1932 International Cross Country Championships

The 1932 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on March 20, 1932. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held a day earlier in Croydon, England on March 19, 1932. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1932 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition25th
DateMarch 20 (men)
March 19 (women)
Host cityBrussels, Belgium Belgium (men)
Croydon, Surrey, England England (women)
VenueHippodrome de Stockel (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men
1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation52 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
6 (men) / 2 (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)		 Tom Evenson
 England		50:51 Jack Holden
 England		51:06 Walter Beavers
 England		51:15
Women
1.9 mi (3.0 km)		 Gladys Lunn
 England		12:52 Suzanne Hedouin
 France		13:06 Lilian Styles
 England		13:07
Team
Men  England21  France69  Scotland110
Women  England14  France22

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Tom Evenson England50:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Jack Holden England51:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Walter Beavers England51:15
4Jack Potts England51:19
5George Bailey England51:27
6Alex Burns England51:35
7John Suttie Smith Scotland51:37
8Jimmy Wood Scotland51:43
9Roger Vigneron France51:52
10Roger Rérolle France52:14
11Georges Leclerc France52:22
12Henri Lahitte France52:24
13Emile le Denmat France52:26
14André Angeard France52:37
15Jean Linsen Belgium52:49
16Harry McIntosh Scotland52:50
17Fernand Le Heurteur France53:02
18Ernest Ceney England53:04
19Harry Gallivan Wales53:08
20Donald Urquhart Scotland53:12
21Maurice Maréchal Belgium53:24
22Pierre Louchard France53:27
23Ernie Thomas Wales53:31
24Walter Gunn Scotland53:37
25Jack Winfield England
26Harry McFall Ireland
27Oscar van Rumst Belgium
28Julien Serwy Belgium
29Thomas Kinsella Ireland
30John Dougall England
31Louis Verschueren Belgium
32Sam Palmer Wales
33François Delaet Belgium
34J. Dundas Ireland
35James Petrie Scotland
36Danny Phillips Wales
37Ted Hopkins Wales
38Andre Servaes Belgium
39F. Mills Ireland
40Willie Sutherland Scotland
41R. Simons Wales
42Tim Smythe Ireland
43Roger Prévost France
44Tom Murphy Ireland
45Jean Bauwens Belgium
46J. Bell Ireland
47Patrick Peattie Scotland
48M. O'Dowd Ireland
49Joseph Orose Belgium
50A.S. Stone Wales
51Jack Prosser Wales
—Maxi Stobbs ScotlandDNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Gladys Lunn England12:52
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Suzanne Hedouin France13:06
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Lilian Styles England13:07
4Ruth Christmas England13:18
5Suzanne Lenoir France13:29
6Esther Raven England13:42
7Mary French England13:44
8Madeleine Massoneau France13:45
9Sebastienne Guyot France13:50
10Renée Trente France13:54
11Martine Leroux France15:03
—Madge Rossi EnglandDNF

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandTom Evenson
Jack Holden
Walter Beavers
Jack Potts
George Bailey
Alex Burns		21
2 FranceRoger Vigneron
Roger Rérolle
Georges Leclerc
Henri Lahitte
Emile le Denmat
André Angeard		69
3 ScotlandJohn Suttie Smith
Jimmy Wood
Harry McIntosh
Donald Urquhart
Walter Gunn
James Petrie		110
4 BelgiumJean Linsen
Maurice Maréchal
Oscar van Rumst
Julien Serwy
Louis Verschueren
François Delaet		155
5 WalesHarry Gallivan
Ernie Thomas
Sam Palmer
Danny Phillips
Ted Hopkins
R. Simons		188
6 IrelandHarry McFall
Thomas Kinsella
J. Dundas
F. Mills
Tim Smythe
Tom Murphy		214

Women's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandGladys Lunn
Lilian Styles
Ruth Christmas
Esther Raven		14
2 FranceSuzanne Hedouin
Suzanne Lenoir
Madeleine Massoneau
Sebastienne Guyot		22

Participation

Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 52 male athletes from 6 countries.

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.

See also
  • 1932 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Cross-Country - England win at Brussels - Scotland gain third place - J. Suttie Smith, the Scottish Champion, proved to be the best of Scotland's runners in the International Cross-Country Championship, which was won by England, who filled the first six places and won by the minimum number of 21 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1932, p. 7, retrieved September 29, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Sunday, March 20, 1932, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 3, 2007, retrieved September 29, 2013
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Croydon Date: Saturday, March 19, 1932, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on May 17, 2006, retrieved September 28, 2013
  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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