1912 International Cross Country Championships

1912 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition10th
Date30 March
Host cityEdinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Scotland
VenueSaughton Public Park
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation44 athletes from
5 nations

The 1912 International Cross Country Championships was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the Saughton Public Park on 30 March 1912. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

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

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km)
Jean Bouin
 France
51:46 William Scott
 England
52:19 Frederick Hibbins
 England
52:34
Team
Men  England41  Scotland88  Ireland110

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Jean Bouin France51:46
2nd place, silver medalist(s)William Scott England52:19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Frederick Hibbins England52:34
4George Wallach Scotland52:51
5Puck O'Neill Ireland53:07
6Jacques Keyser France53:12
7Ernest Glover England53:14
8W.J. Tucker England53:20
9James Murphy Ireland53:26
10Fred Neaves England53:32
11Christopher Vose England53:45
12James Hughes Ireland53:57
13J.D. Hughes Scotland54:01
14G.R. Stephen Scotland54:05
15Harry Hughes Scotland54:10
16Edgar Davies Wales54:11
17Ernest Paul Wales54:25
18Jack Miles Wales54:26
19Charles Ruffell England54:27
20Tom Jack Scotland54:28
21Gaston Heuet France54:34
22George MacKenzie Scotland54:40
23H. Holbrook England54:44
24Gustave Lauvaux France54:49
25Alexander Loch Scotland55:15
26J.J Mooney Ireland55:30
27F. Guthrie Ireland55:40
28Angus Kerr Scotland55:43
29Jack Meyrick Wales56:02
30Lucien Fremont France56:10
31Jack J. Martin Ireland56:18
32W. Taylor Wales56:21
33Bob Kerr Ireland56:40
34Will Herring Wales56:45
35Sydney Greenway England56:51
36P.J. Clarke Ireland56:55
37Louis Pauteix France56:56
39W. Millard Wales57:35
40P.J. McGuinness Ireland58:30
41Jean-Marie-Joseph Roche France59:42
—Georges Dumonteuil FranceDNF
—Pierre Lalaimode FranceDNF
—Sam Watt ScotlandDNF
—Sid Wilson WalesDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandWilliam Scott
Frederick Hibbins
Ernest Glover
W.J. Tucker
Fred Neaves
Christopher Vose
41
2 ScotlandGeorge Wallach
J.D. Hughes
G.R. Stephen
Harry Hughes
Tom Jack
George MacKenzie
88
3 IrelandPuck O'Neill
James Murphy
James Hughes
J.J Mooney
F. Guthrie
Jack J. Martin
110
4 FranceJean Bouin
Jacques Keyser
Gaston Heuet
Gustave Lauvaux
Lucien Fremont
Louis Pauteix
119
5 WalesEdgar Davies
Ernest Paul
Jack Miles
Jack Meyrick
W. Taylor
Will Herring
146

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

  • 1912 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. ↑ "Athletics - The International Cross-Country Championship. - The International Cross-Country Championship was held on Saturday at Saughton, Edinburgh..." Glasgow Herald. 1 April 1912. p. 16. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Edinburgh Saughton Public Park Date: Saturday, March 30, 1912". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 4 August 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 September 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 on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.