1931 International Cross Country Championships

1931 International Cross Country Championships
1931 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	24th
Date	28 March (men); 22 March (women)
Host city	Dublin, Ireland (men); Douai, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France (women)
Venue	Baldoyle Racecourse (men)
Events	2
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km) men ; 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation	54 (men / 16 (women) athletes from ; 6 (men) / 3 (women) nations
	← 1930 Leamington 1932 Brussels →

The 1931 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on 28 March 1931. For the first time, an unofficial women's championship was held a week earlier in Douai, France on 22 March 1931. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald for the men's^[1] and the women's event.^[2]

Complete results for men,^[3] and for women (unofficial),^[4] medalists,^[5] and the results of British athletes^[6] were published.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9 mi (14.5 km)	Tim Smythe Ireland	48:52	Jack Winfield England	49:11	Tom Evenson England	49:16
Women (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km)	Gladys Lunn England	11:12	Lilian Styles England	11:25	Suzanne Lenoir France
Team
Men	England	32	Scotland France	102
Women (unofficial)	England	15	France	21	Belgium	42

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Tim Smythe	Ireland	48:52
	Jack Winfield	England	49:11
	Tom Evenson	England	49:16
4	Henri Lahitte	France	49:31
5	Jack Potts	England	49:39
6	Jack Holden	England	49:43
7	Frank Deakin	England	50:00
8	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	50:03
9	Arthur Allum	England	50:22
10	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	50:23
11	Robert Loiseau	France	50:25
12	Thomas Kinsella	Ireland	50:39
13	Jimmy Wood	Scotland	50:51
14	Marcel Michot	France	50:53
15	Albert Auvray	France	50:55
16	Victor Harman	England	50:57
17	Harry Gallivan	Wales	50:58
18	Danny Phillips	Wales	50:59
19	F. Mills	Ireland	51:07
20	J.C. McIntyre	Ireland	51:10
21	William J Gunn	Scotland	51:16
22	David Fry	Scotland	51:17
23	Ernie Harper	England	51:23
24	J. Behan	Ireland	51:25
25	Pierre Louchard	France	51:26
26	Oscar van Rumst	Belgium	51:29
27	Theo Meersman	Belgium	51:32
28	Charles Wilson	Scotland	51:33
29	Laurie Weatherill	England	51:37
30	Julien Serwy	Belgium	51:38
31	James Petrie	Scotland	51:44
32	Ernie Thomas	Wales	51:48
33	Sauveur Tapias	France	51:54
34	Maxi Stobbs	Scotland	52:02
35	Tom Burge	Wales	52:03
36	T. O'Reilly	Ireland	52:05
37	Joseph Orose	Belgium	52:10
38	Jack Prosser	Wales	52:20
39	Jean Linsen	Belgium	52:24
40	John Timmins	Ireland	52:25
41	T. King	Ireland	52:36
42	Leon Verheylesonne	Belgium	52:38
43	John Nalty	Ireland	52:46
44	A.S. Stone	Wales	53:02
45	Sam Palmer	Wales	53:12
46	Emile Goetleven	Belgium	53:23
47	Edgard Viseur	Belgium	53:24
48	James Gardiner	Scotland	53:41
49	René Vincent	Belgium	54:14
50	R. Simons	Wales	54:21
51	Wilf Short	Wales	55:07
—	Georges Leclerc	France	DNF
—	Roger Rérolle	France	DNF
—	Maurice Waltispurger	France	DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Gladys Lunn	England	11:12
	Lilian Styles	England	11:25
	Suzanne Lenoir	France
4	Ruth Christmas	England
5	Sebastienne Guyot	France
6	Marguerite Battu	France
7	Madeleine Massonneau	France
8	Martine Leroux	France
9	Doris Butterfield	England
10	Jeanne Souffriau	Belgium
11	Renée Trente	France
12	Marie-Louise Bondu	Belgium
13	Josée Mariani	Belgium
14	Eileen Stringer	England
15	Madeleine Fulcher	England
16	Lucie Petit	Belgium

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Jack Winfield Tom Evenson Jack Potts Jack Holden Frank Deakin Arthur Allum	32
2	Scotland	Robbie Sutherland John Suttie Smith Jimmy Wood Walter Gunn David Fry Charles Wilson	102
2	France	Henri Lahitte Robert Loiseau Marcel Michot Albert Auvray Pierre Louchard Sauveur Tapias	102
4	Ireland	Tim Smythe Thomas Kinsella F. Mills J.C. McIntyre J. Behan T. O'Reilly	112
5	Wales	Harry Gallivan Danny Phillips Ernie Thomas Tom Burge Jack Prosser A.S. Stone	184
6	Belgium	Oscar van Rumst Theo Meersman Julien Serwy Joseph Orose Jean Linsen Leon Verheylesonne	201

Women's (unofficial)

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Gladys Lunn Lilian Styles Ruth Christmas Doris Butterfield	15
2	France	Suzanne Lenoir Sebastienne Guyot Marguerite Battu Madeleine Massonneau	21
3	Belgium	Jeanne Souffriau Marie-Louise Bondu Josée Mariani Lucie Petit	42

Participation

Men's

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

Belgium (9)
England (9)
France (9)
Ireland (9)
Scotland (9)
Wales (9)

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 16 female athletes from 3 countries.

Belgium (4)
England (6)
France (6)

References

^ "Cross-Country - England wins international championship - T.F. Smythe's fine race - The twenty-fourth International Cross-Country Championship, which was decided at Baldoyle Racecourse, Dublin, on Saturday afternoon. resulted in a win for England with an aggregate of 32 points, Scotland and France tieing for second place with 102 points..." Glasgow Herald. 30 March 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^ "Cross-Country - English women's success - Paris, Sunday - The team of English women runners, headed by Miss Gladys Lunn gained a considerable victory in the first triangular cross-country run, which took place at Douai today, the team placing being 1 England, 15 points; 2 France, 21 points; 3 Belgium, 42 points..." Glasgow Herald. 23 March 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Dublin Baldoyle Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 28, 1931". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^ Magnusson, Tomas (15 November 2006). "Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Douai Date: Sunday, March 22, 1931". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 19 July 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^ "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 on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

[herald_01-1] "Cross-Country - England wins international championship - T.F. Smythe's fine race - The twenty-fourth International Cross-Country Championship, which was decided at Baldoyle Racecourse, Dublin, on Saturday afternoon. resulted in a win for England with an aggregate of 32 points, Scotland and France tieing for second place with 102 points..." Glasgow Herald. 30 March 1931. p. 7. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

[herald_02-2] "Cross-Country - English women's success - Paris, Sunday - The team of English women runners, headed by Miss Gladys Lunn gained a considerable victory in the first triangular cross-country run, which took place at Douai today, the team placing being 1 England, 15 points; 2 France, 21 points; 3 Belgium, 42 points..." Glasgow Herald. 23 March 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

[archive_01-3] Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Dublin Baldoyle Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 28, 1931". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

[archive_02-4] Magnusson, Tomas (15 November 2006). "Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Douai Date: Sunday, March 22, 1931". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 19 July 2007. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

[gbr_01-5] "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

[iaaf_01-6] "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 on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

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