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1935 International Cross Country Championships

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1935 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition28th
DateMarch 23 (men)
March 20 (women)
Host cityParis-Auteuil, France France (men)
Morecambe, Lancashire, England England (women)
VenueHippodrome d'Auteuil (men)
The Old Golf Links (women)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men
1.9 mi (3.0 km) women (unofficial)
Participation61 (men) / 11 (women) athletes from
7 (men) / 2 (women) nations

The 1935 International Cross Country Championships was held in Auteuil, France, at the Hippodrome d'Auteuil on March 23. An unofficial women's championship was held in Morecambe, England on March 20, 1935, but only a report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results for men,[2] and for women (unofficial),[3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Jack Holden
 England
47:52 Bill Wylie
 Scotland
48:12 William Eaton
 England
48:14
Women (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Nellie Halstead
 England
20:06 Lilian Styles
 England
20:12 Esther Raven
 England
20:18
Team
Men  England 30  Scotland 84  France 102
Women (unofficial)  England 10  Scotland 26

Individual Race Results

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Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jack Holden  England 47:52
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bill Wylie  Scotland 48:12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) William Eaton  England 48:14
4 Frank Close  England 48:20
5 Oscar van Rumst  Belgium 48:25
6 Frank Marsland  England 48:26
7 Roland Walker  England 48:28
8 Harry Gallivan  Wales 48:33
9 Alex Burns  England 48:55
10 Alex Dow  Scotland 49:04
11 Roger Rérolle  France 49:09
12 John Suttie Smith  Scotland 49:10
13 Jim Flockhart  Scotland 49:17
14 Tom Evenson  England 49:24
15 André-Louis Laforge  France 49:26
16 Robert Arnold  France 49:37
17 André Angeard  France 49:37
18 Jean Thierry  France 49:41
19 Willie Sutherland  Scotland 49:43
20 Jack Potts  England 49:44
21 Jeronimo Joan  Spain 49:46
22 Macario Meneses  Spain 49:52
23 George Bailey  England 50:04
24 Victor Hamilton  Northern Ireland 50:07
25 Charles Poharec  France 50:11
26 W.A. McCune  Northern Ireland 50:17
27 Fernand Le Heurteur  France 50:22
28 James Freeland  Scotland 50:24
29 Arthur Williams  Wales 50:26
30 Walter Hinde  Scotland 50:28
31 Danny Phillips  Wales 50:30
32 Roger Rochard  France 50:36.2
33 Frans Vandersteen  Belgium
34 Pedro Iradi  Spain
35 René van Broeck  Belgium 50:46.2
36 Lucien Tostain  France 50:53
37 Ivor Brown  Wales 50:55
38 Louis Willemyns  Belgium 51:00
39 Tom Richards  Wales 51:15
40 Jean Coisne  Belgium 51:20
41 Manuel Andreu  Spain
42 Charles Smith  Scotland
43 Ernie Thomas  Wales
44 Santiago Coll  Spain
45 Francisco Cami  Spain
46 W.L. Raddon  Wales 51:30
47 Jackie Campbell  Scotland 51:35
48 M. Gorman  Northern Ireland 51:40
49 Pat Blair  Northern Ireland
50 Oscar Naert  Belgium
51 Luis Miro  Spain
52 Bob Patterson  Northern Ireland
53 Maurice Maréchal  Belgium
54 James Montgomery  Northern Ireland
55 Victor Honorez  Belgium
56 Georges Depotter  Belgium 53:20
57 Johnny Glenholmes  Northern Ireland
58 Ken Harris  Wales
59 W. Gardiner  Northern Ireland
60 Cipriano Cilleruelo  Spain
Juan Ramos  Spain DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nellie Halstead  England 20:06
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lilian Styles  England 20:12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Esther Raven  England 20:18
4 Nellie Bishop  England 21:16
5 Mary French  England 21:28
6 Gwendoline Camfield  England 21:31
7 Constantine Johnson  Scotland 21:35
8 Jean Tait  Scotland 21:39
9 Mildred Storrar  Scotland 22:29
10 Barbara Anderson  Scotland 22:36
11 Inglis Miller  Scotland 23:34

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Jack Holden
William Eaton
Frank Close
Frank Marsland
Roland Walker
Alex Burns
30
2  Scotland Bill Wylie
Alex Dow
John Suttie Smith
Jim Flockhart
Willie Sutherland
James Freeland
84
3  France Roger Rérolle
André-Louis Laforge
Robert Arnold
André Angeard
Jean Thierry
Charles Poharec
102
4  Wales Harry Gallivan
Arthur Williams
Danny Phillips
Ivor Brown
Tom Richards
Ernie Thomas
187
5  Belgium Oscar van Rumst
Frans Vandersteen
René van Broeck
Louis Willemyns
Jean Coisne
Oscar Naert
201
6  Spain Jeronimo Joan
Macario Meneses
Pedro Iradi
Manuel Andreu
Santiago Coll
Francisco Cami
207
7  Northern Ireland Victor Hamilton
W.A. McCune
M. Gorman
Pat Blair
Bob Patterson
James Montgomery
253

Women's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Nellie Halstead
Lilian Styles
Esther Raven
Nellie Bishop
10
2  Scotland Constantine Johnson
Jean Tait
Mildred Storrar
Barbara Anderson
26

Participation

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Men's

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 61 male athletes from 7 countries.

Women's

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 11 female athletes from 2 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cross-Country - Scotland gain second place in Paris - Plucky effort by W.C.Wylie - From a special correspondent - Scotland performed very well indeed to be runners-up in both individual and team championship in the 28th annual cross-country international over 9 miles 180 yards at the Hippodrome d'Auteuil, Paris, on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, March 25, 1935, p. 8, retrieved September 29, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Paris Hippodrome d'Auteuil Date: Saturday, March 23, 1935, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 4, 2007, retrieved September 29, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (November 15, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Morecambe The Old Golf Links Date: Wednesday, March 20, 1935, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved September 29, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  5. ^ 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