1927 International Cross Country Championships

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1927 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition20th
Date2 April
Host cityCaerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Wales
VenueCaerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation44 athletes from
5 nations

The 1927 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 2 April 1927. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald,[1] and on Track Stats.[2]

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

Medallists[edit]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km) 		Lewis Payne
 England		 51:40 Seghir Beddari
 France		 51:49 Henri Gallet
 France		 52:03
Team
Men  France 49  England 61  Scotland 112

Individual Race Results[edit]

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)[edit]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Lewis Payne  England 51:40
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Seghir Beddari  France 51:49
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Henri Gallet  France 52:03
4 Frank Stevenson  Scotland 52:05
5 Walter Beavers  England 52:08
6 Ernie Thomas  Wales 52:09
7 Henri Lahitte  France 52:16
8 Ernie Harper  England 52:18
9 Roger Pelé  France 52:19
10 E.R. Leyshon  Wales 52:20
11 Emile Chapuis  France 52:23
12 Austin Price  England 52:25
13 Robert Miller  Scotland 52:27
14 Dunky Wright  Scotland 52:36
15 Henry Bowler  England 52:48
16 Pat Coyle  Ireland 52:51
17 Georges Leclerc  France 53:01
18 John Suttie Smith  Scotland 53:04
19 Léon Thierré  France 53:14
20 Tommy Metcalf  England 53:21
21 Danny Phillips  Wales 53:25
22 Jules Ladoumègue  France 53:28
23 Tommy Keating  Ireland 53:30
24 George Magan  Ireland 53:43
25 Patrick Groarke  Ireland 53:48
26 Ted Hopkins  Wales 53:59
27 Jimmy Guy  Wales 54:17
28 John Nalty  Ireland 54:29
29 Sam Ferris  Ireland 54:32
30 Frank Denmead  Wales 54:45
31 James Girvan  Scotland 54:47
32 Alex McMorran  Scotland 54:52
33 Larry Cummins  Ireland 54:57
34 Robert Marchal  France 55:26
35 L.S. Howells  Wales 55:27
36 George Forryan  England 55:35
37 J. Hughes  Wales 55:43
38 Ross Roxburgh  Scotland 55:45
39 Vincent Berry  Wales 55:56
40 Colin Fisher  England 56:32
41 M. Stewart  Scotland 57:12
42 W.C. Plant  Scotland 57:15
43 John Timmins  Ireland 58:52
— Sammy Allnutt  England DNF

Team Results[edit]

Men's[edit]

Rank Country Team Points
1  France Seghir Beddari
Henri Gallet
Henri Lahitte
Roger Pelé
Emile Chapuis
Georges Leclerc		 49
2  England Lewis Payne
Walter Beavers
Ernie Harper
Austin Price
Henry Bowler
Tommy Metcalf		 61
3  Scotland Frank Stevenson
Robert Miller
Dunky Wright
John Suttie Smith
James Girvan
Alex McMorran		 112
4  Wales Ernie Thomas
E.R. Leyshon
Danny Phillips
Ted Hopkins
Jimmy Guy
Frank Denmead		 120
5  Ireland Pat Coyle
Tommy Keating
George Magan
Patrick Groarke
John Nalty
Sam Ferris		 145

Participation[edit]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 5 countries.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Athletics - International Cross-Country - The International Cross-Country Championship was again won by France on the Caerleon Racecourse Newport, Mos., on Saturday, but England had the satisfaction of supplying the first man home in Lewis Payne, of Hallamshire Harriers..., Glasgow Herald, 4 April 1927, p. 7, retrieved 28 September 2013
  2. ^ Phillips, Bob (March 2009), Track Stats - Lewis Payne - Britain's least known cross-country champion remembered at last after more than 80 years - Lewis Payne won the International cross-country championship in 1927 at the age of 19 but rarely ever competed again. Profiled by Bob Phillips. Published in "Track Stats" March 2009, Track Stats, retrieved 28 September 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecours Date: Saturday 2 April 1927, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 28 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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