1903 International Cross Country Championships
Appearance
1903 International Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | ICCU |
Edition | 1st |
Date | 28 March |
Host city | Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Venue | Hamilton Park |
Events | 1 |
Distances | 8.5 mi (13.7 km) |
Participation | 45 athletes from 4 nations |
The 1903 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 28 March 1903. A preview of the event[1] and an appraisal of the results[2] appeared in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results,[3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.
Medallists
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | ||||||
Men 8.5 mi (13.7 km) |
Alfred Shrubb |
46:22.6 | Tom Edwards |
46:56.6 | John Daly |
47:10.2 |
Team | ||||||
Men | 25 | 78 | 107 |
Individual Race Results
[edit]Men's (8.5 mi /13.7 km)
[edit]Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Alfred Shrubb | 46:22.6 | ||
Tom Edwards | 46:56.6 | ||
John Daly | 47:10.2 | ||
4 | Albert Aldridge | 47:10.2 | |
5 | Sidney Robinson | 47:21 | |
6 | W.A. Mercer | 47:37 | |
7 | Harry Lawson | 47:50 | |
8 | Tom Hynes | 47:58 | |
9 | J. Thomas | 48:10 | |
10 | James Crosbie | 48:47.4 | |
11 | George Smith | 48:51 | |
12 | Jack Marsh | 48:54 | |
13 | J. Creedon | 49:00 | |
14 | John Ranken | 49:08 | |
15 | Charlie Silsby | 49:14 | |
16 | Pat Whyte | 49:18 | |
17 | James Ure | 49:25 | |
18 | Frank Curtis | 49:26 | |
19 | D.G. Harris | 49:40 | |
20 | P.J. McCafferty | 49:41 | |
21 | T.C. Hughes | 49:51 | |
22 | James Reston | 49:59 | |
23 | Thomas Mulrine | 50:02 | |
24 | James Hosker | 50:22 | |
25 | Arthur Turner | 50:25 | |
26 | Hugh Muldoon | 50:38 | |
27 | Albert Palmer | 50:42 | |
28 | Robert Davies | 50:45 | |
29 | Ernest Thomas | 50:47 | |
30 | Fullerton Wilson | 50:50 | |
31 | Pat Hehir | 50:51 | |
32 | Rhys Evans | 50:58 | |
33 | Albert Horne | 51:16 | |
34 | Tom Johnston | 51:18 | |
35 | Robert Pugh | 51:30 | |
36 | Allan Rees | 52:01 | |
37 | W. Davies | 52:01 | |
38 | W. Grail | 52:33 | |
39 | Thomas Baggs | 52:44 | |
40 | James Butters | 52:57 | |
41 | Alex Kinnaird | 53:02 | |
— | Phil Randles | DNF | |
— | William Robertson | DNF | |
— | Robert Frew | DNF | |
— | Tom Hamilton | DNF |
Team Results
[edit]Men's
[edit]Rank | Country | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alfred Shrubb Tom Edwards Albert Aldridge Sidney Robinson W.A. Mercer Harry Lawson |
25 | |
2 | John Daly Tom Hynes J. Creedon Pat Whyte Frank Curtis P.J. Mccafferty |
78 | |
3 | James Crosbie John Ranken James Ure T.C. Hughes James Reston Thomas Mulrine |
107 | |
4 | Jack Marsh D.G. Harris Arthur Turner Albert Palmer Robert Davies Ernest Thomas |
140 |
Participation
[edit]An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 4 countries.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Notes on sport - Athletics. An interesting departure in international sport will be witnessed at Hamilton Palace Grounds on Saturday, when the first of what we hope will be a long and brilliant series of contests between the cross-country elect of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales takes place..., Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1903, p. 12, retrieved 24 September 2013
- ^ Notes on sport - Athletics. Describing the first international cross-country championship, decided at Hamilton Park on Saturday, is an easy task, indeed..., Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1903, p. 12, retrieved 24 September 2013
- ^
Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Glasgow Hamilton Park Saturday March 28, 1903, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 December 2005, retrieved 24 September 2013
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ 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
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