1908 International Cross Country Championships | |
Organisers: | ICCU |
Edition: | 6th |
Date: | 26 March |
Host City: | Colombes, Île-de-France, France |
Location: | Stade de Matin |
Nations Participating: | 5 |
Athletes Participating: | 54 |
Races: | 1 |
Distances: | 10 mi (16.1 km) |
Previous: | 1907 Glasgow |
Next: | 1909 Derby |
The 1908 International Cross Country Championships was held in Colombes, France, at the Stade de Matin on 26 March 1908. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Individual | |||||||
Men 10 mi (16.1 km) | Arthur Robertson | 50:26.8 | Fred Neaves | 50:31 | George Pearce | 50:42 | |
Team | |||||||
Men | 24 | 81 | 104 |
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
50:26.8 | ||||
50:31 | ||||
50:42 | ||||
4 | 50:45 | |||
5 | William Clarke | 50:58 | ||
6 | 51:09 | |||
7 | 51:22 | |||
8 | James Murphy | 51:26 | ||
9 | Marcel Courbaton | 51:32 | ||
10 | 51:39 | |||
11 | Tom Downing | 51:45 | ||
12 | Tom Johnston | 51:52 | ||
13 | Harry Young | 52:17 | ||
14 | 52:31 | |||
15 | P.J. McGuinness | 52:32 | ||
16 | George Rhodes | 52:43 | ||
17 | 52:47 | |||
18 | R. Staath | 52:56 | ||
19 | Victor Millerot | 52:57 | ||
20 | Thomas Robertson | 52:59 | ||
21 | Jim Kerr | 53:00 | ||
22 | Bill Coales | 53:01 | ||
23 | Louis Haller | 53:05 | ||
24 | John Ranken | 53:35 | ||
25 | Pat Melville | 53:40 | ||
26 | Billy Day | 53:42 | ||
27 | George MacKenzie | 53:44 | ||
28 | Thomas Miller | 53:45 | ||
29 | J.S. Matthews | 53:50 | ||
30 | A. Delmotte | 53:56 | ||
31 | Rhys Evans | 53:59 | ||
32 | Frank Melville | 53:59 | ||
33 | Tom Jack | 54:05 | ||
34 | Eddie Ace | 54:11 | ||
35 | Lucien Fremont | 54:15 | ||
36 | C.W. Sparkes | 54:17 | ||
37 | Tommy Arthur | 54:28 | ||
38 | Frank Buckley | 54:51 | ||
39 | Sam Lee | 54:59 | ||
40 | William Bowman | 55:01 | ||
41 | J. Cully | 55:09 | ||
42 | 55:15 | |||
43 | L. Brulé | 55:17 | ||
44 | C. Gould | 55:22 | ||
45 | H. Granger | 55:43 | ||
46 | Eddie O'Donnell | 56:03 | ||
47 | T. Bunford | 57:37 | ||
48 | Ben Christmas | 57:37 | ||
49 | George Duggan | 57:50 | ||
— | Harry Bennion | DNF | ||
— | Jacques Versel | DNF | ||
— | J. O'Regan | DNF | ||
— | Alex McPhee | DNF | ||
— | Sam Stevenson | DNF |
Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | align=left | align=left | 24 | |||
2 | align=left | align=left | Gaston Ragueneau Marcel Courbaton Alexandre Fayollat Joseph Dreher R. Staath Victor Millerot | 81 | ||
3 | align=left | align=left | James Murphy Tom Downing Harry Young P.J. McGuinness Jim Kerr C.W. Sparkes | 104 | ||
4 | align=left | align=left | Tom Johnston Thomas Robertson John Ranken Pat Melville George MacKenzie Thomas Miller | 136 | ||
5 | align=left | align=left | Rhys Evans Eddie Ace Tommy Arthur C. Gould H. Granger Eddie O'Donnell | 237 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 5 countries.