1908 International Cross Country Championships

1908 International Cross Country Championships ICCU 6th 26 March Colombes, Île-de-France, France France Stade de Matin 5 54 1 10 mi (16.1 km) 1907 Glasgow 1909 Derby The 1908 International Cross Country Championships was held in Colombes, France, at the Stade de Matin on 26 March 1908. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. March 27, 1908 Cross-Country Race in France - England wins - The international cross-country race, which took place at Colombes, near Paris, ended in an easy win for England with 24 points, but the Frenchmen caused a good deal of surprise by getting second with 81 points... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9s1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6600%2C3051693 Glasgow Herald 15 September 25, 2013 Complete results,Magnusson Tomas INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Senior - Colombes Stade de Matin Thursday March 26 1908 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1903S.html Athchamps (archived) September 26, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20051205022426/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1903S.html December 5, 2005 medalists, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ixc.htm Athletics Weekly September 24, 2013 and the results of British athletes36th 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. Medalists IndividualMen10 mi (16.1 km)Arthur RobertsonENG 50:26.8Fred NeavesENG 50:31George PearceENG 50:42 TeamMenEngland 24France 81Ireland 1783 104 Individual Race Results Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Arthur Robertson ENG 50:26.8 Fred Neaves ENG 50:31 George Pearce ENG 50:42 4 Gaston Ragueneau FRA 50:45 5 William Clarke ENG 50:58 6 Joe Deakin ENG 51:09 7 Edward Wood ENG 51:22 8 James Murphy IRE 1783 51:26 9 Marcel Courbaton FRA 51:32 10 Sammy Welding ENG 51:39 11 Tom Downing IRE 1783 51:45 12 Tom Johnston SCO 51:52 13 Harry Young IRE 1783 52:17 14 Alexandre Fayollat FRA 52:31 15 P.J. McGuinness IRE 1783 52:32 16 George Rhodes ENG 52:43 17 Joseph Dreher FRA 52:47 18 R. Staath FRA 52:56 19 Victor Millerot FRA 52:57 20 Thomas Robertson SCO 52:59 21 Jim Kerr IRE 1783 53:00 22 Bill Coales ENG 53:01 23 Louis Haller FRA 53:05 24 John Ranken SCO 53:35 25 Pat Melville SCO 53:40 26 Billy Day ENG 53:42 27 George MacKenzie SCO 53:44 28 Thomas Miller SCO 53:45 29 J.S. Matthews SCO 53:50 30 A. Delmotte FRA 53:56 31 Rhys Evans WAL 53:59 32 Frank Melville ENG 53:59 33 Tom Jack SCO 54:05 34 Eddie Ace WAL 54:11 35 Lucien Fremont FRA 54:15 36 C.W. Sparkes IRE 1783 54:17 37 Tommy Arthur WAL 54:28 38 Frank Buckley IRE 1783 54:51 39 Sam Lee IRE 1783 54:59 40 William Bowman SCO 55:01 41 J. Cully IRE 1783 55:09 42 Paul Lizandier FRA 55:15 43 L. Brulé FRA 55:17 44 C. Gould WAL 55:22 45 H. Granger WAL 55:43 46 Eddie O'Donnell WAL 56:03 47 T. Bunford WAL 57:37 48 Ben Christmas WAL 57:37 49 George Duggan IRE 1783 57:50 — Harry Bennion ENG DNF — Jacques Versel FRA DNF — J. O'Regan IRE 1783 DNF — Alex McPhee SCO DNF — Sam Stevenson SCO DNF Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 England Arthur RobertsonFred NeavesGeorge PearceWilliam ClarkeJoe DeakinEdward Wood 24 2 France Gaston RagueneauMarcel CourbatonAlexandre FayollatJoseph DreherR. StaathVictor Millerot 81 3 Ireland 1783 James MurphyTom DowningHarry YoungP.J. McGuinnessJim KerrC.W. Sparkes 104 4 Scotland Tom JohnstonThomas RobertsonJohn RankenPat MelvilleGeorge MacKenzieThomas Miller 136 5 Wales Rhys EvansEddie AceTommy ArthurC. GouldH. GrangerEddie O'Donnell 237 Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 5 countries. 22em (12) (12) IRE 1783 (11) (11) (8) See also 1908 in athletics (track and field) References Category:International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Cross International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Category:Cross country running in France Category:Sport in Hauts-de-Seine Category:20th century in Île-de-France Category:Athletics in Paris Category:1908 in international sports