The 1932 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on 20 March 1932. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held a day earlier in Croydon, England on 19 March 1932. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1932 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 25th |
| Date | 20 March (men) 19 March (women) |
| Host city | Brussels, Belgium  (men)Croydon, Surrey, England  (women) |
| Venue | Hippodrome de Stockel (men) |
| Events | 1 / 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) men 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women |
| Participation | 52 (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
edit| 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 | England |
21 | France |
69 |  Scotland |
110 |
| Women | England |
14 | France |
22 | ||
Individual Race Results
editMen's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tom Evenson | England |
50:51 |
 |
Jack Holden | England |
51:06 |
 |
Walter Beavers | England |
51:15 |
| 4 | Jack Potts | England |
51:19 |
| 5 | George Bailey | England |
51:27 |
| 6 | Alex Burns | England |
51:35 |
| 7 | John Suttie Smith | Scotland |
51:37 |
| 8 | Jimmy Wood | Scotland |
51:43 |
| 9 | Roger Vigneron | France |
51:52 |
| 10 | Roger Rérolle | France |
52:14 |
| 11 | Georges Leclerc | France |
52:22 |
| 12 | Henri Lahitte | France |
52:24 |
| 13 | Emile le Denmat | France |
52:26 |
| 14 | André Angeard | France |
52:37 |
| 15 | Jean Linsen | Belgium |
52:49 |
| 16 | Harry McIntosh | Scotland |
52:50 |
| 17 | Fernand Le Heurteur | France |
53:02 |
| 18 | Ernest Ceney | England |
53:04 |
| 19 | Harry Gallivan |  Wales |
53:08 |
| 20 | Donald Urquhart | Scotland |
53:12 |
| 21 | Maurice Maréchal | Belgium |
53:24 |
| 22 | Pierre Louchard | France |
53:27 |
| 23 | Ernie Thomas | Wales |
53:31 |
| 24 | Walter Gunn | Scotland |
53:37 |
| 25 | Jack Winfield | England |
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| 26 | Harry McFall |  Ireland |
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| 27 | Oscar van Rumst | Belgium |
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| 28 | Julien Serwy | Belgium |
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| 29 | Thomas Kinsella | Ireland |
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| 30 | John Dougall | England |
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| 31 | Louis Verschueren | Belgium |
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| 32 | Sam Palmer | Wales |
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| 33 | François Delaet | Belgium |
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| 34 | J. Dundas | Ireland |
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| 35 | James Petrie | Scotland |
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| 36 | Danny Phillips | Wales |
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| 37 | Ted Hopkins | Wales |
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| 38 | Andre Servaes | Belgium |
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| 39 | F. Mills | Ireland |
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| 40 | Willie Sutherland | Scotland |
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| 41 | R. Simons | Wales |
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| 42 | Tim Smythe | Ireland |
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| 43 | Roger Prévost | France |
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| 44 | Tom Murphy | Ireland |
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| 45 | Jean Bauwens | Belgium |
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| 46 | J. Bell | Ireland |
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| 47 | Patrick Peattie | Scotland |
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| 48 | M. O'Dowd | Ireland |
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| 49 | Joseph Orose | Belgium |
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| 50 | A.S. Stone | Wales |
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| 51 | Jack Prosser | Wales |
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| — | Maxi Stobbs | Scotland |
DNF |
Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| |
Gladys Lunn | England |
12:52 |
| |
Suzanne Hedouin | France |
13:06 |
| |
Lilian Styles | England |
13:07 |
| 4 | Ruth Christmas | England |
13:18 |
| 5 | Suzanne Lenoir | France |
13:29 |
| 6 | Esther Raven | England |
13:42 |
| 7 | Mary French | England |
13:44 |
| 8 | Madeleine Massoneau | France |
13:45 |
| 9 | Sebastienne Guyot | France |
13:50 |
| 10 | Renée Trente | France |
13:54 |
| 11 | Martine Leroux | France |
15:03 |
| — | Madge Rossi | England |
DNF |
Team Results
editMen's
edit| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
Tom Evenson Jack Holden Walter Beavers Jack Potts George Bailey Alex Burns |
21 |
| 2 | France |
Roger Vigneron Roger Rérolle Georges Leclerc Henri Lahitte Emile le Denmat André Angeard |
69 |
| 3 | Scotland |
John Suttie Smith Jimmy Wood Harry McIntosh Donald Urquhart Walter Gunn James Petrie |
110 |
| 4 | Belgium |
Jean Linsen Maurice Maréchal Oscar van Rumst Julien Serwy Louis Verschueren François Delaet |
155 |
| 5 | Wales |
Harry Gallivan Ernie Thomas Sam Palmer Danny Phillips Ted Hopkins R. Simons |
188 |
| 6 | Ireland |
Harry McFall Thomas Kinsella J. Dundas F. Mills Tim Smythe Tom Murphy |
214 |
Women's
edit| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
Gladys Lunn Lilian Styles Ruth Christmas Esther Raven |
14 |
| 2 | France |
Suzanne Hedouin Suzanne Lenoir Madeleine Massoneau Sebastienne Guyot |
22 |
Participation
editMen's
editAn unofficial count yields the participation of 52 male athletes from 6 countries.
Women's
editAn unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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 29 September 2013
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 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 3 August 2007, retrieved 29 September 2013
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Croydon Date: Saturday, March 19, 1932, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 17 May 2006, retrieved 28 September 2013
- ^ 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