1931 International Cross Country Championships Explained

1931 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	ICCU
Edition:	24th
Date:	28 March (men) 22 March (women)
Host City:	Dublin, Ireland (men) Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (women)
Location:	Baldoyle Racecourse (men)
Nations Participating:	6 (men) / 3 (women)
Athletes Participating:	54 (men / 16 (women)
Races:	2
Distances:	9 mi (14.5 km) men 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Previous:	1930 Leamington
Next:	1932 Brussels

The 1931 International Cross Country Championships was held inDublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on 28 March 1931.For the first time, an unofficial women's championship was held a week earlierin Douai, France on 22 March 1931. A report on the event was givenin the Glasgow Herald for the men's and the women's event.

Complete results for men, and for women (unofficial), medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists

Individual
Men 9 mi (14.5 km)	Tim Smythe	48:52	Jack Winfield	49:11	Tom Evenson	49:16
Women (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km)	Gladys Lunn	11:12	Lilian Styles	11:25	Suzanne Lenoir
Team
Men		32		102
Women (unofficial)		15		21		42

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			48:52
			49:11
			49:16
4	Henri Lahitte		49:31
5	Jack Potts		49:39
6			49:43
7	Frank Deakin		50:00
8			50:03
9	Arthur Allum		50:22
10			50:23
11	Robert Loiseau		50:25
12	Thomas Kinsella		50:39
13	Jimmy Wood		50:51
14	Marcel Michot		50:53
15	Albert Auvray		50:55
16	Victor Harman		50:57
17	Harry Gallivan		50:58
18	Danny Phillips		50:59
19	F. Mills		51:07
20	J.C. McIntyre		51:10
21	Walter Gunn		51:16
22	David Fry		51:17
23			51:23
24	J. Behan		51:25
25	Pierre Louchard		51:26
26	Oscar van Rumst		51:29
27	Theo Meersman		51:32
28	Charles Wilson		51:33
29	Laurie Weatherill		51:37
30	Julien Serwy		51:38
31	James Petrie		51:44
32	Ernie Thomas		51:48
33	Sauveur Tapias		51:54
34	Maxi Stobbs		52:02
35	Tom Burge		52:03
36	T. O'Reilly		52:05
37	Joseph Orose		52:10
38	Jack Prosser		52:20
39	Jean Linsen		52:24
40	John Timmins		52:25
41	T. King		52:36
42	Leon Verheylesonne		52:38
43	John Nalty		52:46
44	A.S. Stone		53:02
45			53:12
46	Emile Goetleven		53:23
47	Edgard Viseur		53:24
48	James Gardiner		53:41
49	René Vincent		54:14
50	R. Simons		54:21
51	Wilf Short		55:07
—	Georges Leclerc		DNF
—	Roger Rérolle		DNF
—	Maurice Waltispurger		DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
			11:12
			11:25
4
5	Sebastienne Guyot
6	Marguerite Battu
7
8	Martine Leroux
9	Doris Butterfield
10	Jeanne Souffriau
11	Renée Trente
12	Marie-Louise Bondu
13	Josée Mariani
14	Eileen Stringer
15	Madeleine Fulcher
16

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	align=left		align=left	Jack Winfield Tom Evenson Jack Potts Jack Holden Frank Deakin Arthur Allum	32
2	align=left		align=left	Robbie Sutherland John Suttie Smith Jimmy Wood Walter Gunn David Fry Charles Wilson	102
align=left		align=left	Henri Lahitte Robert Loiseau Marcel Michot Albert Auvray Pierre Louchard Sauveur Tapias	102
4	align=left		align=left	Tim Smythe Thomas Kinsella F. Mills J.C. McIntyre J. Behan T. O'Reilly	112
5	align=left		align=left	Harry Gallivan Danny Phillips Ernie Thomas Tom Burge Jack Prosser A.S. Stone	184
6	align=left		align=left	Oscar van Rumst Theo Meersman Julien Serwy Joseph Orose Jean Linsen Leon Verheylesonne	201

Women's (unofficial)

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	align=left		align=left	Gladys Lunn Lilian Styles Ruth Christmas Doris Butterfield	15
2	align=left		align=left		21
3	align=left		align=left		42

Participation

Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 male athletes from 6 countries.

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Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 16 female athletes from 3 countries.

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See also

• 1931 in athletics (track and field)