1908 International Cross Country Championships

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1908 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition6th
Date26 March
Host cityColombes, Île-de-France, France France
VenueStade de Matin
Events1
Distances10 mi (16.1 km)
Participation54 athletes from
5 nations

The 1908 International Cross Country Championships was held in Colombes, France, at the Stade de Matin on 26 March 1908. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results,[2] medalists,[3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km)
Arthur Robertson
 England
50:26.8 Fred Neaves
 England
50:31 George Pearce
 England
50:42
Team
Men  England 24  France 81 Error creating thumbnail: Ireland 104

Individual Race Results

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Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Arthur Robertson  England 50:26.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fred Neaves  England 50:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Pearce  England 50:42
4 Gaston Ragueneau  France 50:45
5 William Clarke  England 50:58
6 Joe Deakin  England 51:09
7 Edward Wood  England 51:22
8 James Murphy Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland 51:26
9 Marcel Courbaton  France 51:32
10 Sammy Welding  England 51:39
11 Tom Downing Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland 51:45
12 Tom Johnston File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 51:52
13 Harry Young Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland 52:17
14 Alexandre Fayollat  France 52:31
15 P.J. McGuinness Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland 52:32
16 George Rhodes  England 52:43
17 Joseph Dreher  France 52:47
18 R. Staath  France 52:56
19 Victor Millerot  France 52:57
20 Thomas Robertson File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 52:59
21 Jim Kerr Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland 53:00
22 Bill Coales  England 53:01
23 Louis Haller  France 53:05
24 John Ranken File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 53:35
25 Pat Melville File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 53:40
26 Billy Day  England 53:42
27 George MacKenzie File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 53:44
28 Thomas Miller File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 53:45
29 J.S. Matthews File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 53:50
30 A. Delmotte  France 53:56
31 Rhys Evans File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 53:59
32 Frank Melville  England 53:59
33 Tom Jack File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 54:05
34 Eddie Ace File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 54:11
35 Lucien Fremont  France 54:15
36 C.W. Sparkes Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland 54:17
37 Tommy Arthur File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 54:28
38 Frank Buckley Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland 54:51
39 Sam Lee Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland 54:59
40 William Bowman File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 55:01
41 J. Cully Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland 55:09
42 Paul Lizandier  France 55:15
43 L. Brulé  France 55:17
44 C. Gould File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 55:22
45 H. Granger File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 55:43
46 Eddie O'Donnell File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 56:03
47 T. Bunford File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 57:37
48 Ben Christmas File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 57:37
49 George Duggan Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland 57:50
Harry Bennion  England DNF
Jacques Versel  France DNF
J. O'Regan Error creating thumbnail:  Ireland DNF
Alex McPhee File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland DNF
Sam Stevenson File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1 England Arthur Robertson
Fred Neaves
George Pearce
William Clarke
Joe Deakin
Edward Wood
24
2 France Gaston Ragueneau
Marcel Courbaton
Alexandre Fayollat
Joseph Dreher
R. Staath
Victor Millerot
81
3 Error creating thumbnail: Ireland James Murphy
Tom Downing
Harry Young
P.J. McGuinness
Jim Kerr
C.W. Sparkes
104
4 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Tom Johnston
Thomas Robertson
John Ranken
Pat Melville
George MacKenzie
Thomas Miller
136
5 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales Rhys Evans
Eddie Ace
Tommy Arthur
C. Gould
H. Granger
Eddie O'Donnell
237

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 5 countries.

See also

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References

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