1935 International Cross Country Championships

The 1935 International Cross Country Championships was held in Auteuil, France, at the Hippodrome d'Auteuil on March 23. An unofficial women's championship was held in Morecambe, England on March 20, 1935, but only a report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1935 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition28th
DateMarch 23 (men)
March 20 (women)
Host cityParis-Auteuil, France France (men)
Morecambe, Lancashire, England England (women)
VenueHippodrome d'Auteuil (men)
The Old Golf Links (women)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men
1.9 mi (3.0 km) women (unofficial)
Participation61 (men) / 11 (women) athletes from
7 (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)		 Jack Holden
 England		47:52 Bill Wylie
 Scotland		48:12 William Eaton
 England		48:14
Women (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)		 Nellie Halstead
 England		20:06 Lilian Styles
 England		20:12 Esther Raven
 England		20:18
Team
Men  England30  Scotland84  France102
Women (unofficial)  England10  Scotland26

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Jack Holden England47:52
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Bill Wylie Scotland48:12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)William Eaton England48:14
4Frank Close England48:20
5Oscar van Rumst Belgium48:25
6Frank Marsland England48:26
7Roland Walker England48:28
8Harry Gallivan Wales48:33
9Alex Burns England48:55
10Alex Dow Scotland49:04
11Roger Rérolle France49:09
12John Suttie Smith Scotland49:10
13Jim Flockhart Scotland49:17
14Tom Evenson England49:24
15André-Louis Laforge France49:26
16Robert Arnold France49:37
17André Angeard France49:37
18Jean Thierry France49:41
19Willie Sutherland Scotland49:43
20Jack Potts England49:44
21Jeronimo Joan Spain49:46
22Macario Meneses Spain49:52
23George Bailey England50:04
24Victor Hamilton Northern Ireland50:07
25Charles Poharec France50:11
26W.A. McCune Northern Ireland50:17
27Fernand Le Heurteur France50:22
28James Freeland Scotland50:24
29Arthur Williams Wales50:26
30Walter Hinde Scotland50:28
31Danny Phillips Wales50:30
32Roger Rochard France50:36.2
33Frans Vandersteen Belgium
34Pedro Iradi Spain
35René van Broeck Belgium50:46.2
36Lucien Tostain France50:53
37Ivor Brown Wales50:55
38Louis Willemyns Belgium51:00
39Tom Richards Wales51:15
40Jean Coisne Belgium51:20
41Manuel Andreu Spain
42Charles Smith Scotland
43Ernie Thomas Wales
44Santiago Coll Spain
45Francisco Cami Spain
46W.L. Raddon Wales51:30
47Jackie Campbell Scotland51:35
48M. Gorman Northern Ireland51:40
49Pat Blair Northern Ireland
50Oscar Naert Belgium
51Luis Miro Spain
52Bob Patterson Northern Ireland
53Maurice Maréchal Belgium
54James Montgomery Northern Ireland
55Victor Honorez Belgium
56Georges Depotter Belgium53:20
57Johnny Glenholmes Northern Ireland
58Ken Harris Wales
59W. Gardiner Northern Ireland
60Cipriano Cilleruelo Spain
—Juan Ramos SpainDNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Nellie Halstead England20:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Lilian Styles England20:12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Esther Raven England20:18
4Nellie Bishop England21:16
5Mary French England21:28
6Gwendoline Camfield England21:31
7Constantine Johnson Scotland21:35
8Jean Tait Scotland21:39
9Mildred Storrar Scotland22:29
10Barbara Anderson Scotland22:36
11Inglis Miller Scotland23:34

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandJack Holden
William Eaton
Frank Close
Frank Marsland
Roland Walker
Alex Burns		30
2 ScotlandBill Wylie
Alex Dow
John Suttie Smith
Jim Flockhart
Willie Sutherland
James Freeland		84
3 FranceRoger Rérolle
André-Louis Laforge
Robert Arnold
André Angeard
Jean Thierry
Charles Poharec		102
4 WalesHarry Gallivan
Arthur Williams
Danny Phillips
Ivor Brown
Tom Richards
Ernie Thomas		187
5 BelgiumOscar van Rumst
Frans Vandersteen
René van Broeck
Louis Willemyns
Jean Coisne
Oscar Naert		201
6 SpainJeronimo Joan
Macario Meneses
Pedro Iradi
Manuel Andreu
Santiago Coll
Francisco Cami		207
7 Northern IrelandVictor Hamilton
W.A. McCune
M. Gorman
Pat Blair
Bob Patterson
James Montgomery		253

Women's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandNellie Halstead
Lilian Styles
Esther Raven
Nellie Bishop		10
2 ScotlandConstantine Johnson
Jean Tait
Mildred Storrar
Barbara Anderson		26

Participation

Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 61 male athletes from 7 countries.

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 11 female athletes from 2 countries.

See also
  • 1935 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Cross-Country - Scotland gain second place in Paris - Plucky effort by W.C.Wylie - From a special correspondent - Scotland performed very well indeed to be runners-up in both individual and team championship in the 28th annual cross-country international over 9 miles 180 yards at the Hippodrome d'Auteuil, Paris, on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, March 25, 1935, p. 8, retrieved September 29, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Paris Hippodrome d'Auteuil Date: Saturday, March 23, 1935, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 4, 2007, retrieved September 29, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (November 15, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Morecambe The Old Golf Links Date: Wednesday, March 20, 1935, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved September 29, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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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