International Cross Country Championships
Frank Sando crossing the line to win the 1957 edition of the championships
Tunisian Mohammed Gammoudi became the third African to win the race in 1968.
The International Cross Country Championships was an annual international competition in cross country running. It was created in 1903 by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU) and it marked the first time that an annual international championships had been held for the sport.
It began its life as contest between the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom. The event became increasingly international over its history, beginning with the admittance of the first non-UK country in 1907 (France), the addition of several other Continental European countries in the 1920s, and then the introduction of Tunisia in 1958 which saw an African team compete for the first time.[1]
The championships featured only a senior men's race from 1903 to 1961, at which point an under-21s event was introduced. After some years as an unsanctioned competition, a women's race finally gained official acceptance in 1967.[1]
The event lasted from 1903 to 1972 – at the 1971 ICCU Congress members decided to transfer organisation of the event to the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), a move which was finalised after the 1972 ICC Championships and led to the first IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1973.[2]
The International Cross Country Championships featured a number of running greats, including: Alfred Shrubb (the inaugural race winner) and Jean Bouin in its early years, Frank Sando who won twice, as well as Jack Holden and Alain Mimoun who both won the race a record four times, and then Franjo Mihalić, Gaston Roelants and David Bedford in its later years. American runner Doris Brown was dominant in the short history of the women's race, winning all but two of the official women's races.[1]
Editions
Results
Men's individual results
| Year |  First |
 Second |
 Third | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 (unofficial) 9 mi (14.5 km) | Sid Robinson England | 56:36 | Harry Harrison England | 56:36.4 | Charles Bennett England | 57:14.8 |
| 1903 8.5 mi (13.7 km) | Alfred Shrubb England | 46:22.6 | Tom Edwards England | 46:56.6 | John Daly Ireland | 47:10.2 |
| 1904 8.5 mi (13.7 km) | Alfred Shrubb England | 47:58.4 | Albert Aldridge England | 48:20.2 | George Pearce England | 49:38.6 |
| 1905 8 mi (12.9 km) | Albert Aldridge England | 40:20 | Tom Hynes Ireland | 40:35 | Joe Deakin England | 41:14 |
| 1906 10 mi (16.1 km) | Charles Straw England | 57:32 | George Pearce England | 57:55 | Will Nelson England | 58:11 |
| 1907 10 mi (16.1 km) | Adam Underwood England | 54:26.4 | George Pearce England | 54:48 | Sammy Welding England | 54:50 |
| 1908 10 mi (16.1 km) | Arthur Robertson England | 50:26.8 | Fred Neaves England | 50:31 | George Pearce England | 50:42 |
| 1909 10 mi (16.1 km) | Arthur Edwin Wood England | 58:03 | Jean Bouin France | 58:04 | Ernest Loney England | 58:53 |
| 1910 10 mi (16.1 km) | Arthur Edwin Wood England | 54:02 | Puck O'Neill Ireland | 54:24 | Harry Baldwin England | 54:24 |
| 1911 10 mi (16.1 km) | Jean Bouin France | 54:07.6 | Harry Baldwin England | 54:22 | George Wallach Scotland | 54:44 |
| 1912 10 mi (16.1 km) | Jean Bouin France | 51:46 | William Scott England | 52:19 | Frederick Hibbins England | 52:34 |
| 1913 10 mi (16.1 km) | Jean Bouin France | 51:52.4 | Ernest Glover England | 52:33 | Jacques Keyser France | 53:10 |
| 1914 10 mi (16.1 km) | Alfred Nichols England | 1:00:24 | George Wallach Scotland | 1:00:41 | Ernest Glover England | 1:00:46 |
| Not held due to World War I | ||||||
| 1920 10 mi (16.1 km) | Jim Wilson Scotland | 55:06 | Christopher Vose England | 55:33 | Wally Freeman England | 55:52 |
| 1921 10 mi (16.1 km) | Wally Freeman England | 56:53 | Bobby Mills England | 57:03 | Bevy Bingham Ireland | 57:17 |
