1936 International Cross Country Championships

The 1936 International Cross Country Championships was held in Blackpool, England, at The Stadium, Squires Gate on 28 March 1936. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1936 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition29th
Date28 March
Host cityBlackpool, Lancashire, England
VenueThe Stadium, Squires Gate
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

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)
William Eaton
 England
47:38 Jack Holden
 England
48:08 Alex Dow
 Scotland
48:14
Team
Men  England41  France66  Scotland112

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
William Eaton England47:38
Jack Holden England48:08
Alex Dow Scotland48:14
4André Lonlas France48:17
5Alex Burns England48:35
6Roger Rérolle France48:42
7Oscar van Rumst Belgium48:45
8Salem Amrouche France48:52
9Maurice Baudouin France48:58
10Jack Potts England49:10
11Sam Dodd England49:13
12Laurie Weatherill England49:15
13Robbie Sutherland Scotland49:21
14Fernand Le Heurteur France49:22
15Bill Matthews Wales49:22
16Alex Workman Northern Ireland49:31
17Arthur Williams Wales49:34
18Harry Gallivan Wales49:34
19M. Gorman Northern Ireland49:36
20Jim Flockhart Scotland49:39
21Tom Evenson England49:44
22Bill Wylie Scotland49:51
23Harold Clark England49:56
24John Suttie Smith Scotland50:02
25Mohamed Bouali France50:05
26Edouard Schroeven Belgium50:12
27René Vincent Belgium50:20
28Brahim Ben Mohamed France50:24
29Joseph Guiomar France50:27
30Jackie Campbell Scotland50:28
31Johnny Glenholmes Northern Ireland50:33
32Pierre Parent Belgium50:40
33George Fox Wales50:41
34Danny Phillips Wales50:51
35Maurice van den Berghe Belgium51:02
36Pierre Bajart Belgium51:03
37Tom Carter England51:04
38Charles Smith Scotland51:11
39René van Broeck Belgium51:15
40Bob Patterson Northern Ireland51:17
41Tom Richards Wales51:18
42Jimmy Nelson Northern Ireland51:23
43Peter Plais Northern Ireland51:36
44Louis Willemyns Belgium51:46
45W.L. Raddon Wales51:55
46Cliff Evans Wales52:10
47Ken Harris Wales52:36
48Walter Gunn Scotland52:53
49John Henning Northern Ireland52:56
50Harry McFall Northern Ireland53:06
51Bert Hermans Belgium53:17
52Willie Sutherland Scotland53:42
Bareck Ben Daou FranceDNF
W.A. McCune Northern IrelandDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandWilliam Eaton
Jack Holden
Alex Burns
Jack Potts
Sam Dodd
Laurie Weatherill
41
2 FranceAndré Lonlas
Roger Rérolle
Salem Amrouche
Maurice Baudouin
Fernand Le Heurteur
Mohamed Bouali
66
3 ScotlandAlex Dow
Robbie Sutherland
Jim Flockhart
Bill Wylie
John Suttie Smith
Jackie Campbell
112
4 WalesBill Matthews
Arthur Williams
Harry Gallivan
George Fox
Danny Phillips
Tom Richards
158
5 BelgiumOscar van Rumst
Edouard Schroeven
René Vincent
Pierre Parent
Maurice van den Berghe
Pierre Bajart
163
6 Northern IrelandAlex Workman
M. Gorman
Johnny Glenholmes
Bob Patterson
Jimmy Nelson
Peter Plais
191

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

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See also

  • 1936 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. Cross-Country - Scotland third team at Blackpool - Behind England and France - Warm weather conditions affected the Scottish cross-country team at the nine mile International held at Blackpool on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1936, p. 6, retrieved 30 September 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (4 July 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Blackpool The Stadium, Squires Gate Date: Saturday, March 28, 1936, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 30 September 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  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 (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013
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