1907 International Cross Country Championships
The 1907 International Cross Country Championships took place on 23 March 1907. The race was held at the Glasgow Agricultural Society Show Grounds, Scotstoun in Glasgow, Scotland. It was the first year that athletes from France competed in the event. Race results,[1] and medallists[2][3] were published in the Glasgow Herald.[4]
| 1907 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 5th |
| Date | 23 March 1907 |
| Host city | Glasgow, Scotland  |
| Venue | Glasgow Agricultural Society Show Grounds, Scotstoun |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 10 mi (16.1 km) |
| Participation | 56 athletes from 5 nations |
Participation
According to an unofficial count, 56 athletes participated from five countries:
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 10 mi (16.1 km) |
Adam Underwood England | 54:26.4 | George Pearce England | 54:48 | Sammy Welding England | 54:50 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | England | 23 | Scotland | 85 |  Ireland | 123 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Adam Underwood | England | 54:26.4 |
 | George Pearce | England | 54:48 |
 | Sammy Welding | England | 54:50 |
| 4 | Arthur Ashby | England | 55:00 |
| 5 | Tom Jack | Scotland | 55:24 |
| 6 | Harry Bennion | England | 55:27 |
| 7 | Billy Day | England | 55:32 |
| 8 | James Murphy | Ireland | 55:35 |
| 9 | Harry Young | Ireland | 55:37 |
| 10 | Jack Price | England | 55:50 |
| 11 | Gaston Ragueneau |  France | 55:59 |
| 12 | W. Hulse | England | 56:20 |
| 13 | Jean Bouin | France | 56:31 |
| 14 | Pat Melville | Scotland | 56:35 |
| 15 | Thomas Robertson | Scotland | 56:39 |
| 16 | Tom Johnston | Scotland | 56:44 |
| 17 | William Bowman | Scotland | 56:47 |
| 18 | George MacKenzie | Scotland | 56:48 |
| 19 | Georges Cousin | France | 56:53 |
| 20 | H.S. Pullinger | England | 57:12 |
| 21 | Jacques Keyser | France | 57:13 |
| 22 | William Birtles | England | 57:17 |
| 23 | John Ranken | Scotland | 57:28 |
| 24 | Sam Carson | Scotland | 57:42 |
| 25 | Sam Lee | Ireland | 57:46 |
| 26 | W. Cooke | Ireland | 57:47 |
| 27 | Frank Buckley | Ireland | 58:06 |
| 28 | Tom Downing | Ireland | 58:09 |
| 29 | Ernest Rax | France | 58:10 |
| 30 | Edgar Ballon | France | 58:15 |
| 31 | Georges David | France | 58:18 |
| 32 | Edgar Price |  Wales | 58:25 |
| 33 | D.H. Griffiths | Wales | 58:43 |
| 34 | Jack Smith | Ireland | 59:02 |
| 35 | Alexandre Fayollat | France | 59:38 |
| 36 | Louis Haller | France | 59:43 |
| 37 | Frank Pinkard | Wales | 59:46 |
| 38 | W. Fitzjohn | Wales | 1:00:32 |
| 39 | Ben Christmas | Wales | 1:00:39 |
| 40 | T. Bunford | Wales | 1:01:17 |
| 41 | Eddie Ace | Wales | 1:01:35 |
| 42 | Tommy Arthur | Wales | 1:01:39 |
| 43 | Adam Grieve | Scotland | 1:02:34 |
| 44 | W. Cooper | Wales | 1:03:08 |
| 45 | J. Moore | Ireland | 1:03:15 |
| 46 | Eddie Francis | Wales | 1:03:22 |
| — | Joe Deakin | England | DNF |
| — | Ernest Loney | England | DNF |
| — | E. Rosset | France | DNF |
| — | Charlie Harris | Ireland | DNF |
| — | G.W. Hill | Ireland | DNF |
| — | Albert Baker | Scotland | DNF |
| — | Alex McPhee | Scotland | DNF |
| — | James Ure | Scotland | DNF |
| — | Llewellyn Lloyd | Wales | DNF |
| — | Eddie O'Donnell | Wales | DNF |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | Adam Underwood George Pearce Sammy Welding Arthur Ashby Harry Bennion Billy Day | 23 |
| 2 | Scotland | Tom Jack Pat Melville Thomas Robertson Tom Johnston William Bowman George MacKenzie | 85 |
| 3 | Ireland | James Murphy Harry Young Sam Lee W. Cooke Frank Buckley Tom Downing | 123 |
| 4 | France | Gaston Ragueneau Jean Bouin Georges Cousin Jacques Keyser Ernest Rax Edgar Ballon | 123 |
| 5 | Wales | Edgar Price D.H. Griffiths Frank Pinkard W. Fitzjohn Ben Christmas T. Bunford | 219 |
See also
- 1907 in athletics (track and field)
References
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Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Senior -Glasgow Agricultural Society Scotstoun Saturday March 23, 1907, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 25 December 2005, retrieved 24 September 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
- 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
- Notes on sport - Cross-Country Running - International Championship at Scotstoun. The fifth annual competition for pride of place, the possession of the "Lumley" challenge shield, the individual gold medal of the nations, and the certificates to the members of the winning team was decided in Glasgow on Saturday afternoon..., Glasgow Herald, 25 March 1907, p. 12, retrieved 25 September 2013
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