| 1922 10 mi (16.1 km) | Joseph Guillemot France | 1:03:59 | Bill Cotterell England | 1:04:27 | Julien Schnellmann France | 1:05:03 |
| 1923 10 mi (16.1 km) | Joe Blewitt England | 58:11.8 | James G. McIntyre Scotland | 58:13 | Georges van den Broele.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 58:20 |
| 1924 10 mi (16.1 km) | Bill Cotterell England | 55:35.4 | Ernie Harper England | 55:40 | Eddie Webster England | 56:21 |
| 1925 10 mi (16.1 km) | Eddie Webster England | 56:55 | John Ryan Ireland | 57:14 | Bill Cotterell England | 57:38 |
| 1926 9 mi (14.5 km) | Ernie Harper England | 44:17.4 | Joseph Guillemot France | 44:59 | Robert Marchal France | 45:04 |
| 1927 9 mi (14.5 km) | Lewis Payne England | 51:40 | Seghir Beddari France | 51:49 | Henri Gallet France | 52:03 |
| 1928 9.5 mi (15.3 km) | Harry Eckersley England | 52:34 | John Suttie Smith Scotland | 52:48 | Seghir Beddari France | 53:02 |
| 1929 8.7 mi (14.0 km) | Bill Cotterell England | 42:46.2 | Henri Dartigues France | 42:48 | Robert Courtier France | 42:51 |
| 1930 9.5 mi (15.3 km) | Tom Evenson England | 53:49 | Robbie Sutherland Scotland | 53:50 | Roméo Dieguez France | 54:15 |
| 1931 9 mi (14.5 km) | Tim Smythe Ireland | 48:52 | Jack Winfield England | 49:11 | Tom Evenson England | 49:16 |
| 1932 9 mi (14.5 km) | Tom Evenson England | 50:51 | Jack Holden England | 51:06 | Walter Beavers England | 51:15 |
| 1933 9 mi (14.5 km) | Jack Holden England | 53:40.8 | Robbie Sutherland Scotland | 53:50 | John Suttie Smith Scotland | 53:54 |
| 1934 9 mi (14.5 km) | Jack Holden England | 50:28 | Alex Burns England | 51:24 | Arthur Penny England | 51:26 |
| 1935 9 mi (14.5 km) | Jack Holden England | 47:52 | Bill Wylie Scotland | 48:12 | William Eaton England | 48:14 |
| 1936 9 mi (14.5 km) | William Eaton England | 47:38 | Jack Holden England | 48:08 | Alex Dow Scotland | 48:14 |
| 1937 9 mi (14.5 km) | Jim Flockhart Scotland | 49:50 | André Sicard France | 50:03 | James Ginty England | 50:13 |
| 1938 9 mi (14.5 km) | Jack Emery England | 49:57 | Jean Chapelle Belgium | 50:16 | Sam Palmer Wales | 50:36 |
| 1939 9 mi (14.5 km) | Jack Holden England | 47:23 | Mohamed El Ghazi France | 47:34 | Salem Amrouche France | 47:52 |
| Not held due to World War II | ||||||
| 1946 9 mi (14.5 km) | Raphaël Pujazon France | 51:51.2 | Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium | 52:24 | Paul Messner France | 52:49 |
| 1947 9 mi (14.5 km) | Raphaël Pujazon France | 50:26 | Jean Chapelle Belgium | 50:51 | Mohamed Lahoucine France | 51:04 |
| 1948 9 mi (14.5 km) | John Doms Belgium | 54:05 | Emile Renson Belgium | 54:25 | Mohamed Lahoucine France | 54:50 |
| 1949 9 mi (14.5 km) | Alain Mimoun France | 47:50 | Raphaël Pujazon France | 47:51 | Charles Cérou France | 47:55 |
| 1950 9 mi (14.5 km) | Lucien Theys Belgium | 45:42 | Alain Mimoun France | 45:50 | Mohamed Hamza France | 46:00 |
| 1951 9.25 mi (14.9 km) | Geoff Saunders England | 54:07 | Frank Aaron England | 54:48 | Charles Cérou France | 55:05 |
| 1952 9 mi (14.5 km) | Alain Mimoun France | 48:19 | Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium | 49:02 | Abdelkader Driss France | 49:06 |
| 1953 9 mi (14.5 km) | Franjo Mihalić Yugoslavia | 47:53 | Frank Sando England | 48:03 | Abdallah Ould Lamine France | 48:06 |
| 1954 9 mi (14.5 km) | Alain Mimoun France | 47:51 | Ken Norris England | 48:13 | Patrick Ranger England | 48:21 |
| 1955 9 mi (14.5 km) | Frank Sando England | 46:09 | Hugh Foord England | 46:33 | Ken Norris England | 46:35 |
| 1956 9 mi (14.5 km) | Alain Mimoun France | 45:18 | Frank Sando England Ken Norris England | 45:28 | ||
| 1957 9 mi (14.5 km) | Frank Sando England | 45:58 | Basil Heatley England | 46:09 | Ken Norris England | 46:18 |
| 1958 9 mi (14.5 km) | Stanley Eldon England | 46:29 | Alain Mimoun France | 46:30 | Frank Sando England | 46:33 |
| 1959 9 mi (14.5 km) | Fred Norris England | 42:44.8 | Frank Sando England | 42:52.4 | Salah Beddiaf France | 43:01.4 |
