1898 International Cross Country Championships

1898 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
EditionUnofficial
DateMarch 20
Host cityVille-d'Avray, Île-de-France, France France
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation16 athletes from
2 nations

The unofficial 1898 International Cross Country Championships were held in Ville-d'Avray, France, on March 20, 1898, between 16 men from France and England. Complete results[1] and English results[2] are available.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
9 mi (14.5 km) 		Sidney Robinson
 England		 56:36 Harry Harrison
 England		 56:36.4 Charles Bennett
 England		 57:14.8
Team  England 21  France 69

Nine mile (14.5 km) results

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sidney Robinson  England 56:36
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harry Harrison  England 56:36.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Bennett  England 57:14.8
4 Tommy Bartlett  England 57:22.6
5 Jack Marsh  England 57:48.4
6 Edward Barlow  England 57:51.2
7 J. Crook  England 58:44
8 Arthur Meacham  England 58:44
9 Georges Touquet-Daunis  France 59:08
10 H. Freeman  France 1:01:33
11 E. Pican  France 1:01:42
12 Joseph Genet  France 1:02:51
13 I. Hennequin  France 1:03:10
14 M. Dupré  France 1:03:18
15 Auguste Marchais  France 1:04:11
16 A. Aubert  France 1:04:18

Team results

Rank Country Team Points
1 England Sidney Robinson
Harry Harrison
Charles Bennett
Tommy Bartlett
Jack Marsh
Edward Barlow		 21
2 France Georges Touquet-Daunis
H. Freeman
E. Pican
Joseph Genet
I. Hennequin
M. Dupré		 69

Participation

Eight athletes came from France and eight from England.

References

  1. ^ Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Senior - Ville d'Avray Sunday March 20 1898, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 29, 2005, retrieved September 24, 2013
  2. ^ 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 on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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