1939 International Cross Country Championships

1939 International Cross Country Championships ICCU 32nd 1 April Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Wales Ely Racecourse 7 63 1 9 mi (14.5 km) 1938 Belfast 1940 Paris (unofficial)→1946 Ayr The 1939 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cardiff, Wales, at the Ely Racecourse on 1 April 1939. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. April 3, 1939 Holden's Record Triumph - International Title for Fourth Time - Reid's cross-country failure - British athletes were outclassed by Continental runners in the cross-country International at Ely Raceground, Cardiff, on Saturday, with the exception of J.T. Holden, the Tripton veteran, who won the individual title for the fourth time... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zUZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uIgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6444%2C334025 Glasgow Herald 18 September 30, 2013 Complete results,Magnusson Tomas March 24, 2007 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Cardiff Ely Racecourse Date: Saturday, April 1, 1939 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1939S.html Athchamps (archived) September 30, 2013 live https://web.archive.org/web/20070806012633/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1939S.html August 6, 2007 medallists, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ixc.htm Athletics Weekly September 24, 2013 and the results of British athletes 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf IAAF 13ff September 24, 2013 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf September 27, 2013 were published. Medallists IndividualMen9 mi (14.5 km)Jack HoldenENG 47:23Mohamed El GhaziFRA 47:34Salem AmroucheFRA 47:52 TeamMenFrance 36England 95Belgium 115 Individual Race Results Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Jack Holden ENG 47:23 Mohamed El Ghazi FRA 47:34 Salem Amrouche FRA 47:52 4 Gaston Letisserand FRA 48:08 5 Oscar Van Rumst BEL 48:15 6 Jean Chapelle BEL 48:20 7 Emmet Farrell SCO 48:21 8 Maurice Baudouin FRA 48:39 9 André Glatigny FRA 48:40 10 Joseph Guiomar FRA 48:45 11 Ivor Brown WAL 48:47 12 Jim Flockhart SCO 48:48 13 Albert Scheirs BEL 48:54 14 Sam Palmer WAL 48:55 15 Alf Tyrer ENG 48:57 16 Jack Potts ENG 48:58 17 Gaston Tinard FRA 48:59 18 Arthur Penny ENG 49:00 19 Jack Emery ENG 49:08 20 W.A. McCune NIR 49:10 21 Alphonse van der Straeten BEL 49:15 22 Bobby McPherson SCO 49:17 23 Peter Allwell SCO 49:20 24 Harry Gallivan WAL 49:24 25 Dillan Hier WAL 49:29 26 Frank Reeve ENG 49:30 27 Willie Sutherland SCO 49:31 28 René Leygues FRA 49:33 29 James Ross SCO 49:34 30 Tom Richards WAL 49:35 31 Bobby Reid SCO 49:43 32 Dennis Morgan WAL 49:44 33 Adolphe Heuninck BEL 49:48 34 James O'Connor IRL 49:50 35 George Fox WAL 49:58 36 Johnny Glenholmes NIR 50:00 37 Robert Nevens BEL 50:02 38 Pierre Bajart BEL 50:08 39 M. Gorman NIR 50:09 40 Anthony Etheridge ENG 50:24 41 James Andrews NIR 50:46 42 J. McEvoy IRL 50:58 43 Jack Noble ENG 51:11 44 Reg Thomas WAL 51:24 45 J. McCormick NIR 51:25 46 Dan Gillespie NIR 51:53 47 Bob Patterson NIR 52:04 48 P. Cullen IRL 52:06 49 Arthur Williams WAL 52:19 50 Michael Murphy IRL 52:35 51 Sam Grey IRL 52 Pat Campbell IRL 53 Paul Coburn IRL 54 William Kennedy SCO 55 C. Malone IRL — Jean Wattiau FRA DNF — Edouard Schroeven BEL DNF — Davy Cannavan NIR DNF — Albert van Meenen BEL DNF — Archie Craig Jr. SCO DNF — Ted Stimpson ENG DNF — Charlie McCooke NIR DNF — J.A. Crilly IRL DNF Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 France Mohamed El GhaziSalem AmroucheGaston LetisserandMaurice BaudouinAndré GlatignyJoseph Guiomar 36 2 England Jack HoldenAlf TyrerJack PottsArthur PennyJack EmeryFrank Reeve 95 3 Belgium Oscar Van RumstJean ChapelleAlbert ScheirsAlphonse van der StraetenAdolphe HeuninckRobert Nevens 115 4 Scotland Emmet FarrellJim FlockhartBobby McPhersonPeter AllwellWillie SutherlandJames Ross 120 5 Wales Ivor BrownSam PalmerHarry GallivanDillan HierTom RichardsDennis Morgan 136 6 Northern Ireland W.A. McCuneJohnny GlenholmesM. GormanJames AndrewsJ. McCormickDan Gillespie 227 7 Ireland James O'ConnorJ. McEvoyP. CullenMichael MurphySam GreyPat Campbell 277 Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 athletes from 7 countries. 22em (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) (9) See also 1939 in athletics (track and field) References Category:International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Wales Category:Cross country running in the United Kingdom Category:Sports competitions in Cardiff Category:1930s in Cardiff International Cross Country Championships Category:1939 in international sports