1910 International Cross Country Championships

The 1910 International Cross Country Championships was held in Belfast, Ireland, at the Belvoir Park on 26 March 1910. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1910 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	8th
Date	26 March
Host city	Belfast, Ulster, Ireland
Venue	Belvoir Park
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation	43 athletes from 5 nations
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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	54:02	Puck O'Neill  Ireland	54:24	Harry Baldwin  England	54:24
Team
Men	England	35	Ireland	56	Scotland	102

Individual Race Results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Edward Wood	England	54:02
	Puck O'Neill	Ireland	54:24
	Harry Baldwin	England	54:24
4	Charlie Harris	Ireland	56:09
5	A. Aldous	England	56:23
6	William Scott	England	56:28
7	James Murphy	Ireland	56:37
8	Alex McPhee	Scotland	56:39
9	Charles Ruffell	England	56:47
10	Sid Wilson	Wales	56:48
11	Ernest Massey	England	56:52
12	Frank Buckley	Ireland	57:05
13	Jack Cooke	England	57:11
14	Tom Downing	Ireland	57:22
15	James Duffy	Scotland	57:27
16	George MacKenzie	Scotland	57:32
17	James Hughes	Ireland	57:41
18	F.J. Isles	Wales	57:57
19	Robert Gilbert	Scotland	58:15
20	John Templeman	Scotland	58:36
21	Ernest Paul	Wales	58:38
22	Frank Ryder	Ireland	58:50
23	Marcel Courbaton	France	59:01
24	Alex Mann	Scotland	59:04
25	Louis Pauteix	France	59:17
26	Tom Jack	Scotland	59:20
27	Louis Allais	France	59:21
28	Jacques Versel	France	59:24
29	Jack Meyrick	Wales	59:45
30	Tommy Arthur	Wales	1:00:19
31	Dai Frances	Wales	1:00:20
32	E. Guigouresse	France	1:00:28
33	B. Parker	Ireland	1:00:30
34	J. Coombs	Wales	1:00:45
35	Bill Johnson	Wales	1:01:11
—	Jean Bouin	France	DNF
—	Alexandre Fayollat	France	DNF
—	Frederick Hibbins	England	DNF
—	George Wallach	Scotland	DNF
—	Georges Filiatre	France	DNF
—	William Bowman	Scotland	DNF
—	T. Harry	Wales	DNF
—	Jim Kerr	Ireland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Edward Wood Harry Baldwin A. Aldous William Scott Charles Ruffell Ernest Massey	35
2	Ireland	Puck O'Neill Charlie Harris James Murphy Frank Buckley Tom Downing James Hughes	56
3	Scotland	Alex McPhee James Duffy George MacKenzie Robert Gilbert John Templeman Alex Mann	102
4	Wales	Sid Wilson F.J. Isles Ernest Paul Jack Meyrick Tommy Arthur Dai Frances	139
—	France	Marcel Courbaton Louis Pauteix Louis Allais Jacques Versel E. Guigouresse Jean Bouin	DNF

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 43 athletes from 5 countries.

England (8)  France (8)

Ireland (9)  Scotland (9)

Wales (9)

See also

• 1910 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. The Cross Country Championship. - Another English victory. - The eighth annual competition was decided at Belvoir Park, Belfast, on Saturday afternoon before 2000 spectators, the competing countries being England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France..., Glasgow Herald, March 28, 1910, p. 10, retrieved September 26, 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Belfast Belvoir Park Date: Saturday, March 26, 1910, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 8, 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