| 1960 9 mi (14.5 km) | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Morocco | 43:33 | Gaston Roelants Belgium | 43:40 | John Merriman Wales | 43:40 |
| 1961 8.9 mi (14.3 km) | Basil Heatley England | 45:22.2 | Antonio Amoros.svg.png){kind=small} Spain | 45:46 | Martin Hyman England | 45:56.4 |
| 1962 7.5 mi (12.0 km) | Gaston Roelants Belgium | 44:40 | Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium | 44:46 | Mel Batty England | 44:48 |
| 1963 7.5 mi (12.1 km) | Roy Fowler England | 37:19.7 | Gaston Roelants Belgium | 37:32 | Mariano Haro Spain | 37:41.6 |
| 1964 7.3 mi (11.8 km) | Francisco Aritmendi Spain | 40:33 | Ron Hill England | 40:42 | John Cooke England | 40:49 |
| 1965 7.5 mi (12.1 km) | Jean Fayolle France | 36:48 | Mel Batty England | 36:48 | Mohamed Gammoudi Tunisia | 37:00 |
| 1966 7.5 mi (12.1 km) | Ben Assou El Ghazi Morocco | 36:22.1 | Derek Graham Ireland | 36:29.6 | Tracy Smith United States | 36:32.2 |
| 1967 7.5 mi (12.1 km) | Gaston Roelants Belgium | 36:03 | Tim Johnston England | 36:20 | Bryan Rose New Zealand | 36:27 |
| 1968 7.5 mi (12.1 km) | Mohamed Gammoudi Tunisia | 35:25.4 | Ron Hill England | 35:26.8 | Roy Fowler England | 35:31.8 |
| 1969 7.5 mi (12.0 km) | Gaston Roelants Belgium | 36:25 | Dick Taylor England | 36:44 | Ian McCafferty Scotland | 36:57 |
| 1970 7.5 mi (12.1 km) | Mike Tagg England | 36:39.8 | Gaston Roelants Belgium | 36:41.8 | Trevor Wright England | 36:44.6 |
| 1971 7.5 mi (12.1 km) | Dave Bedford England | 38:42.8 | Trevor Wright England | 39:05.2 | Eddie Gray New Zealand | 39:11.6 |
| 1972 7.5 mi (12.1 km) | Gaston Roelants Belgium | 37:43 | Mariano Haro Spain | 38:01 | Ian Stewart Scotland | 38:20 |
Men's Team Results
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Junior Men's Individual Results
| Year | First |
Second |
Third | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 (unofficial) 5 mi (8.0 km) | Frank Aaron England | 27:51 | Gaston Cottin France | 28:00 | Jack Timmins England | 28:09 |
| 1961 4.7 mi (7.5 km) | Colin Robinson England | 26:20.4 | Alan Simpson England | 26:24.4 | Mariano Haro Spain | 26:25.2 |
| 1962 4.7 mi (7.5 km) | Abdeslem Bouchta Morocco | 25:05 | Anthony Evans England Martin Heath England | 25:23 | ||
| 1963 4.7 mi (7.5 km) | John Farrington England | 25:17.4 | Ahmed Zammel Tunisia | 25:23.6 | Lachie Stewart Scotland | 25:37.6 |
| 1964 4.7 mi (7.5 km) | Ian McCafferty Scotland | 24:20 | David Walker England | 24:45 | Don Collins England | 24:45 |
| 1965 4.7 mi (7.5 km) | Johnny Dumon Belgium | 21:36 | Albien van Holsbeek Belgium | 21:44 | David Walker England | 21:51 |
| 1966 4.35 mi (7.0 km) | Mike Tagg England | 21:26.4 | Roy Young England | 21:35.3 | Eddie Knox Scotland | 21:40.6 |
| 1967 4.35 mi (7.0 km) | Eddie Knox Scotland | 24:42 | Eddy van Butsele Belgium | 24:44 | Brooks Mileson England | 24:49 |
| 1968 4.35 mi (7.0 km) | John Bednarski England | 20:59 | Pierre de Freyn Belgium | 21:00 | Mohamed Omar Morocco | 21:02 |
| 1969 4.35 mi (7.0 km) | Dave Bedford England | 19:38 | John Bednarski England | 19:59 | John Harrison England | 20:13 |
| 1970 4.35 mi (7.0 km) | John Hartnett Ireland | 21:57.2 | Jack Lane England | 22:05.2 | Eric de Beck Belgium | 22:09.2 |
| 1971 4.35 mi (7.0 km) | Nick Rose England | 23:12.4 | Ray Smedley England | 23:17.4 | Jim Brown Scotland | 24:02 |
| 1972 4.35 mi (7.0 km) | Aldo Tomasini Italy | 23:20 | Jim Brown Scotland | 23:35 | Franco Fava Italy | 23:45 |
Junior Men's Team Results
| Year | First |
Second |
Third | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 (unofficial) | France | 34 | England | 60 | Belgium | 102 |
| 1961 | England | 11 | Belgium | 18 | Spain | 39 |
| 1962 | England | 9 | Morocco | 28 | Scotland | 37 |
| 1963 | England | 12 | Spain | 20 | Scotland | 24 |
| 1964 | England | 16 | Scotland | 17 | Morocco | 22 |
| 1965 | Belgium | 9 | England | 14 | Morocco | 34 |
| 1966 | England | 8 | Belgium | 21 | Scotland | 28 |
| 1967 | England | 12 | Belgium | 30 | Scotland | 33 |
| 1968 | England | 10 | Tunisia | 27 | Morocco | 29 |
