1936 International Cross Country Championships

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1936 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition29th
Date28 March
Host cityBlackpool, Lancashire, England England
VenueThe Stadium, Squires Gate
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

The 1936 International Cross Country Championships was held in Blackpool, England, at The Stadium, Squires Gate on 28 March 1936. 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[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
William Eaton
 England
47:38 Jack Holden
 England
48:08 Alex Dow
 Scotland
48:14
Team
Men  England 41  France 66  Scotland 112

Individual Race Results[edit]

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)[edit]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) William Eaton  England 47:38
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jack Holden  England 48:08
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alex Dow  Scotland 48:14
4 André Lonlas  France 48:17
5 Alex Burns  England 48:35
6 Roger Rérolle  France 48:42
7 Oscar van Rumst  Belgium 48:45
8 Salem Amrouche  France 48:52
9 Maurice Baudouin  France 48:58
10 Jack Potts  England 49:10
11 Sam Dodd  England 49:13
12 Laurie Weatherill  England 49:15
13 Robbie Sutherland  Scotland 49:21
14 Fernand Le Heurteur  France 49:22
15 Bill Matthews  Wales 49:22
16 Alex Workman  Northern Ireland 49:31
17 Arthur Williams  Wales 49:34
18 Harry Gallivan  Wales 49:34
19 M. Gorman  Northern Ireland 49:36
20 Jim Flockhart  Scotland 49:39
21 Tom Evenson  England 49:44
22 Bill Wylie  Scotland 49:51
23 Harold Clark  England 49:56
24 John Suttie Smith  Scotland 50:02
25 Mohamed Bouali  France 50:05
26 Edouard Schroeven  Belgium 50:12
27 René Vincent  Belgium 50:20
28 Brahim Ben Mohamed  France 50:24
29 Joseph Guiomar  France 50:27
30 Jackie Campbell  Scotland 50:28
31 Johnny Glenholmes  Northern Ireland 50:33
32 Pierre Parent  Belgium 50:40
33 George Fox  Wales 50:41
34 Danny Phillips  Wales 50:51
35 Maurice van den Berghe  Belgium 51:02
36 Pierre Bajart  Belgium 51:03
37 Tom Carter  England 51:04
38 Charles Smith  Scotland 51:11
39 René van Broeck  Belgium 51:15
40 Bob Patterson  Northern Ireland 51:17
41 Tom Richards  Wales 51:18
42 Jimmy Nelson  Northern Ireland 51:23
43 Peter Plais  Northern Ireland 51:36
44 Louis Willemyns  Belgium 51:46
45 W.L. Raddon  Wales 51:55
46 Cliff Evans  Wales 52:10
47 Ken Harris  Wales 52:36
48 Walter Gunn  Scotland 52:53
49 John Henning  Northern Ireland 52:56
50 Harry McFall  Northern Ireland 53:06
51 Bert Hermans  Belgium 53:17
52 Willie Sutherland  Scotland 53:42
Bareck Ben Daou  France DNF
W.A. McCune  Northern Ireland DNF

Team Results[edit]

Men's[edit]

Rank Country Team Points
1  England William Eaton
Jack Holden
Alex Burns
Jack Potts
Sam Dodd
Laurie Weatherill
41
2  France André Lonlas
Roger Rérolle
Salem Amrouche
Maurice Baudouin
Fernand Le Heurteur
Mohamed Bouali
66
3  Scotland Alex Dow
Robbie Sutherland
Jim Flockhart
Bill Wylie
John Suttie Smith
Jackie Campbell
112
4  Wales Bill Matthews
Arthur Williams
Harry Gallivan
George Fox
Danny Phillips
Tom Richards
158
5  Belgium Oscar van Rumst
Edouard Schroeven
René Vincent
Pierre Parent
Maurice van den Berghe
Pierre Bajart
163
6  Northern Ireland Alex Workman
M. Gorman
Johnny Glenholmes
Bob Patterson
Jimmy Nelson
Peter Plais
191

Participation[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cross-Country - Scotland third team at Blackpool - Behind England and France - Warm weather conditions affected the Scottish cross-country team at the nine mile International held at Blackpool on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1936, p. 6, retrieved 30 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (4 July 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Blackpool The Stadium, Squires Gate Date: Saturday, March 28, 1936, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 30 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