1937 International Cross Country Championships

1937 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	30th
Date	March 20
Host city	Bruxelles, Belgium
Location	Hippodrome de Stockel
Nations participating	6
Athletes participating	54
Races	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
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The 1937 International Cross Country Championships was held in Bruxelles, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on March 20, 1937. 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

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9 mi (14.5 km)	Jim Flockhart  Scotland	49:50	André Sicard  France	50:03	James Ginty  England	50:13
Team
Men	England	55	France	70	Belgium	98

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Jim Flockhart	Scotland	49:50
	André Sicard	France	50:03
	James Ginty	England	50:13
4	Jack Potts	England	50:26
5	Alex Burn	England	50:27
6	Edouard Schroeven	Belgium	50:38
7	Oscar van Rumst	Belgium	50:54
8	Roger Rérolle	France	50:56
9	André Lonlas	France	51:05
10	Bill Matthews	Wales	51:10
11	Jean Chapelle	Belgium	51:10
12	Harold Clark	England	51:13
13	Arthur Bourton	England	51:14
14	René Lécuron	France	51:24
15	Joseph Guiomar	France	51:25
16	Harry Gallivan	Wales	51:33
17	Alex Dow	Scotland	51:40
18	Tommy Lee	England	51:50
19	Vic Draper	England	51:55
20	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	52:00
21	Pierre Bajart	Belgium	52:13
22	Roger Lachaud	France	52:18
23	Emmet Farrell	Scotland	52:19
24	Ivor Brown	Wales	52:25
25	Bert Hermans	Belgium	52:28
26	George Bailey	England	52:42
27	Davy Cannavan	Northern Ireland	52:47
28	Albert van Meenen	Belgium	52:53
29	W.A. McCune	Northern Ireland	52:55
30	Bill Wylie	Scotland	53:04
31	Charles Smith	Scotland	53:04
32	Walter Hinde	Scotland	53:09
33	James Andrews	Northern Ireland	53:12
34	René Lebon	France	53:18
35	Arthur Williams	Wales	53:23
36	M. Gorman	Northern Ireland	53:29
37	Jean Coisne	Belgium	53:33
38	Danny Phillips	Wales	53:35
39	Eddie Cooper	Wales	54:03
40	Emile Verschaetse	Belgium	54:39
41	Allan Whitecross	Scotland	54:41
42	Léopold Monceyron	France	55:10
43	Tom Richards	Wales	55:42
44	Bob Patterson	Northern Ireland	56:09
45	Alex Workman	Northern Ireland	56:11
46	Dan Gillespie	Northern Ireland	56:12
47	Elwood Jones	Wales	56:28
48	Godfrey Clarke	Wales	56:40
49	Harry McFall	Northern Ireland	56:47
—	Jack Holden	England	DNF
—	Mohamed Ben Larbi	France	DNF
—	Jack Parker	Northern Ireland	DNF
—	Victor Honorez	Belgium	DNF
—	William Kennedy	Scotland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	James Ginty Jack Potts Alex Burns Harold Clark Arthur Bourton Tommy Lee	55
2	France	André Sicard Roger Rérolle André Lonlas René Lécuron Joseph Guiomar Roger Lachaud	70
3	Belgium	Edouard Schroeven Oscar van Rumst Jean Chapelle Pierre Bajart Bert Hermans Albert van Meenen	98
4	Scotland	Jim Flockhart Alex Dow Robbie Sutherland Emmet Farrell Bill Wylie Charles Smith	122
5	Wales	Bill Matthews Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown Arthur Williams Danny Phillips Eddie Cooper	162
6	Northern Ireland	Davy Cannavan W.A. McCune James Andrews M. Gorman Bob Patterson Alex Workman	214

Participation

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

Belgium (9)  England (9)

France (9)  Northern Ireland (9)

Scotland (9)  Wales (9)

See also

• 1937 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Flockhart's bid for Scotland - Individual triumph at Brussels - Cross-country race won by England - Once again England demonstrated their superior team spirit when they won the six nations' cross-country race at the Stockel Racecourse near here yesterday with 55 points..., Glasgow Herald, March 22, 1937, p. 7, retrieved September 30, 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Stockel Date: Saturday, March 20, 1937, Athchamps (archived), retrieved September 30, 2013
3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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, retrieved September 24, 2013