| 1969 | England | 6 | Ireland | 21 | Spain | 27 |
| 1970 | England | 15 | Belgium | 15 | Italy | 34 |
| 1971 | England | 7 | Scotland | 30 | Italy | 39 |
| 1972 | Italy | 19 | England | 22 | Morocco | 26 |
Women's Individual Results
| Year | First |
Second |
Third | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Gladys Lunn England | 11:12 | Lilian Styles England | 11:25 | Suzanne Lenoir France | |
| 1932 (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Gladys Lunn England | 12:52 | Suzanne Hedouin France | 13:06 | Lilian Styles England | 13:07 |
| 1935 (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Nellie Halstead England | 20:06 | Lilian Styles England | 20:12 | Esther Raven England | 20:18 |
| 1938 (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Evelyne Forster England | 12:40 | Dolly Harris-Roden England | 12:48 | Jeanne Pousset Belgium | 12:51 |
| 1954 (unofficial) 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | Diane Leather England | 15:19 | Anne Oliver England | 15:45 | June Bridgland England | 16:12 |
| 1955 (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Diane Leather England | 16:08 | Anne Oliver England | 16:31 | Leila Buckland England | 16:45 |
| 1956 (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Roma Ashby England | 13:05 | June Bridgland England | 13:11 | Diane Leather England | 13:12 |
| 1957 (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Diane Leather England | 11:15 | Roma Ashby England | 11:21 | June Bridgland England | 11:45 |
| 1967 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Doris Brown United States | 14:28 | Rita Lincoln England | 15:05 | Peggy Mullins Ireland | 15:07 |
| 1968 2.8 mi (4.5 km) | Doris Brown United States | 15:00 | Vicki Foltz United States | 15:12 | Pamela Davies England | 15:21 |
| 1969 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | Doris Brown United States | 14:46 | Maureen Dickson United States | 14:51 | Valerie Robinson New Zealand | 14:58 |
| 1970 (Vichy) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Paola Pigni Italy | 10:38.4 | Zofia Kolakowska Poland | 10:39.2 | Ilja Keizer Netherlands | 10:43.8 |
| 1970 (Frederick) 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | Doris Brown United States | 15:04 | Rita Lincoln England | 15:11 | Thelma Fynn Canada | 15:14 |
| 1971 2.8 mi (4.5 km) | Doris Brown United States | 11:08.4 | Berny Lenferink Netherlands | 11:21.2 | Joyce Smith England | 11:23.2 |
| 1972 2.8 mi (4.5 km) | Joyce Smith England | 16:11 | Eileen Claugus United States | 16:13 | Rita Ridley England | 16:19 |
Women's Team Results
| Year | First |
Second |
Third | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 (unofficial) | England | 15 | France | 21 | Belgium | 42 |
| 1932 (unofficial) | England | 14 | France | 22 | ||
| 1935 (unofficial) | England | 10 | Scotland | 26 | ||
| 1938 (unofficial) | England | 12 | France | 30 | Belgium | 36 |
| 1954 (unofficial) | England | 10 | Scotland | 34 | ||
| 1955 (unofficial) | England | 10 | Scotland | 34 | ||
| 1956 (unofficial) | England | 10 | Scotland | 34 | ||
| 1957 (unofficial) | England | 10 | Scotland | 34 | ||
| 1967 | England | 17 | Ireland | 35 | Scotland | 50 |
| 1968 | United States | 19 | England | 20 | Scotland | 55 |
| 1969 | United States | 23 | New Zealand | 35 | England | 37 |
| 1970 (Vichy) | Netherlands | 19 | France | 39 | Italy | 45 |
| 1970 (Frederick) | England | 18 | United States | 46 | Ireland | 48 |
| 1971 | England | 29 | New Zealand | 42 | United States | 51 |
| 1972 | England | 22 | United States | 40 | Scotland | 64 |
References
- 1 2 3 International Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
- ↑ 30 years of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. IAAF (2003-03-20). Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
External links
- Athchamps results database (archived)
- Historical results from Association of Road Racing Statisticians
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