1928 International Cross Country Championships

The 1928 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, on 24 March 1928.

1928 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition21st
Date24 March
Host cityAyr, Ayrshire, Scotland Scotland
Events1
Distances9.5 mi (15.3 km)
Participation45 athletes from
5 nations

Complete results,[1] medallists, [2] and the results of British athletes[3] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9.5 mi (15.3 km)
Harry Eckersley
  England
52:34 John Suttie Smith
  Scotland
52:48 Seghir Beddari
  France
53:02
Team
Men   France 45   England 55   Scotland 104

Individual Race Results

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Men's (9.5 mi / 15.3 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Harry Eckersley   England 52:34
  John Suttie Smith   Scotland 52:48
  Seghir Beddari   France 53:02
4 Georges Boue   France 53:10
5 Harry Payne   England 53:34
6 Walter Beavers   England 53:35
7 Ernie Harper   England 53:45
8 Emile Chapuis   France 53:49
9 Henri Dartigues   France 54:00
10 Marcel Denis   France 54:02
11 René Granier   France 54:05
12 David Richards Sen.   Wales 54:10
13 Arthur Muggridge   England 54:11
14 Frank Stevenson   Scotland 54:33
15 Henri Lahitte   France 54:40
16 Georges Leclerc   France 54:43
17 Ernie Thomas   Wales 54:47
18 Robbie Sutherland   Scotland 54:54
19 Pat Coyle   Ireland 54:56
20 Dunky Wright   Scotland 55:06
21 Jimmy Wood   Scotland 55:22
22 Danny Phillips   Wales 55:26
23 Albert Worrall   England 55:38
24 Frank Denmead   Wales 55:49
25 Tom Fanning   Ireland 56:07
26 Victor Harman   England 56:25
27 E.R. Leyshon   Wales 56:27
28 Jack Prosser   Wales 56:30
29 Walter Gunn   Scotland 56:41
30 George Magan   Ireland 56:46
31 Robert Henderson   Scotland 56:49
32 Ted Hopkins   Wales 57:25
33 J. Davies   Wales 57:27
34 Harry Russell   Ireland 57:31
35 John Nalty   Ireland 57:32
36 A. Morris   Ireland 57:33
37 Walter Calderwood   Scotland 57:37
38 John Timmins   Ireland 57:45
39 Sammy Tombe   Scotland 58:10
40 W. Smyth   Ireland 58:29
41 S. Driscoll   Wales 58:37
42 P. Dooley   Ireland 1:02:15
Eddie Webster   England DNF
Joseph Robin   France DNF
Tommy Metcalf   England DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   France Seghir Beddari
Georges Boue
Emile Chapuis
Henri Dartigues
Marcel Denis
René Granier
45
2   England Harry Eckersley
Harry Payne
Walter Beavers
Ernie Harper
Arthur Muggridge
Albert Worrall
55
3   Scotland John Suttie Smith
Frank Stevenson
Robbie Sutherland
Dunky Wright
Jimmy Wood
Walter Gunn
104
4   Wales David Richards Sen.
Ernie Thomas
Danny Phillips
Frank Denmead
E.R. Leyshon
Jack Prosser
130
5   Ireland Pat Coyle
Tom Fanning
George Magan
Harry Russell
John Nalty
A. Morris
179

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 15.3km CC Men - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 24, 1928, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 August 2007, retrieved 28 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  3. ^ 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