1905 International Cross Country Championships

The 1905 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on 25 March 1905. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1905 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition3rd
Date25 March
Host cityDublin, Leinster, Ireland Ireland
VenueBaldoyle Racecourse
Events1
Distances8 mi (12.9 km)
Participation48 athletes from
4 nations

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

Medallists edit

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
8 mi (12.9 km)
Albert Aldridge
 England
40:20Tom Hynes
 Ireland
40:35Joe Deakin
 England
41:14
Team
Men  England28  Scotland82  Ireland97

Individual Race Results edit

Men's (8 mi / 12.9 km) edit

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Albert Aldridge  England40:20
Tom Hynes  Ireland40:35
Joe Deakin  England41:14
4William Pickup  England41:33
5W.G. Dunkley  England41:37
6Sam Stevenson  Scotland41:58
7Sammy Welding  England42:03
8George Pearce  England42:09
9Eddie Francis  Wales42:21
10Hugh Muldoon  Ireland42:22
11Tom Johnston  Scotland42:25
12John Ranken  Scotland42:26
13T. Hughes  Wales42:33
14Peter Russell  Scotland42:34
15Frederick Hulford  England42:35
16George MacKenzie  Scotland42:38
17James Hosker  England42:39
18P.J. Whyte  Ireland42:40
19Billy Day  England42:41
20Harry Cleaver  Wales42:52
21J.J. Doyle  Ireland42:56
22Will Delaney  Ireland42:59
23Sam Elliot  Scotland43:00
24Michael McDonagh  Ireland43:14
25Tommy Arthur  Wales43:20
26Paul Kelly  Ireland43:21
27Sam Kennedy  Scotland43:28
28W. Francis  Wales43:41
29J. Burke  Ireland43:42
30Ernest Thomas  Wales43:47
31Charlie Harris  Ireland43:55
32Eddie Ace  Wales44:06
33L.J. Donelan  Ireland44:08
34Robert Davies  Wales44:27
35Thomas Robertson  Scotland44:28
36George Arnot  Scotland44:32
37Thomas Young  Scotland44:48
38T.T. Wynn  Wales45:05
39H.T. Johnstone  Wales45:18
Arthur Ashby  EnglandDNF
Fred Neaves  EnglandDNF
George Whiston  EnglandDNF
John Daly  IrelandDNF
Tom Hamilton  IrelandDNF
Thomas Mulrine  ScotlandDNF
James Sommerville  ScotlandDNF
Eddie O'Donnell  WalesDNF
Edgar Price  WalesDNF

Team Results edit

Men's edit

RankCountryTeamPoints
1  EnglandAlbert Aldridge
Joe Deakin
William Pickup
W.G. Dunkley
Sammy Welding
George Pearce
28
2  ScotlandSam Stevenson
Tom Johnston
John Ranken
Peter Russell
George MacKenzie
Sam Elliot
82
3  IrelandTom Hynes
Hugh Muldoon
P.J. Whyte
J.J. Doyle
Will Delaney
Michael McDonagh
97
4  WalesEddie Francis
T. Hughes
Harry Cleaver
Tommy Arthur
W. Francis
Ernest Thomas
125

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 48 athletes from 4 countries.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Notes on sport - Athletics - Cross-Country International. The third annual international championship was decided at Baldoyle racecourse, Dublin, on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, 27 March 1905, p. 12, retrieved 25 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.9km CC Men - Senior - Dublin Baldoyle Racecourse Saturday March 25 1905, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 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