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1909 International Cross Country Championships

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1909 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition7th
Date20 March
Host cityDerby, Derbyshire, England England
VenueDerby Racecourse
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation51 athletes from
5 nations

The 1909 International Cross Country Championships was held in Derby, England, at the Derby Racecourse on 20 March 1909. 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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km)
Edward Wood
 England
58:03 Jean Bouin
 France
58:04 Ernest Loney
 England
58:53
Team
Men  England 32  Ireland 77  Scotland 107

Individual Race Results

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Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edward Wood  England 58:03
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Bouin  France 58:04
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ernest Loney  England 58:53
4 Bill Coales  England 59:16
5 Tom Downing  Ireland 59:24
6 Charlie Harris  Ireland 59:34
7 Fred Lord  England 1:00:04
8 Charles Straw  England 1:00:20
9 Jack Price  England 1:00:32
10 Ernest Barnes  England 1:00:36
11 William Bowman  Scotland 1:00:39
12 Marcel Courbaton  France 1:00:42
13 James Hughes  Ireland 1:00:58
14 Frank Buckley  Ireland 1:01:10
15 Alex Mann  Scotland 1:01:19
16 James Murphy  Ireland 1:01:21
17 James Duffy  Scotland 1:01:24
18 Tom Johnston  Scotland 1:01:24
19 Alexandre Fayollat  France 1:01:38
20 George MacKenzie  Scotland 1:01:45
21 J. Terris  France 1:01:47
22 Edgar Stead  Wales 1:01:48
23 Frank Ryder  Ireland 1:01:52
24 Victor Millerot  France 1:01:54
25 M.J. McHale  Ireland 1:02:08
26 Sam Watt  Scotland 1:02:10
27 Arthur Pateshall  England 1:02:11
28 M.J. McCann  Ireland 1:02:15
29 T. Elsmore  Wales 1:02:20
30 Ernest Paul  Wales 1:02:28
31 Harry Baldwin  England 1:02:31
32 Tommy Arthur  Wales 1:02:35
33 Paul Bouchard  France 1:02:38
34 Alex McPhee  Scotland 1:02:49
35 Arthur McGuffie  Scotland 1:02:51
36 Rhys Evans  Wales 1:03:07
37 Tom Jack  Scotland 1:03:10
38 P.B. Currey  Wales 1:03:12
39 Ben Christmas  Wales 1:03:25
40 Ernest Massey  England 1:03:58
41 Harry Sewell  England 1:04:48
42 Emile Verrier  France 1:04:54
43 R. Jones  Wales 1:05:08
44 Tom Pavey  Wales 1:05:25
45 P.J. McGuinness  Ireland 1:08:04
46 Llewellyn Lloyd  Wales 1:08:07
Sam Stevenson  Scotland DNF
Jacques Versel  France DNF
Georges Filiatre  France DNF
P. Watters  Ireland DNF
Edward Green  England DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Edward Wood
Ernest Loney
Bill Coales
Fred Lord
Charles Straw
Jack Price
32
2  Ireland Tom Downing
Charlie Harris
James Hughes
Frank Buckley
James Murphy
Frank Ryder
77
3  Scotland William Bowman
Alex Mann
James Duffy
Tom Johnston
George MacKenzie
Sam Watt
107
4  France Jean Bouin
Marcel Courbaton
Alexandre Fayollat
J. Terris
Victor Millerot
Paul Bouchard
111
5  Wales Edgar Stead
T. Elsmore
Ernest Paul
Tommy Arthur
Rhys Evans
P.B. Currey
187

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 51 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Notes on sport - International Cross-Country Championship - The international cross-country championship was decided on the Derby Racecourse on Saturday afternoon, the attendance numbering about 3000..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1909, p. 12, retrieved September 26, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Derby Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 20, 1909, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on June 10, 2007, retrieved September 24, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013