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International athletics championship event From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1908 International Cross Country Championships was held in Colombes, France, at the Stade de Matin on 26 March 1908. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
1908 International Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | ICCU |
Edition | 6th |
Date | 26 March |
Host city | Colombes, Île-de-France, France |
Venue | Stade de Matin |
Events | 1 |
Distances | 10 mi (16.1 km) |
Participation | 54 athletes from 5 nations |
Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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Arthur Robertson | England | 50:26.8 | |
Fred Neaves | England | 50:31 | |
George Pearce | England | 50:42 | |
4 | Gaston Ragueneau | France | 50:45 |
5 | William Clarke | England | 50:58 |
6 | Joe Deakin | England | 51:09 |
7 | Edward Wood | England | 51:22 |
8 | James Murphy | Ireland | 51:26 |
9 | Marcel Courbaton | France | 51:32 |
10 | Sammy Welding | England | 51:39 |
11 | Tom Downing | Ireland | 51:45 |
12 | Tom Johnston | Scotland | 51:52 |
13 | Harry Young | Ireland | 52:17 |
14 | Alexandre Fayollat | France | 52:31 |
15 | P.J. McGuinness | Ireland | 52:32 |
16 | George Rhodes | England | 52:43 |
17 | Joseph Dreher | France | 52:47 |
18 | R. Staath | France | 52:56 |
19 | Victor Millerot | France | 52:57 |
20 | Thomas Robertson | Scotland | 52:59 |
21 | Jim Kerr | Ireland | 53:00 |
22 | Bill Coales | England | 53:01 |
23 | Louis Haller | France | 53:05 |
24 | John Ranken | Scotland | 53:35 |
25 | Pat Melville | Scotland | 53:40 |
26 | Billy Day | England | 53:42 |
27 | George MacKenzie | Scotland | 53:44 |
28 | Thomas Miller | Scotland | 53:45 |
29 | J.S. Matthews | Scotland | 53:50 |
30 | A. Delmotte | France | 53:56 |
31 | Rhys Evans | Wales | 53:59 |
32 | Frank Melville | England | 53:59 |
33 | Tom Jack | Scotland | 54:05 |
34 | Eddie Ace | Wales | 54:11 |
35 | Lucien Fremont | France | 54:15 |
36 | C.W. Sparkes | Ireland | 54:17 |
37 | Tommy Arthur | Wales | 54:28 |
38 | Frank Buckley | Ireland | 54:51 |
39 | Sam Lee | Ireland | 54:59 |
40 | William Bowman | Scotland | 55:01 |
41 | J. Cully | Ireland | 55:09 |
42 | Paul Lizandier | France | 55:15 |
43 | L. Brulé | France | 55:17 |
44 | C. Gould | Wales | 55:22 |
45 | H. Granger | Wales | 55:43 |
46 | Eddie O'Donnell | Wales | 56:03 |
47 | T. Bunford | Wales | 57:37 |
48 | Ben Christmas | Wales | 57:37 |
49 | George Duggan | Ireland | 57:50 |
— | Harry Bennion | England | DNF |
— | Jacques Versel | France | DNF |
— | J. O'Regan | Ireland | DNF |
— | Alex McPhee | Scotland | DNF |
— | Sam Stevenson | Scotland | DNF |
Rank | Country | Team | Points |
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1 | England | Arthur Robertson Fred Neaves George Pearce William Clarke Joe Deakin Edward Wood | 24 |
2 | France | Gaston Ragueneau Marcel Courbaton Alexandre Fayollat Joseph Dreher R. Staath Victor Millerot | 81 |
3 | Ireland | James Murphy Tom Downing Harry Young P.J. McGuinness Jim Kerr C.W. Sparkes | 104 |
4 | Scotland | Tom Johnston Thomas Robertson John Ranken Pat Melville George MacKenzie Thomas Miller | 136 |
5 | Wales | Rhys Evans Eddie Ace Tommy Arthur C. Gould H. Granger Eddie O'Donnell | 237 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 5 countries.
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