1904 International Cross Country Championships

The 1904 International Cross Country Championships was held in St Helens, England, at the Haydock Park Racecourse on 26 March 1904. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1] Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

1904 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition2nd
Date26 March
Host citySt Helens, Lancashire, England England
VenueHaydock Park
Events1
Distances13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi)
Participation46 athletes from
4 nations

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
(13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi))		 Alfred Shrubb
 England		47:58.4 Albert Aldridge
 England		48:20.2 George Pearce
 England		49:38.6
Team
Men  England27  Wales102  Scotland113

Individual Race Results

Men's (8.5 mi / 13.7 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Alfred Shrubb England47:58.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Albert Aldridge England48:20.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)George Pearce England49:38.6
4John Daly Ireland50:03
5Fred Neaves England50:04
6Jack Marsh Wales50:42
7Billy Day England50:56
8T. Hughes Wales51:00
9Frank James England51:14
10William Hickman England51:30
11John Ranken Scotland51:38
12Tom Downing Ireland51:44
13James Barrie Scotland51:47
14George Whiston England51:55
15A. Campbell England52:02
16Arthur Meacham England52:05
17Hugh Muldoon Ireland52:12
18Duncan Mill Scotland52:13
19Robert Davies Wales52:14
20James Reston Scotland52:15
21D.G. Harris Wales52:18
22Edgar Price Wales52:19
23F.W. Webber England52:24
24James Ure Scotland52:27
25Sam Lee Ireland52:34
26Rhys Evans Wales52:40
27Sam Kennedy Scotland52:49
28Walter Bradbury Wales52:53
29George Mackenzie Scotland52:54
30Michael Hynan Ireland52:56
31George Arnot Scotland52:57
32Pat Hehir Ireland52:59
33Pat Molloy Ireland53:00
34Ernest Thomas Wales53:05
35Frank Peelo Ireland53:11
36Sam Stevenson Scotland53:13
37A. Arblaster England53:19
38Robert Pugh Wales53:53
39William Robertson Scotland53:59
40J.J. Doyle Ireland55:23
41W. Francis Wales55:52
42Oscar Cunningham Ireland57:08
43C.W. Winter Wales58:21
—Thomas Mulrine ScotlandDNF
—Peter Wright ScotlandDNF
—Eddie Francis WalesDNF

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandAlfred Shrubb
Albert Aldridge
George Pearce
Fred Neaves
Billy Day
Frank James		27
2 WalesJack Marsh
T. Hughes
Robert Davies
D.G. Harris
Edgar Price
Rhys Evans		102
3 ScotlandJohn Ranken
James Barrie
Duncan Mill
James Reston
James Ure
Sam Kennedy		113
4 IrelandJohn Daly
Tom Downing
Hugh Muldoon
Sam Lee
Michael Hynan
Pat Hehir		120

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 46 athletes from 4 countries.

References
  1. Notes on sport - Athletics. What may be called the "Grand National" of cross country sport was held in Lancashire on Saturday afternoon..., Glasgow Herald, 28 March 1904, p. 12, retrieved 25 September 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Manchester Haydock Park Saturday March 26 1904, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 25 December 2005, retrieved 24 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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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