1927 International Cross Country Championships

The 1927 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 2 April 1927. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald,[1] and on Track Stats.[2]

1927 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition20th
Date2 April
Host cityCaerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Wales
VenueCaerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation44 athletes from
5 nations

Complete results,[3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Lewis Payne
  England
51:40 Seghir Beddari
  France
51:49 Henri Gallet
  France
52:03
Team
Men   France 49   England 61   Scotland 112

Individual Race Results

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Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Lewis Payne   England 51:40
  Seghir Beddari   France 51:49
  Henri Gallet   France 52:03
4 Frank Stevenson   Scotland 52:05
5 Walter Beavers   England 52:08
6 Ernie Thomas   Wales 52:09
7 Henri Lahitte   France 52:16
8 Ernie Harper   England 52:18
9 Roger Pelé   France 52:19
10 E.R. Leyshon   Wales 52:20
11 Emile Chapuis   France 52:23
12 Austin Price   England 52:25
13 Robert Miller   Scotland 52:27
14 Dunky Wright   Scotland 52:36
15 Henry Bowler   England 52:48
16 Pat Coyle   Ireland 52:51
17 Georges Leclerc   France 53:01
18 John Suttie Smith   Scotland 53:04
19 Léon Thierré   France 53:14
20 Tommy Metcalf   England 53:21
21 Danny Phillips   Wales 53:25
22 Jules Ladoumègue   France 53:28
23 Tommy Keating   Ireland 53:30
24 George Magan   Ireland 53:43
25 Patrick Groarke   Ireland 53:48
26 Ted Hopkins   Wales 53:59
27 Jimmy Guy   Wales 54:17
28 John Nalty   Ireland 54:29
29 Sam Ferris   Ireland 54:32
30 Frank Denmead   Wales 54:45
31 James Girvan   Scotland 54:47
32 Alex McMorran   Scotland 54:52
33 Larry Cummins   Ireland 54:57
34 Robert Marchal   France 55:26
35 L.S. Howells   Wales 55:27
36 George Forryan   England 55:35
37 J. Hughes   Wales 55:43
38 Ross Roxburgh   Scotland 55:45
39 Vincent Berry   Wales 55:56
40 Colin Fisher   England 56:32
41 M. Stewart   Scotland 57:12
42 W.C. Plant   Scotland 57:15
43 John Timmins   Ireland 58:52
Sammy Allnutt   England DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   France Seghir Beddari
Henri Gallet
Henri Lahitte
Roger Pelé
Emile Chapuis
Georges Leclerc
49
2   England Lewis Payne
Walter Beavers
Ernie Harper
Austin Price
Henry Bowler
Tommy Metcalf
61
3   Scotland Frank Stevenson
Robert Miller
Dunky Wright
John Suttie Smith
James Girvan
Alex McMorran
112
4   Wales Ernie Thomas
E.R. Leyshon
Danny Phillips
Ted Hopkins
Jimmy Guy
Frank Denmead
120
5   Ireland Pat Coyle
Tommy Keating
George Magan
Patrick Groarke
John Nalty
Sam Ferris
145

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Athletics - International Cross-Country - The International Cross-Country Championship was again won by France on the Caerleon Racecourse Newport, Mos., on Saturday, but England had the satisfaction of supplying the first man home in Lewis Payne, of Hallamshire Harriers..., Glasgow Herald, 4 April 1927, p. 7, retrieved 28 September 2013
  2. ^ Phillips, Bob (March 2009), Track Stats - Lewis Payne - Britain's least known cross-country champion remembered at last after more than 80 years - Lewis Payne won the International cross-country championship in 1927 at the age of 19 but rarely ever competed again. Profiled by Bob Phillips. Published in "Track Stats" March 2009, Track Stats, retrieved 28 September 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecours Date: Saturday 2 April 1927, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 28 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013