1921 International Cross Country Championships

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{{Infobox XC Championships

|Name = 1921 International Cross Country Championships

|Logo =

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|Caption =

|Organisers = ICCU

|Edition = 14th

|Date = 19 March

|Host city = Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales {{flagicon|Wales}}

|Location = Caerleon Racecourse

|Nations participating = 4

|Athletes participating = 36

|Races = 1

|Distances = 10 mi (16.1 km)

|Website =

|Previous = 1920 Belfast

|Next = 1922 Glasgow

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The 1921 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 19 March 1921. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

{{Cite news |date = March 21, 1921 |title = Cross Country. - The International Championship. - The international cross country championship was run on Saturday at Caerleon, near Newport (Mos.), and resulted in an easy win for England, the points being England 33; Ireland 71; Wales 119; Scotland 122... |url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PhY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=EkoMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5523%2C2505316 |publisher = Glasgow Herald |page = 7 |accessdate = September 27, 2013}}

Complete results,

{{Cite web |last=Magnusson |first=Tomas |date=March 24, 2007 |title=INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 19, 1921 |url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1921S.html |publisher=Athchamps (archived) |accessdate=September 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807061948/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1921S.html |archivedate=August 7, 2007}} medalists, {{Cite web |title = INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS |url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ixc.htm |publisher = Athletics Weekly | accessdate = September 24, 2013}} and the results of British athletes{{Cite web |title=36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS |url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |publisher=IAAF |page=13ff |accessdate=September 24, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf |archivedate=September 27, 2013 }} were published.

Medalists

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Individual
Men
10 mi (16.1 km)

|Wally Freeman
{{flagcountry|ENG}}

56:53

|Bobby Mills
{{flagcountry|ENG}}

57:03

|Bevy Bingham
{{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}}

57:17
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Team
Men

|{{flagcountry|England}}

33

|{{flag|Ireland|4prov}}

71

|{{flagcountry|Wales}}

119

Individual Race Results

=Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)=

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! Rank

AthleteNationalityTime
align=center| {{gold1}}Wally Freeman{{flagcountry|ENG}}56:53
align=center| {{silver2}}Bobby Mills{{flagcountry|ENG}}57:03
align=center| {{bronze3}}Bevy Bingham{{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}}57:17
align=center| 4Christopher Vose{{flagcountry|ENG}}57:18
align=center| 5Joe Blewitt{{flagcountry|ENG}}57:46
align=center| 6Tim Crowe{{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}}57:51
align=center| 7Larry Cummins{{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}}58:03
align=center| 8George Wallach{{flagcountry|SCO}}58:08
align=center| 9Dunky Wright{{flagcountry|SCO}}58:28
align=center| 10J. Dixon{{flagcountry|ENG}}58:32
align=center| 11Halland Britton{{flagcountry|ENG}}58:35
align=center| 12Alex Barrie{{flagcountry|SCO}}58:38
align=center| 13Sam Judd{{flagcountry|WAL}}58:40
align=center| 14Fred Walker{{flagcountry|ENG}}59:03
align=center| 15Arthur Norcliffe{{flagcountry|ENG}}59:40
align=center| 16Alec Woods{{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}}1:00:00
align=center| 17Gwyn Morgan{{flagcountry|WAL}}1:00:13
align=center| 18Andy Topping{{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}}1:00:17
align=center| 19W.J. Jones{{flagcountry|WAL}}1:00:18
align=center| 20Alf Pepper{{flagcountry|ENG}}1:00:27
align=center| 21Tommy Dougherty{{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}}1:00:30
align=center| 22Jim Edwards{{flagcountry|WAL}}1:00:43
align=center| 23Sid Wilson{{flagcountry|WAL}}1:00:46
align=center| 24Paddy Harris{{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}}1:00:51
align=center| 25Edgar Davies{{flagcountry|WAL}}1:01:03
align=center| 26E. Slater{{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}}1:01:11
align=center| 27J.H. Brunning{{flagcountry|WAL}}1:01:17
align=center| 28Anton Hegarty{{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}}1:01:23
align=center| 29Stanley Williams{{flagcountry|WAL}}1:01:53
align=center| 30David Cummings{{flagcountry|SCO}}1:02:04
align=center| 31James Hill Motion{{flagcountry|SCO}}1:02:44
align=center| 32Archie Craig Sr.{{flagcountry|SCO}}1:03:21
align=center| —Jim Wilson{{flagcountry|SCO}}DNF
align=center| —Ernie Thomas{{flagcountry|WAL}}DNF
align=center| —Alex Lawrie{{flagcountry|SCO}}DNF
align=center| —James Gardiner{{flagcountry|SCO}}DNF

Team Results

=Men's=

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! Rank

CountryTeamPoints
align=center| 1align=left | {{flag|England}}align=left | Wally Freeman
Bobby Mills
Christopher Vose
Joe Blewitt
J. Dixon
Halland Britton
33
align=center| 2align=left | {{flag|Ireland|4prov}}align=left | Bevy Bingham
Tim Crowe
Larry Cummins
Alec Woods
Andy Topping
Tommy Dougherty
71
align=center| 3align=left | {{flag|Wales}}align=left | Sam Judd
Gwyn Morgan
W.J. Jones
Jim Edwards
Sid Wilson
Edgar Davies
119
align=center| 4align=left | {{flag|Scotland}}align=left | George Wallach
Dunky Wright
Alex Barrie
David Cummings
James Hill Motion
Archie Craig Sr.
122

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 36 athletes from 4 countries.

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  • {{ENG}} (9)
  • {{flagcountry|IRE|4prov}} (9)
  • {{SCO}} (9)
  • {{WAL}} (9)

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See also

References