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1906 International Cross Country Championships

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1906 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition4th
Date10 March
Host cityCaerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Wales
VenueCaerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1km)
Participation44 athletes from
4 nations

The 1906 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 10 March 1906. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

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

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km) 		Charles Straw
 England		 57:32 George Pearce
 England		 57:55 Will Nelson
 England		 58:11
Team
Men  England 24  Ireland 86  Scotland 106

Individual race results

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Men's (10 mi / 16.1km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Charles Straw  England 57:32
2nd place, silver medalist(s) George Pearce  England 57:55
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Will Nelson  England 58:11
4 John Daly  Ireland 58:30
5 Joe Deakin  England 58:33
6 Jack Price  England 59:40
7 Sammy Welding  England 59:41
8 W.G. Dunkley  England 59:45
9 T. Hughes  Wales 59:52
10 Sam Stevenson  Scotland 1:00:25
11 John Hayes  Ireland 1:00:27
12 Francis Whittle  England 1:00:40
13 David Cather  Scotland 1:00:41
14 Charlie Harris  Ireland 1:00:46
15 Peter Russell  Scotland 1:00:55
16 R.E. Hughes  Scotland 1:00:57
17 Tommy Arthur  Wales 1:01:08
18 Pat Joyce  Ireland 1:01:09
19 Paul Kelly  Ireland 1:01:16
20 T. Mernagh  Ireland 1:01:40
21 George Butterfield  England 1:01:51
22 Tommy Greenall  England 1:01:52
23 Eddie Ace  Wales 1:02:20
24 Edgar Price  Wales 1:02:26
25 John Ranken  Scotland 1:02:34
26 W. Thomas  Wales 1:02:35
27 Thomas Robertson  Scotland 1:02:38
28 John Gilchrist  Scotland 1:03:19
29 T. Horton  Wales 1:03:21
30 J. Finnegan  Ireland 1:03:27
31 Harry Cleaver  Wales 1:03:30
32 William Muirden  Scotland 1:03:41
33 Joe Morris  Wales 1:03:52
34 Ernest Thomas  Wales 1:04:03
35 Alexander Matthews  Scotland 1:04:03
36 T. Bunford  Wales 1:04:10
— James Beale  England DNF
— Billy Day  England DNF
— Tom Downing  Ireland DNF
— George Guthre  Scotland DNF
— Alex Mann  Scotland DNF
— Thomas Mulrine  Scotland DNF
— H.T. Johnstone  Wales DNF
— Eddie O'Donnell  Wales DNF

Team results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Charles Straw
George Pearce
Will Nelson
Joe Deakin
Jack Price
Sammy Welding		 24
2  Ireland John Daly
John Hayes
Charlie Harris
Pat Joyce
Paul Kelly
T. Mernagh		 86
3  Scotland Sam Stevenson
David Cather
Peter Russell
R.E. Hughes
John Ranken
Thomas Robertson		 106
4  Wales T. Hughes
Tommy Arthur
Eddie Ace
Edgar Price
W. Thomas
T. Horton		 128

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 4 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Notes on sport - Athletics - Cross-Country Championship - England successful - At Caerleon Racecourse, Newport, on Saturday, the fourth international cross-country championship was decided..., Glasgow Herald, 12 March 1906, p. 13, retrieved 25 September 2013
  2. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Senior - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Wednesday March 10 1906, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 25 December 2005, retrieved 25 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013
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