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1929 International Cross Country Championships

The 1929 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vincennes, France, at the Hippodrome de Vincennes on March 23, 1929. This was the first appearance of teams from Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1929 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition22nd
DateMarch 23
Host cityVincennes, Île-de-France, France France
VenueHippodrome de Vincennes
Events1
Distances8.7 mi (14.0 km)
Participation90 athletes from
10 nations

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

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
8.7 mi (14.0 km) 		Bill Cotterell
  England		 42:46.2 Henri Dartigues
  France		 42:48 Robert Courtier
  France		 42:51
Team
Men   France 31   England 74   Spain 117

Individual Race Results

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Men's (8.7 mi / 14.0 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Bill Cotterell   England 42:46.2
  Henri Dartigues   France 42:48
  Robert Courtier   France 42:51
4 Robert Marchal   France 42:59
5 Jesús Oyarbide   Spain 43:04
6 Georges Boue   France 43:07
7 René Granier   France 43:12
8 Jack Winfield   England 43:24
9 Georges Leclerc   France 43:28
10 Seghir Beddari   France 43:29
11 Tommy Kay   England 43:32
12 Giuseppe Lippi   Italy
13 Maurice Maréchal   Belgium 43:37
14 Arturo Peña   Spain 43:38
15 Roger Prévost   France 43:42
16 John Suttie Smith   Scotland 43:58
17 Ernie Harper   England 44:02
18 Jack Holden   England 44:03
19 Harry Payne   England 44:17
20 José Reliegos   Spain 44:23
21 Frank Stevenson   Scotland 44:25
22 Roger Rérolle   France 44:27
23 German Campo   Spain 44:28
24 Leon Degrande   Belgium 44:29
25 Frederick Light   England 44:32
26 Jimmy Wood   Scotland 44:36
27 Claudio Egana   Spain 44:41
28 Miguel Moreno   Spain 44:46
29 Brian Oddie   England 44:49
30 Charles Wilson   Scotland 44:51
31 Julien Schnellmann    Switzerland
32 Marius Schiavo    Switzerland
33 René Geeraert   Belgium 44:55
34 Léon Broers   Belgium 44:56
35 Aurelio Badiali   Italy
36 Jean Linsen   Belgium 45:02
37 Ernie Thomas   Wales 45:04
38 Miguel Cialceta   Spain 45:17
39 Tom Fanning   Ireland 45:19
40 Oscar van Rumst   Belgium 45:20
41 Giovanni Amerio   Italy
42 Giuseppe Venturi   Italy
43 David Richards Sen.   Wales 45:28
44 Tim Smythe   Ireland 45:29
45 Carry Conlon   Ireland 45:29
46 Dunky Wright   Scotland 45:30
47 Luigi Prato   Italy
48 W.A. McCune   Ireland 45:31
49 William Marthe    Switzerland
50 Tom Whitton   Scotland 45:34
51 Hans Wehrli    Switzerland
52 P. McCully   Ireland 45:44
53 John Timmins   Ireland 45:48
54 Angel Andres   Spain 45:53
55 Giacinto Falchero   Italy
56 Julien Serwy   Belgium 45:58
57 Marcel Vernez    Switzerland
58 Oreste Ciacci   Italy
59 E.R. Leyshon   Wales 46:11
60 Jean Haag   Luxembourg
61 Frank Denmead   Wales 46:16
62 Thomas Kinsella   Ireland 46:18
63 Emile Goetleven   Belgium 46:31
64 Gino Scarpellini   Italy
65 Antonio Albano   Italy
66 S. Driscoll   Wales 46:53
67 Ossie Williams   Wales 47:01
68 Ernest Violi    Switzerland
69 A. Harvey   Wales 47:12
70 Arthur Muggridge   England 47:15
71 Michel Medinger   Luxembourg
72 Josef Amrein    Switzerland
73 C. Olinger   Luxembourg
74 Pierre Scholtes   Luxembourg
75 Theo Backes   Luxembourg
76 Henri Dubois    Switzerland
77 Walter Gunn   Scotland 48:27
78 James Gardiner   Scotland 48:32
79 Pierre Beicht   Luxembourg
80 Danny Phillips   Wales 48:40
81 Joseph Backes   Luxembourg
82 Georges Boultgen   Luxembourg
83 Jack Prosser   Wales
84 Matthias Graffé   Luxembourg
— Juan Ramos   Spain DNF
— Harry Russell   Ireland DNF
— Robert Allison   Scotland DNF
— Jozef van Durme   Belgium DNF
— Martin Sheenan   Ireland DNF
— Bartolomeus Pieroni    Switzerland DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   France Henri Dartigues
Robert Courtier
Robert Marchal
Georges Boue
René Granier
Georges Leclerc		 31
2   England Bill Cotterell
Jack Winfield
Tommy Kay
Ernie Harper
Jack Holden
Harry Payne		 74
3   Spain Jesús Oyarbide
Arturo Peña
José Reliegos
German Campo
Claudio Egana
Miguel Moreno		 117
4   Belgium Maurice Maréchal
Leon Degrande
René Geeraert
Léon Broers
Jean Linsen
Oscar van Rumst		 180
5   Scotland John Suttie Smith
Frank Stevenson
Jimmy Wood
Charles Wilson
Dunky Wright
Tom Whitton		 189
6   Italy Giuseppe Lippi
Aurelio Badiali
Giovanni Amerio
Giuseppe Venturi
Luigi Prato
Giacinto Falchero		 232
7   Ireland Tom Fanning
Tim Smythe
Carry Conlon
W.A. McCune
P. McCully
John Timmins		 281
8    Switzerland Julien Schnellmann
Marius Schiavo
William Marthe
Hans Wehrli
Marcel Vernez
Ernest Violi		 288
9   Wales Ernie Thomas
David Richards Sen.
E.R. Leyshon
Frank Denmead
S. Driscoll
Ossie Williams		 333
10   Luxembourg Jean Haag
Michel Medinger
C. Olinger
Pierre Scholtes
Theo Backes
Pierre Beicht		 432

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 90 athletes from 10 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ France wins Cross-Country Race - Paris, Saturday - The 22nd International Cross-Country Championship was run this afternoon over the track of the Vincennes Racecourse..., Glasgow Herald, March 25, 1929, p. 8, retrieved September 28, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.0km CC Men - Paris Hippodrome de Vincennes Date: Saturday, March 23, 1929, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 6, 2007, retrieved September 28, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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