1909 International Cross Country Championships

The 1909 International Cross Country Championships was held in Derby, England, at the Derby Racecourse on 20 March 1909. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1909 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	7th
Date	20 March
Host city	Derby, Derbyshire, England
Venue	Derby Racecourse
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation	51 athletes from 5 nations
← 1908 Colombes 1910 Belfast →

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 10 mi (16.1 km)	Edward Wood  England	58:03	Jean Bouin  France	58:04	Ernest Loney  England	58:53
Team
Men	England	32	Ireland	77	Scotland	107

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Edward Wood	England	58:03
	Jean Bouin	France	58:04
	Ernest Loney	England	58:53
4	Bill Coales	England	59:16
5	Tom Downing	Ireland	59:24
6	Charlie Harris	Ireland	59:34
7	Fred Lord	England	1:00:04
8	Charles Straw	England	1:00:20
9	Jack Price	England	1:00:32
10	Ernest Barnes	England	1:00:36
11	William Bowman	Scotland	1:00:39
12	Marcel Courbaton	France	1:00:42
13	James Hughes	Ireland	1:00:58
14	Frank Buckley	Ireland	1:01:10
15	Alex Mann	Scotland	1:01:19
16	James Murphy	Ireland	1:01:21
17	James Duffy	Scotland	1:01:24
18	Tom Johnston	Scotland	1:01:24
19	Alexandre Fayollat	France	1:01:38
20	George MacKenzie	Scotland	1:01:45
21	J. Terris	France	1:01:47
22	Edgar Stead	Wales	1:01:48
23	Frank Ryder	Ireland	1:01:52
24	Victor Millerot	France	1:01:54
25	M.J. McHale	Ireland	1:02:08
26	Sam Watt	Scotland	1:02:10
27	Arthur Pateshall	England	1:02:11
28	M.J. McCann	Ireland	1:02:15
29	T. Elsmore	Wales	1:02:20
30	Ernest Paul	Wales	1:02:28
31	Harry Baldwin	England	1:02:31
32	Tommy Arthur	Wales	1:02:35
33	Paul Bouchard	France	1:02:38
34	Alex McPhee	Scotland	1:02:49
35	Arthur McGuffie	Scotland	1:02:51
36	Rhys Evans	Wales	1:03:07
37	Tom Jack	Scotland	1:03:10
38	P.B. Currey	Wales	1:03:12
39	Ben Christmas	Wales	1:03:25
40	Ernest Massey	England	1:03:58
41	Harry Sewell	England	1:04:48
42	Emile Verrier	France	1:04:54
43	R. Jones	Wales	1:05:08
44	Tom Pavey	Wales	1:05:25
45	P.J. McGuinness	Ireland	1:08:04
46	Llewellyn Lloyd	Wales	1:08:07
—	Sam Stevenson	Scotland	DNF
—	Jacques Versel	France	DNF
—	Georges Filiatre	France	DNF
—	P. Watters	Ireland	DNF
—	Edward Green	England	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Edward Wood Ernest Loney Bill Coales Fred Lord Charles Straw Jack Price	32
2	Ireland	Tom Downing Charlie Harris James Hughes Frank Buckley James Murphy Frank Ryder	77
3	Scotland	William Bowman Alex Mann James Duffy Tom Johnston George MacKenzie Sam Watt	107
4	France	Jean Bouin Marcel Courbaton Alexandre Fayollat J. Terris Victor Millerot Paul Bouchard	111
5	Wales	Edgar Stead T. Elsmore Ernest Paul Tommy Arthur Rhys Evans P.B. Currey	187

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 51 athletes from 5 countries.

England (12)  France (9)

Ireland (10)  Scotland (10)

Wales (10)

See also

• 1909 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Notes on sport - International Cross-Country Championship - The international cross-country championship was decided on the Derby Racecourse on Saturday afternoon, the attendance numbering about 3000..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1909, p. 12, retrieved September 26, 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Derby Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 20, 1909, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on June 10, 2007, retrieved September 24, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
4. 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013