1921 International Cross Country Championships

1921 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition14th
Date19 March
Host cityCaerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Wales
VenueCaerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation36 athletes from
4 nations

The 1921 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 19 March 1921. 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)
Wally Freeman
 England
56:53 Bobby Mills
 England
57:03 Bevy Bingham
 Ireland
57:17
Team
Men  England33 Ireland71  Wales119

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Wally Freeman England56:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Bobby Mills England57:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Bevy Bingham Ireland57:17
4Christopher Vose England57:18
5Joe Blewitt England57:46
6Tim Crowe Ireland57:51
7Larry Cummins Ireland58:03
8George Wallach Scotland58:08
9Dunky Wright Scotland58:28
10J. Dixon England58:32
11Halland Britton England58:35
12Alex Barrie Scotland58:38
13Sam Judd Wales58:40
14Fred Walker England59:03
15Arthur Norcliffe England59:40
16Alec Woods Ireland1:00:00
17Gwyn Morgan Wales1:00:13
18Andy Topping Ireland1:00:17
19W.J. Jones Wales1:00:18
20Alf Pepper England1:00:27
21Tommy Dougherty Ireland1:00:30
22Jim Edwards Wales1:00:43
23Sid Wilson Wales1:00:46
24Paddy Harris Ireland1:00:51
25Edgar Davies Wales1:01:03
26E. Slater Ireland1:01:11
27J.H. Brunning Wales1:01:17
28Anton Hegarty Ireland1:01:23
29Stanley Williams Wales1:01:53
30David Cummings Scotland1:02:04
31James Hill Motion Scotland1:02:44
32Archie Craig Sr. Scotland1:03:21
—Jim Wilson ScotlandDNF
—Ernie Thomas WalesDNF
—Alex Lawrie ScotlandDNF
—James Gardiner ScotlandDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandWally Freeman
Bobby Mills
Christopher Vose
Joe Blewitt
J. Dixon
Halland Britton
33
2 IrelandBevy Bingham
Tim Crowe
Larry Cummins
Alec Woods
Andy Topping
Tommy Dougherty
71
3 WalesSam Judd
Gwyn Morgan
W.J. Jones
Jim Edwards
Sid Wilson
Edgar Davies
119
4 ScotlandGeorge Wallach
Dunky Wright
Alex Barrie
David Cummings
James Hill Motion
Archie Craig Sr.
122

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 36 athletes from 4 countries.

See also

  • 1921 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. ↑ "Cross Country. - The International Championship. - The international cross country championship was run on Saturday at Caerleon, near Newport (Mos.), and resulted in an easy win for England, the points being England 33; Ireland 71; Wales 119; Scotland 122..." Glasgow Herald. 21 March 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 19, 1921". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 27 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.