1940 International Cross Country Championships

The unofficial 1940 International Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Bois de Boulogne on March 24, 1940. The event was open for male junior athletes.

1940 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	Unofficial
Date	March 24
Host city	Paris, France
Venue	Bois de Boulogne
Events	1
Distances	5 mi (8.0 km)
Participation	27 athletes from 3 nations
← 1939 Cardiff 1946 Ayr →

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

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Junior Men 5 mi (8.0 km)	Frank Aaron  England	27:51	Gaston Cottin  France	28:00	Jack Timmins  England	28:09
Team
Junior Men	France	34	England	60	Belgium	102

Individual Race Results

Junior Men's (5 mi / 8.0 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Frank Aaron	England	27:51
	Gaston Cottin	France	28:00
	Jack Timmins	England	28:09
4	A. Poirot	France	28:19
5	Derrough	France	28:24
6	H. Silvestri	France	28:25
7	J. Boutin	France	28:34
8	Jack Charlesworth	England	28:36
9	Arthur Cole	England	28:37
10	G. Contat	France	28:43
11	M. Mainjollou	France	28:55
12	Henri Leveque	France	29:16
13	A. Kerromes	France	29:22
14	Gaston Reiff	Belgium	29:27
15	Michel Verlinden	Belgium	29:31
16	Louis Dubreucq	Belgium
17	G. Harrison	England
18	Andre De Roose	Belgium
19	Francois Vandebossche	Belgium
20	Laurent Van Dyck	Belgium
21	Andre Van Steertegem	Belgium
22	G.R. Nicholls	England
23	T.B. Riley	England
24	M. Rochart	Belgium
—	G.B. Shaw	England	DNF
—	W.H. Marsh	England	DNF
—	Joseph de Borger	Belgium	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	France	Gaston Cottin A. Poirot Derrough H. Silvestri J. Boutin G. Contat	34
2	England	Frank Aaron Jack Timmins Jack Charlesworth Arthur Cole G. Harrison G.R. Nicholls	60
3	Belgium	Gaston Reiff Michel Verlinden Louis Dubreucq Andre De Roose Francois Vandebossche Laurent Van Dyck	102

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 27 athletes from 3 countries.

•  Belgium (9)
•  England (9)
•  France (9)

See also

• 1940 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), Various Cross Country Events - 8.0km CC Men - Paris Date: Sunday, March 24, 1940, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved September 30, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013