International athletics championship event
| 1938 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 31st |
| Date | 2 April (men) 12 March (women) |
| Host city | Belfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland  } (men)Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  (women) |
| Venue | Royal Ulster Showground (men) |
| Events | 1 / 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women |
| Participation | 63 (men) / 18 (women) athletes from 7 (men) / 3 (women) nations |
| ← 1937 Bruxelles 1939 Cardiff → | |
The 1938 International Cross Country Championships was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the Royal Ulster Showground on 2 April 1938. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held three weeks earlier in Lille, France, on 12 March 1938. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results for men, and for women (unofficial), medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Jack Emery England |
49:57 | Jean Chapelle Belgium |
50:16 | Sam Palmer Wales |
50:36 |
| Women 1.9 mi (3.0 km) |
Evelyne Forster England |
12:40 | Dolly Harris-Roden England |
12:48 | Jeanne Pousset Belgium |
12:51 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | England |
43 | France |
96 | Belgium |
117 |
| Women | England |
12 | France |
30 | Belgium |
36 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jack Emery | England |
49:57 |
 |
Jean Chapelle | Belgium |
50:16 |
 |
Sam Palmer | Wales |
50:36 |
| 4 | Jack Potts | England |
50:48 |
| 5 | Jean Wattiau | France |
50:49 |
| 6 | Jack Holden | England |
50:54 |
| 7 | Ivor Brown | Wales |
50:56 |
| 8 | Emmet Farrell |  Scotland |
50:59 |
| 9 | Bertie Robertson | England |
51:00 |
| 10 | Frank Cummins |  Ireland |
51:03 |
| 11 | Vic Draper | England |
51:09 |
| 12 | Alex Burns | England |
51:14 |
| 13 | Salem Amrouche | France |
51:20 |
| 14 | Jean Lalanne | France |
51:24 |
| 15 | Albert van Meenen | Belgium |
51:30 |
| 16 | Oscar van Rumst | Belgium |
51:31 |
| 17 | Maurice Baudouin | France |
51:34 |
| 18 | Pierre Bajart | Belgium |
51:36 |
| 19 | Davy Cannavan | Northern Ireland |
51:41 |
| 20 | W.A. McCune | Northern Ireland |
51:46 |
| 21 | Joseph Guiomar | France |
51:47 |
| 22 | Bill Matthews | Wales |
51:48 |
| 23 | Harry Gallivan | Wales |
51:51 |
| 24 | Archie Craig Jr. | Scotland |
52:00 |
| 25 | Norman Jones | England |
52:02 |
| 26 | Roger Rérolle | France |
52:07 |
| 27 | Alex Dow | Scotland |
52:08 |
| 28 | James O'Connor | Ireland |
52:12 |
| 29 | Frank Reeve | England |
52:14 |
| 30 | André-Louis Laforge | France |
52:16 |
| 31 | Frans Vandersteen | Belgium |
52:21 |
| 32 | Tom Lamb | Scotland |
52:22 |
| 33 | André Sicard | France |
52:23 |
| 34 | Johnny Glenholmes | Northern Ireland |
52:32 |
| 35 | René van Broeck | Belgium |
52:35 |
| 36 | Peter Allwell | Scotland |
52:38 |
| 37 | Jim Flockhart | Scotland |
52:40 |
| 38 | Dennis Morgan | Wales |
52:44 |
| 39 | M. Gorman | Northern Ireland |
52:45 |
| 40 | Elwood Jones | Wales |
52:46 |
| 41 | Frank Marsland | England |
52:46 |
| 42 | James Andrews | Northern Ireland |
52:47 |
| 43 | George Fox | Wales |
52:51 |
| 44 | James Freeland | Scotland |
52:57 |
| 45 | Tom Gibson | Scotland |
53:02 |
| 46 | Alex Workman | Northern Ireland |
53:03 |
| 47 | Alex Donnett | Scotland |
53:05 |
| 48 | Mike Finglass | Ireland |
53:19 |
| 49 | Tim Smythe | Ireland |
53:23 |
| 50 | Dan Gillespie | Northern Ireland |
53:29 |
| 51 | Jack Parker | Northern Ireland |
53:29 |
| 52 | Eammon Jones | Ireland |
53:43 |
| 53 | Bert Hermans | Belgium |
53:44 |
| 54 | J. McCormick | Northern Ireland |
53:47 |
| 55 | Pierre Willems | Belgium |
53:48 |
| 56 | Dougie Coard | Ireland |
54:05 |
| 57 | Albert Donfut | Belgium |
54:06 |
| 58 | Tom Winslade | Wales |
54:17 |
| 59 | Tom Hopkins | Ireland |
54:21 |
| 60 | Gordon Edgar | Ireland |
54:24 |
| 61 | Roger Lachaud | France |
54:28 |
| 62 | Sam Grey | Ireland |
54:59 |
| — | J. Pearce | Wales |
DNF |
Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Evelyne Forster | England |
12:40 |
|
Dolly Harris-Roden | England |
12:48 |
|
Jeanne Pousset | Belgium |
12:51 |
| 4 | Mary Clarke | England |
12:54 |
| 5 | Lilian Styles | England |
12:58 |
| 6 | Dorothy Franklin | England |
13:04 |
| 7 | Elisabeth Lemonnier | France |
13:05 |
| 8 | Lily Lotte | France |
13:15 |
| 9 | Renée Trente-Ganault | France |
13:22 |
| 10 | Lucienne Tostain-Bouin | France |
13:24 |
| 11 | H. van Mol | Belgium |
13:35 |
| 12 | Jacqueline Gruner | France |
13:52 |
| 13 | Germaine Vincent | France |
13:58 |
| 14 | Y. de Linge | Belgium |
13:59 |
| 15 | M. Simon | Belgium |
14:07 |
| 16 | G. Lormiez | Belgium |
14:20 |
| 17 | Margaret Armstrong | England |
14:32 |
| 18 | G. Groux | Belgium |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
Jack Emery Jack Potts Jack Holden Bertie Robertson Vic Draper Alex Burns |
43 |
| 2 | France |
Jean Wattiau Salem Amrouche Jean Lalanne Maurice Baudouin Joseph Guiomar Roger Rérolle |
96 |
| 3 | Belgium |
Jean Chapelle Albert van Meenen Oscar van Rumst Pierre Bajart Frans Vandersteen René van Broeck |
117 |
| 4 | Wales |
Sam Palmer Ivor Brown Bill Matthews Harry Gallivan Dennis Morgan Elwood Jones |
133 |
| 5 | Scotland |
Emmet Farrell Archie Craig Jr. Alex Dow Tom Lamb Peter Allwell Jim Flockhart |
164 |
| 6 | Northern Ireland |
Davy Cannavan W.A. McCune Johnny Glenholmes M. Gorman James Andrews Alex Workman |
200 |
| 7 | Ireland |
Frank Cummins James O'Connor Mike Finglass Tim Smythe Eammon Jones Dougie Coard |
243 |
Women's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
Evelyne Forster Dolly Harris-Roden Mary Clarke Lilian Styles |
12 |
| 2 | France |
Elisabeth Lemonnier Lily Lotte Renée Trente-Ganault Lucienne Tostain-Bouin |
30 |
| 3 | Belgium |
Jeanne Pousset H. van Mol Y. de Linge M. Simon |
36 |
Participation
Men's
An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 male athletes from 7 countries.
Women's
An unofficial count yields the participation of 18 female athletes from 3 countries.
See also
References
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- 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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