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1904 International Cross Country Championships

The 1904 International Cross Country Championships was held in St Helens, England, at the Haydock Park Racecourse on 26 March 1904. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1] Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

1904 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition2nd
Date26 March
Host citySt Helens, Lancashire, England England
VenueHaydock Park
Events1
Distances13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi)
Participation46 athletes from
4 nations

Medallists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
(13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi)) 		Alfred Shrubb
  England		 47:58.4 Albert Aldridge
  England		 48:20.2 George Pearce
  England		 49:38.6
Team
Men   England 27   Wales 102   Scotland 113

Individual Race Results edit

Men's (8.5 mi / 13.7 km) edit

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Alfred Shrubb   England 47:58.4
  Albert Aldridge   England 48:20.2
  George Pearce   England 49:38.6
4 John Daly   Ireland 50:03
5 Fred Neaves   England 50:04
6 Jack Marsh   Wales 50:42
7 Billy Day   England 50:56
8 T. Hughes   Wales 51:00
9 Frank James   England 51:14
10 William Hickman   England 51:30
11 John Ranken   Scotland 51:38
12 Tom Downing   Ireland 51:44
13 James Barrie   Scotland 51:47
14 George Whiston   England 51:55
15 A. Campbell   England 52:02
16 Arthur Meacham   England 52:05
17 Hugh Muldoon   Ireland 52:12
18 Duncan Mill   Scotland 52:13
19 Robert Davies   Wales 52:14
20 James Reston   Scotland 52:15
21 D.G. Harris   Wales 52:18
22 Edgar Price   Wales 52:19
23 F.W. Webber   England 52:24
24 James Ure   Scotland 52:27
25 Sam Lee   Ireland 52:34
26 Rhys Evans   Wales 52:40
27 Sam Kennedy   Scotland 52:49
28 Walter Bradbury   Wales 52:53
29 George Mackenzie   Scotland 52:54
30 Michael Hynan   Ireland 52:56
31 George Arnot   Scotland 52:57
32 Pat Hehir   Ireland 52:59
33 Pat Molloy   Ireland 53:00
34 Ernest Thomas   Wales 53:05
35 Frank Peelo   Ireland 53:11
36 Sam Stevenson   Scotland 53:13
37 A. Arblaster   England 53:19
38 Robert Pugh   Wales 53:53
39 William Robertson   Scotland 53:59
40 J.J. Doyle   Ireland 55:23
41 W. Francis   Wales 55:52
42 Oscar Cunningham   Ireland 57:08
43 C.W. Winter   Wales 58:21
— Thomas Mulrine   Scotland DNF
— Peter Wright   Scotland DNF
— Eddie Francis   Wales DNF

Team Results edit

Men's edit

Rank Country Team Points
1   England Alfred Shrubb
Albert Aldridge
George Pearce
Fred Neaves
Billy Day
Frank James		 27
2   Wales Jack Marsh
T. Hughes
Robert Davies
D.G. Harris
Edgar Price
Rhys Evans		 102
3   Scotland John Ranken
James Barrie
Duncan Mill
James Reston
James Ure
Sam Kennedy		 113
4   Ireland John Daly
Tom Downing
Hugh Muldoon
Sam Lee
Michael Hynan
Pat Hehir		 120

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 46 athletes from 4 countries.

References edit

  1. ^ Notes on sport - Athletics. What may be called the "Grand National" of cross country sport was held in Lancashire on Saturday afternoon..., Glasgow Herald, 28 March 1904, p. 12, retrieved 25 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Manchester Haydock Park Saturday March 26 1904, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 25 December 2005, retrieved 24 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  4. ^ 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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