1931 International Cross Country Championships

April 2022 1931 International Cross Country Championships ICCU 24th 28 March (men) 22 March (women) Dublin, Ireland Ireland (men)Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France France (women) Baldoyle Racecourse (men) 6 (men) / 3 (women) 54 (men / 16 (women) 2 9 mi (14.5 km) men 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women 1930 Leamington 1932 Brussels The 1931 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on 28 March 1931. For the first time, an unofficial women's championship was held a week earlier in Douai, France on 22 March 1931. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald for the men's March 30, 1931 Cross-Country - England wins international championship - T.F. Smythe's fine race - The twenty-fourth International Cross-Country Championship, which was decided at Baldoyle Racecourse, Dublin, on Saturday afternoon. resulted in a win for England with an aggregate of 32 points, Scotland and France tieing for second place with 102 points... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XKdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6212%2C4377625 Glasgow Herald 7 September 28, 2013 and the women's event. March 23, 1931 Cross-Country - English women's success - Paris, Sunday - The team of English women runners, headed by Miss Gladys Lunn gained a considerable victory in the first triangular cross-country run, which took place at Douai today, the team placing being 1 England, 15 points; 2 France, 21 points; 3 Belgium, 42 points... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XP09AAAAIBAJ&sjid=T0kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1761%2C3266839 Glasgow Herald 9 September 28, 2013 Complete results for men,Magnusson Tomas March 24, 2007 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Dublin Baldoyle Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 28, 1931 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1931S.html Athchamps (archived) September 24, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070807024542/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1931S.html August 7, 2007 and for women (unofficial),Magnusson Tomas November 15, 2006 Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Douai Date: Sunday, March 22, 1931 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/uxc_SW1931S.html Athchamps (archived) September 28, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070719044321/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/uxc_SW1931S.html July 19, 2007 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 IndividualMen9 mi (14.5 km)Tim SmytheIRE 4prov 48:52Jack WinfieldENG 49:11Tom EvensonENG 49:16Women (unofficial)1.9 mi (3.0 km)Gladys LunnENG 11:12Lilian StylesENG 11:25Suzanne LenoirFRA TeamMenEngland 32Scotland France 102 Women (unofficial)England 15France 21Belgium 42 Individual Race Results Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Tim Smythe IRE 4prov 48:52 Jack Winfield ENG 49:11 Tom Evenson ENG 49:16 4 Henri Lahitte FRA 49:31 5 Jack Potts ENG 49:39 6 Jack Holden ENG 49:43 7 Frank Deakin ENG 50:00 8 Robbie Sutherland SCO 50:03 9 Arthur Allum ENG 50:22 10 John Suttie Smith SCO 50:23 11 Robert Loiseau FRA 50:25 12 Thomas Kinsella IRE 4prov 50:39 13 Jimmy Wood SCO 50:51 14 Marcel Michot FRA 50:53 15 Albert Auvray FRA 50:55 16 Victor Harman ENG 50:57 17 Harry Gallivan WAL 50:58 18 Danny Phillips WAL 50:59 19 F. Mills IRE 4prov 51:07 20 J.C. McIntyre IRE 4prov 51:10 21 William J Gunn SCO 51:16 22 David Fry SCO 51:17 23 Ernie Harper ENG 51:23 24 J. Behan IRE 4prov 51:25 25 Pierre Louchard FRA 51:26 26 Oscar van Rumst BEL 51:29 27 Theo Meersman BEL 51:32 28 Charles Wilson SCO 51:33 29 Laurie Weatherill ENG 51:37 30 Julien Serwy BEL 51:38 31 James Petrie SCO 51:44 32 Ernie Thomas WAL 51:48 33 Sauveur Tapias FRA 51:54 34 Maxi Stobbs SCO 52:02 35 Tom Burge WAL 52:03 36 T. O'Reilly IRE 4prov 52:05 37 Joseph Orose BEL 52:10 38 Jack Prosser WAL 52:20 39 Jean Linsen BEL 52:24 40 John Timmins IRE 4prov 52:25 41 T. King IRE 4prov 52:36 42 Leon Verheylesonne BEL 52:38 43 John Nalty IRE 4prov 52:46 44 A.S. Stone WAL 53:02 45 Sam Palmer WAL 53:12 46 Emile Goetleven BEL 53:23 47 Edgard Viseur BEL 53:24 48 James Gardiner SCO 53:41 49 René Vincent BEL 54:14 50 R. Simons WAL 54:21 51 Wilf Short WAL 55:07 — Georges Leclerc FRA DNF — Roger Rérolle FRA DNF — Maurice Waltispurger FRA DNF Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Gladys Lunn ENG 11:12 Lilian Styles ENG 11:25 Suzanne Lenoir FRA 4 Ruth Christmas ENG 5 Sebastienne Guyot FRA 6 Marguerite Battu FRA 7 Madeleine Massonneau FRA 8 Martine Leroux FRA 9 Doris Butterfield ENG 10 Jeanne Souffriau BEL 11 Renée Trente FRA 12 Marie-Louise Bondu BEL 13 Josée Mariani BEL 14 Eileen Stringer ENG 15 Madeleine Fulcher ENG 16 Lucie Petit BEL Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 England Jack WinfieldTom EvensonJack PottsJack HoldenFrank DeakinArthur Allum 32 2 Scotland Robbie SutherlandJohn Suttie SmithJimmy WoodWalter GunnDavid FryCharles Wilson 102 France Henri LahitteRobert LoiseauMarcel MichotAlbert AuvrayPierre LouchardSauveur Tapias 102 4 Ireland 4prov Tim SmytheThomas KinsellaF. MillsJ.C. McIntyreJ. BehanT. O'Reilly 112 5 Wales Harry GallivanDanny PhillipsErnie ThomasTom BurgeJack ProsserA.S. Stone 184 6 Belgium Oscar van RumstTheo MeersmanJulien SerwyJoseph OroseJean LinsenLeon Verheylesonne 201 Women's (unofficial) Rank Country Team Points 1 England Gladys LunnLilian StylesRuth ChristmasDoris Butterfield 15 2 France Suzanne LenoirSebastienne GuyotMarguerite BattuMadeleine Massonneau 21 3 Belgium Jeanne SouffriauMarie-Louise BonduJosée MarianiLucie Petit 42 Participation Men's An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 male athletes from 6 countries. 22em (9) (9) (9) IRE 4prov (9) (9) (9) Women's An unofficial count yields the participation of 16 female athletes from 3 countries. 22em (4) (6) (6) References Category:International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Cross International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Category:Cross country running in Ireland Cross Category:Cross country running in France Category:Athletics in Dublin (city) Category:1930s in Dublin (city) Category:Douai Category:Sport in Nord (French department) Category:1931 in French sport Category:1931 in women's sport of athletics Category:1931 in international sports Category:Women's athletics competitions in France Category:International athletics competitions hosted by France