1903 International Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
1903 International Cross Country Championships | |
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Organisers | ICCU |
Edition | 1st |
Date | 28 March |
Host city | Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland ![]() |
Venue | Hamilton Park |
Events | 1 |
Distances | 8.5 mi (13.7 km) |
Participation | 45 athletes from 4 nations |
The 1903 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 28 March 1903. A preview of the event[1] and an appraisal of the results[2] appeared in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results,[3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.
Medallists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | ||||||
Men 8.5 mi (13.7 km) | Alfred Shrubb![]() | 46:22.6 | Tom Edwards![]() | 46:56.6 | John Daly![]() | 47:10.2 |
Team | ||||||
Men | ![]() | 25 | ![]() | 78 | ![]() | 107 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (8.5 mi /13.7 km)
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Alfred Shrubb | ![]() | 46:22.6 |
![]() | Tom Edwards | ![]() | 46:56.6 |
![]() | John Daly | ![]() | 47:10.2 |
4 | Albert Aldridge | ![]() | 47:10.2 |
5 | Sidney Robinson | ![]() | 47:21 |
6 | W.A. Mercer | ![]() | 47:37 |
7 | Harry Lawson | ![]() | 47:50 |
8 | Tom Hynes | ![]() | 47:58 |
9 | J. Thomas | ![]() | 48:10 |
10 | James Crosbie | ![]() | 48:47.4 |
11 | George Smith | ![]() | 48:51 |
12 | Jack Marsh | ![]() | 48:54 |
13 | J. Creedon | ![]() | 49:00 |
14 | John Ranken | ![]() | 49:08 |
15 | Charlie Silsby | ![]() | 49:14 |
16 | Pat Whyte | ![]() | 49:18 |
17 | James Ure | ![]() | 49:25 |
18 | Frank Curtis | ![]() | 49:26 |
19 | D.G. Harris | ![]() | 49:40 |
20 | P.J. McCafferty | ![]() | 49:41 |
21 | T.C. Hughes | ![]() | 49:51 |
22 | James Reston | ![]() | 49:59 |
23 | Thomas Mulrine | ![]() | 50:02 |
24 | James Hosker | ![]() | 50:22 |
25 | Arthur Turner | ![]() | 50:25 |
26 | Hugh Muldoon | ![]() | 50:38 |
27 | Albert Palmer | ![]() | 50:42 |
28 | Robert Davies | ![]() | 50:45 |
29 | Ernest Thomas | ![]() | 50:47 |
30 | Fullerton Wilson | ![]() | 50:50 |
31 | Pat Hehir | ![]() | 50:51 |
32 | Rhys Evans | ![]() | 50:58 |
33 | Albert Horne | ![]() | 51:16 |
34 | Tom Johnston | ![]() | 51:18 |
35 | Robert Pugh | ![]() | 51:30 |
36 | Allan Rees | ![]() | 52:01 |
37 | W. Davies | ![]() | 52:01 |
38 | W. Grail | ![]() | 52:33 |
39 | Thomas Baggs | ![]() | 52:44 |
40 | James Butters | ![]() | 52:57 |
41 | Alex Kinnaird | ![]() | 53:02 |
— | Phil Randles | ![]() | DNF |
— | William Robertson | ![]() | DNF |
— | Robert Frew | ![]() | DNF |
— | Tom Hamilton | ![]() | DNF |
Team Results
Men's
Rank | Country | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Alfred Shrubb Tom Edwards Albert Aldridge Sidney Robinson W.A. Mercer Harry Lawson | 25 |
2 | ![]() | John Daly Tom Hynes J. Creedon Pat Whyte Frank Curtis P.J. Mccafferty | 78 |
3 | ![]() | James Crosbie John Ranken James Ure T.C. Hughes James Reston Thomas Mulrine | 107 |
4 | ![]() | Jack Marsh D.G. Harris Arthur Turner Albert Palmer Robert Davies Ernest Thomas | 140 |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 4 countries.
See also
- 1903 in athletics (track and field)
References
- ^ Notes on sport - Athletics. An interesting departure in international sport will be witnessed at Hamilton Palace Grounds on Saturday, when the first of what we hope will be a long and brilliant series of contests between the cross-country elect of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales takes place..., Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1903, p. 12, retrieved 24 September 2013
- ^ Notes on sport - Athletics. Describing the first international cross-country championship, decided at Hamilton Park on Saturday, is an easy task, indeed..., Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1903, p. 12, retrieved 24 September 2013
- ^ Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Glasgow Hamilton Park Saturday March 28, 1903, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 December 2005, retrieved 24 September 2013
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
- ^ 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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See also: IAAF World Cross Country Championships