1903 International Cross Country Championships
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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
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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