1928 International Cross Country Championships

The 1928 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, on 24 March 1928.

1928 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	21st
Date	24 March
Host city	Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Events	1
Distances	9.5 mi (15.3 km)
Participation	45 athletes from 5 nations
← 1927 Caerleon 1929 Vincennes →

Complete results,[1] medallists, [2] and the results of British athletes[3] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9.5 mi (15.3 km)	Harry Eckersley  England	52:34	John Suttie Smith  Scotland	52:48	Seghir Beddari  France	53:02
Team
Men	France	45	England	55	Scotland	104

Individual Race Results

Men's (9.5 mi / 15.3 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Harry Eckersley	England	52:34
	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	52:48
	Seghir Beddari	France	53:02
4	Georges Boue	France	53:10
5	Harry Payne	England	53:34
6	Walter Beavers	England	53:35
7	Ernie Harper	England	53:45
8	Emile Chapuis	France	53:49
9	Henri Dartigues	France	54:00
10	Marcel Denis	France	54:02
11	René Granier	France	54:05
12	David Richards Sen.	Wales	54:10
13	Arthur Muggridge	England	54:11
14	Frank Stevenson	Scotland	54:33
15	Henri Lahitte	France	54:40
16	Georges Leclerc	France	54:43
17	Ernie Thomas	Wales	54:47
18	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	54:54
19	Pat Coyle	Ireland	54:56
20	Dunky Wright	Scotland	55:06
21	Jimmy Wood	Scotland	55:22
22	Danny Phillips	Wales	55:26
23	Albert Worrall	England	55:38
24	Frank Denmead	Wales	55:49
25	Tom Fanning	Ireland	56:07
26	Victor Harman	England	56:25
27	E.R. Leyshon	Wales	56:27
28	Jack Prosser	Wales	56:30
29	Walter Gunn	Scotland	56:41
30	George Magan	Ireland	56:46
31	Robert Henderson	Scotland	56:49
32	Ted Hopkins	Wales	57:25
33	J. Davies	Wales	57:27
34	Harry Russell	Ireland	57:31
35	John Nalty	Ireland	57:32
36	A. Morris	Ireland	57:33
37	Walter Calderwood	Scotland	57:37
38	John Timmins	Ireland	57:45
39	Sammy Tombe	Scotland	58:10
40	W. Smyth	Ireland	58:29
41	S. Driscoll	Wales	58:37
42	P. Dooley	Ireland	1:02:15
—	Eddie Webster	England	DNF
—	Joseph Robin	France	DNF
—	Tommy Metcalf	England	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	France	Seghir Beddari Georges Boue Emile Chapuis Henri Dartigues Marcel Denis René Granier	45
2	England	Harry Eckersley Harry Payne Walter Beavers Ernie Harper Arthur Muggridge Albert Worrall	55
3	Scotland	John Suttie Smith Frank Stevenson Robbie Sutherland Dunky Wright Jimmy Wood Walter Gunn	104
4	Wales	David Richards Sen. Ernie Thomas Danny Phillips Frank Denmead E.R. Leyshon Jack Prosser	130
5	Ireland	Pat Coyle Tom Fanning George Magan Harry Russell John Nalty A. Morris	179

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 5 countries.

England (9)  France (9)

Ireland (9)  Scotland (9)

Wales (9)

See also

• 1928 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 15.3km CC Men - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 24, 1928, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 August 2007, retrieved 28 September 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
2. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
3. 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013