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

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

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

Medallists

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  France45  England55  Scotland104

Individual Race Results

Men's (9.5 mi / 15.3 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Harry Eckersley England52:34
2nd place, silver medalist(s)John Suttie Smith Scotland52:48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Seghir Beddari France53:02
4Georges Boue France53:10
5Harry Payne England53:34
6Walter Beavers England53:35
7Ernie Harper England53:45
8Emile Chapuis France53:49
9Henri Dartigues France54:00
10Marcel Denis France54:02
11René Granier France54:05
12David Richards Sen. Wales54:10
13Arthur Muggridge England54:11
14Frank Stevenson Scotland54:33
15Henri Lahitte France54:40
16Georges Leclerc France54:43
17Ernie Thomas Wales54:47
18Robbie Sutherland Scotland54:54
19Pat Coyle Ireland54:56
20Dunky Wright Scotland55:06
21Jimmy Wood Scotland55:22
22Danny Phillips Wales55:26
23Albert Worrall England55:38
24Frank Denmead Wales55:49
25Tom Fanning Ireland56:07
26Victor Harman England56:25
27E.R. Leyshon Wales56:27
28Jack Prosser Wales56:30
29Walter Gunn Scotland56:41
30George Magan Ireland56:46
31Robert Henderson Scotland56:49
32Ted Hopkins Wales57:25
33J. Davies Wales57:27
34Harry Russell Ireland57:31
35John Nalty Ireland57:32
36A. Morris Ireland57:33
37Walter Calderwood Scotland57:37
38John Timmins Ireland57:45
39Sammy Tombe Scotland58:10
40W. Smyth Ireland58:29
41S. Driscoll Wales58:37
42P. Dooley Ireland1:02:15
Eddie Webster EnglandDNF
Joseph Robin FranceDNF
Tommy Metcalf EnglandDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 FranceSeghir Beddari
Georges Boue
Emile Chapuis
Henri Dartigues
Marcel Denis
René Granier
45
2 EnglandHarry Eckersley
Harry Payne
Walter Beavers
Ernie Harper
Arthur Muggridge
Albert Worrall
55
3 ScotlandJohn Suttie Smith
Frank Stevenson
Robbie Sutherland
Dunky Wright
Jimmy Wood
Walter Gunn
104
4 WalesDavid Richards Sen.
Ernie Thomas
Danny Phillips
Frank Denmead
E.R. Leyshon
Jack Prosser
130
5 IrelandPat Coyle
Tom Fanning
George Magan
Harry Russell
John Nalty
A. Morris
179

Participation

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

See also

  • 1928 in athletics (track and field)

References

  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
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