1938 International Cross Country Championships

The 1938 International Cross Country Championships was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the Royal Ulster Showground on 2 April 1938. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held three weeks earlier in Lille, France on 12 March 1938. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1938 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition31st
Date2 April (men)
12 March (women)
Host cityBelfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland } (men)
Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (women)
VenueRoyal Ulster Showground (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation63 (men) / 18 (women) athletes from
7 (men) / 3 (women) nations

Complete results for men,[2] and for women (unofficial),[3] medallists,[4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)		 Jack Emery
 England		49:57 Jean Chapelle
 Belgium		50:16 Sam Palmer
 Wales		50:36
Women
1.9 mi (3.0 km)		 Evelyne Forster
 England		12:40 Dolly Harris-Roden
 England		12:48 Jeanne Pousset
 Belgium		12:51
Team
Men  England43  France96  Belgium117
Women  England12  France30  Belgium36

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Jack Emery England49:57
Jean Chapelle Belgium50:16
Sam Palmer Wales50:36
4Jack Potts England50:48
5Jean Wattiau France50:49
6Jack Holden England50:54
7Ivor Brown Wales50:56
8Emmet Farrell Scotland50:59
9Bertie Robertson England51:00
10Frank Cummins Ireland51:03
11Vic Draper England51:09
12Alex Burns England51:14
13Salem Amrouche France51:20
14Jean Lalanne France51:24
15Albert van Meenen Belgium51:30
16Oscar van Rumst Belgium51:31
17Maurice Baudouin France51:34
18Pierre Bajart Belgium51:36
19Davy Cannavan Northern Ireland51:41
20W.A. McCune Northern Ireland51:46
21Joseph Guiomar France51:47
22Bill Matthews Wales51:48
23Harry Gallivan Wales51:51
24Archie Craig Jr. Scotland52:00
25Norman Jones England52:02
26Roger Rérolle France52:07
27Alex Dow Scotland52:08
28James O'Connor Ireland52:12
29Frank Reeve England52:14
30André-Louis Laforge France52:16
31Frans Vandersteen Belgium52:21
32Tom Lamb Scotland52:22
33André Sicard France52:23
34Johnny Glenholmes Northern Ireland52:32
35René van Broeck Belgium52:35
36Peter Allwell Scotland52:38
37Jim Flockhart Scotland52:40
38Dennis Morgan Wales52:44
39M. Gorman Northern Ireland52:45
40Elwood Jones Wales52:46
41Frank Marsland England52:46
42James Andrews Northern Ireland52:47
43George Fox Wales52:51
44James Freeland Scotland52:57
45Tom Gibson Scotland53:02
46Alex Workman Northern Ireland53:03
47Alex Donnett Scotland53:05
48Mike Finglass Ireland53:19
49Tim Smythe Ireland53:23
50Dan Gillespie Northern Ireland53:29
51Jack Parker Northern Ireland53:29
52Eammon Jones Ireland53:43
53Bert Hermans Belgium53:44
54J. McCormick Northern Ireland53:47
55Pierre Willems Belgium53:48
56Dougie Coard Ireland54:05
57Albert Donfut Belgium54:06
58Tom Winslade Wales54:17
59Tom Hopkins Ireland54:21
60Gordon Edgar Ireland54:24
61Roger Lachaud France54:28
62Sam Grey Ireland54:59
—J. Pearce WalesDNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Evelyne Forster England12:40
Dolly Harris-Roden England12:48
Jeanne Pousset Belgium12:51
4Mary Clarke England12:54
5Lilian Styles England12:58
6Dorothy Franklin England13:04
7Elisabeth Lemonnier France13:05
8Lily Lotte France13:15
9Renée Trente-Ganault France13:22
10Lucienne Tostain-Bouin France13:24
11H. van Mol Belgium13:35
12Jacqueline Gruner France13:52
13Germaine Vincent France13:58
14Y. de Linge Belgium13:59
15M. Simon Belgium14:07
16G. Lormiez Belgium14:20
17Margaret Armstrong England14:32
18G. Groux Belgium

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandJack Emery
Jack Potts
Jack Holden
Bertie Robertson
Vic Draper
Alex Burns		43
2 FranceJean Wattiau
Salem Amrouche
Jean Lalanne
Maurice Baudouin
Joseph Guiomar
Roger Rérolle		96
3 BelgiumJean Chapelle
Albert van Meenen
Oscar van Rumst
Pierre Bajart
Frans Vandersteen
René van Broeck		117
4 WalesSam Palmer
Ivor Brown
Bill Matthews
Harry Gallivan
Dennis Morgan
Elwood Jones		133
5 ScotlandEmmet Farrell
Archie Craig Jr.
Alex Dow
Tom Lamb
Peter Allwell
Jim Flockhart		164
6 Northern IrelandDavy Cannavan
W.A. McCune
Johnny Glenholmes
M. Gorman
James Andrews
Alex Workman		200
7 IrelandFrank Cummins
James O'Connor
Mike Finglass
Tim Smythe
Eammon Jones
Dougie Coard		243

Women's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandEvelyne Forster
Dolly Harris-Roden
Mary Clarke
Lilian Styles		12
2 FranceElisabeth Lemonnier
Lily Lotte
Renée Trente-Ganault
Lucienne Tostain-Bouin		30
3 BelgiumJeanne Pousset
H. van Mol
Y. de Linge
M. Simon		36

Participation

Men's

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

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 18 female athletes from 3 countries.

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See also
  • 1938 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Scottish team's poor showing - Flockhart loses his title - Seven nations' race at Belfast - There was an attitude of hopefulness, tinged with anxiety, among the officials and supporters of the Scottish team prior to the start of the seven nations cross-country international, held over a course of nine miles at Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast, on Saturday, and when the race was over hopes were blighted and fears justified, for the Scottish team's showing was the poorest in the entire series, and J.C. Flockhart, Shettleston Harriers, had to relinquish the individual championship..., Glasgow Herald, 4 April 1938, p. 18, retrieved September 30, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Belfast Royal Ulster Showground Date: Saturday, April 2, 1938, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved September 30, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Lille Date: Saturday, March 12, 1938, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on May 17, 2006, retrieved September 30, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  5. 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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