tom Jack
Pat Melville
Thomas Robertson
Tom Johnston
William Bowman
George MacKenzie
85
3 File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland James Murphy
Harry Young
Sam Lee
W. Cooke
Frank Buckley
Tom Downing
123
4 File:Flag of France.svg France Gaston Ragueneau
Jean Bouin
Georges Cousin
Jacques Keyser
Ernest Rax
Edgar Ballon
123
5 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales Edgar Price
D.H. Griffiths
Frank Pinkard
W. Fitzjohn
Ben Christmas
T. Bunford
219

See also

References

  1. Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Senior -Glasgow Agricultural Society Scotstoun Saturday March 23, 1907, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 25 December 2005, retrieved 24 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  3. 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
  4. Notes on sport - Cross-Country Running - International Championship at Scotstoun. The fifth annual competition for pride of place, the possession of the "Lumley" challenge shield, the individual gold medal of the nations, and the certificates to the members of the winning team was decided in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon..., Glasgow Herald, 25 March 1907, p. 12, retrieved 25 September 2013