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1903 International Cross Country Championships

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1903 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition1st
Date28 March
Host cityHamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland Scotland
VenueHamilton Park
Events1
Distances8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Participation45 athletes from
4 nations

The 1903 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 28 March 1903. A preview of the event[1] and an appraisal of the results[2] appeared in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results,[3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
8.5 mi (13.7 km) 		Alfred Shrubb
 England		 46:22.6 Tom Edwards
 England		 46:56.6 John Daly
 Ireland		 47:10.2
Team
Men  England 25  Ireland 78  Scotland 107

Individual Race Results

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Men's (8.5 mi /13.7 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alfred Shrubb  England 46:22.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tom Edwards  England 46:56.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Daly  Ireland 47:10.2
4 Albert Aldridge  England 47:10.2
5 Sidney Robinson  England 47:21
6 W.A. Mercer  England 47:37
7 Harry Lawson  England 47:50
8 Tom Hynes  Ireland 47:58
9 J. Thomas  England 48:10
10 James Crosbie  Scotland 48:47.4
11 George Smith  England 48:51
12 Jack Marsh  Wales 48:54
13 J. Creedon  Ireland 49:00
14 John Ranken  Scotland 49:08
15 Charlie Silsby  England 49:14
16 Pat Whyte  Ireland 49:18
17 James Ure  Scotland 49:25
18 Frank Curtis  Ireland 49:26
19 D.G. Harris  Wales 49:40
20 P.J. McCafferty  Ireland 49:41
21 T.C. Hughes  Scotland 49:51
22 James Reston  Scotland 49:59
23 Thomas Mulrine  Scotland 50:02
24 James Hosker  England 50:22
25 Arthur Turner  Wales 50:25
26 Hugh Muldoon  Ireland 50:38
27 Albert Palmer  Wales 50:42
28 Robert Davies  Wales 50:45
29 Ernest Thomas  Wales 50:47
30 Fullerton Wilson  Scotland 50:50
31 Pat Hehir  Ireland 50:51
32 Rhys Evans  Wales 50:58
33 Albert Horne  England 51:16
34 Tom Johnston  Scotland 51:18
35 Robert Pugh  Wales 51:30
36 Allan Rees  Wales 52:01
37 W. Davies  Wales 52:01
38 W. Grail  Wales 52:33
39 Thomas Baggs  Wales 52:44
40 James Butters  Scotland 52:57
41 Alex Kinnaird  Scotland 53:02
— Phil Randles  England DNF
— William Robertson  Scotland DNF
— Robert Frew  Scotland DNF
— Tom Hamilton  Ireland DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Alfred Shrubb
Tom Edwards
Albert Aldridge
Sidney Robinson
W.A. Mercer
Harry Lawson		 25
2  Ireland John Daly
Tom Hynes
J. Creedon
Pat Whyte
Frank Curtis
P.J. Mccafferty		 78
3  Scotland James Crosbie
John Ranken
James Ure
T.C. Hughes
James Reston
Thomas Mulrine		 107
4  Wales Jack Marsh
D.G. Harris
Arthur Turner
Albert Palmer
Robert Davies
Ernest Thomas		 140

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 4 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Notes on sport - Athletics. An interesting departure in international sport will be witnessed at Hamilton Palace Grounds on Saturday, when the first of what we hope will be a long and brilliant series of contests between the cross-country elect of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales takes place..., Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1903, p. 12, retrieved 24 September 2013
  2. ^ Notes on sport - Athletics. Describing the first international cross-country championship, decided at Hamilton Park on Saturday, is an easy task, indeed..., Glasgow Herald, 30 March 1903, p. 12, retrieved 24 September 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 13.7km CC Men - Senior - Glasgow Hamilton Park Saturday March 28, 1903, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 December 2005, retrieved 24 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  5. ^ 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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