1939 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition32nd
Date1 April
Host cityCardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Wales
VenueEly Racecourse
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation63 athletes from
7 nations

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.[1]

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jack Holden
 England
47:23 Mohamed El Ghazi
 France
47:34 Salem Amrouche
 France
47:52
Team
Men  France36  England95  Belgium115

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Jack Holden England47:23
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Mohamed El Ghazi France47:34
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Salem Amrouche France47:52
4Gaston Letisserand France48:08
5Oscar Van Rumst Belgium48:15
6Jean Chapelle Belgium48:20
7Emmet Farrell Scotland48:21
8Maurice Baudouin France48:39
9André Glatigny France48:40
10Joseph Guiomar France48:45
11Ivor Brown Wales48:47
12Jim Flockhart Scotland48:48
13Albert Scheirs Belgium48:54
14Sam Palmer Wales48:55
15Alf Tyrer England48:57
16Jack Potts England48:58
17Gaston Tinard France48:59
18Arthur Penny England49:00
19Jack Emery England49:08
20W.A. McCune Northern Ireland49:10
21Alphonse van der Straeten Belgium49:15
22Bobby McPherson Scotland49:17
23Peter Allwell Scotland49:20
24Harry Gallivan Wales49:24
25Dillan Hier Wales49:29
26Frank Reeve England49:30
27Willie Sutherland Scotland49:31
28René Leygues France49:33
29James Ross Scotland49:34
30Tom Richards Wales49:35
31Bobby Reid Scotland49:43
32Dennis Morgan Wales49:44
33Adolphe Heuninck Belgium49:48
34James O'Connor Ireland49:50
35George Fox Wales49:58
36Johnny Glenholmes Northern Ireland50:00
37Robert Nevens Belgium50:02
38Pierre Bajart Belgium50:08
39M. Gorman Northern Ireland50:09
40Anthony Etheridge England50:24
41James Andrews Northern Ireland50:46
42J. McEvoy Ireland50:58
43Jack Noble England51:11
44Reg Thomas Wales51:24
45J. McCormick Northern Ireland51:25
46Dan Gillespie Northern Ireland51:53
47Bob Patterson Northern Ireland52:04
48P. Cullen Ireland52:06
49Arthur Williams Wales52:19
50Michael Murphy Ireland52:35
51Sam Grey Ireland
52Pat Campbell Ireland
53Paul Coburn Ireland
54William Kennedy Scotland
55C. Malone Ireland
Jean Wattiau FranceDNF
Edouard Schroeven BelgiumDNF
Davy Cannavan Northern IrelandDNF
Albert van Meenen BelgiumDNF
Archie Craig Jr. ScotlandDNF
Ted Stimpson EnglandDNF
Charlie McCooke Northern IrelandDNF
J.A. Crilly IrelandDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 FranceMohamed El Ghazi
Salem Amrouche
Gaston Letisserand
Maurice Baudouin
André Glatigny
Joseph Guiomar
36
2 EnglandJack Holden
Alf Tyrer
Jack Potts
Arthur Penny
Jack Emery
Frank Reeve
95
3 BelgiumOscar Van Rumst
Jean Chapelle
Albert Scheirs
Alphonse van der Straeten
Adolphe Heuninck
Robert Nevens
115
4 ScotlandEmmet Farrell
Jim Flockhart
Bobby McPherson
Peter Allwell
Willie Sutherland
James Ross
120
5 WalesIvor Brown
Sam Palmer
Harry Gallivan
Dillan Hier
Tom Richards
Dennis Morgan
136
6 Northern IrelandW.A. McCune
Johnny Glenholmes
M. Gorman
James Andrews
J. McCormick
Dan Gillespie
227
7 IrelandJames O'Connor
J. McEvoy
P. Cullen
Michael Murphy
Sam Grey
Pat Campbell
277

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 athletes from 7 countries.

See also

  • 1939 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. 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..., Glasgow Herald, April 3, 1939, p. 18, retrieved September 30, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Cardiff Ely Racecourse Date: Saturday, April 1, 1939, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 6, 2007, retrieved September 30, 2013
  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
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