1908 International Cross Country Championships

The 1908 International Cross Country Championships was held in Colombes, France, at the Stade de Matin on 26 March 1908. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results, medalists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medalists IndividualMen10 mi (16.1 km)Arthur Robertson 50:26.8Fred Neaves 50:31George Pearce 50:42 TeamMen 24 81 104

Individual Race Results Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Arthur Robertson 50:26.8 Fred Neaves 50:31 George Pearce 50:42 4 Gaston Ragueneau 50:45 5 William Clarke 50:58 6 Joe Deakin 51:09 7 Edward Wood 51:22 8 James Murphy 51:26 9 Marcel Courbaton 51:32 10 Sammy Welding 51:39 11 Tom Downing 51:45 12 Tom Johnston 51:52 13 Harry Young 52:17 14 Alexandre Fayollat 52:31 15 P.J. McGuinness 52:32 16 George Rhodes 52:43 17 Joseph Dreher 52:47 18 R. Staath 52:56 19 Victor Millerot 52:57 20 Thomas Robertson 52:59 21 Jim Kerr 53:00 22 Bill Coales 53:01 23 Louis Haller 53:05 24 John Ranken 53:35 25 Pat Melville 53:40 26 Billy Day 53:42 27 George MacKenzie 53:44 28 Thomas Miller 53:45 29 J.S. Matthews 53:50 30 A. Delmotte 53:56 31 Rhys Evans 53:59 32 Frank Melville 53:59 33 Tom Jack 54:05 34 Eddie Ace 54:11 35 Lucien Fremont 54:15 36 C.W. Sparkes 54:17 37 Tommy Arthur 54:28 38 Frank Buckley 54:51 39 Sam Lee 54:59 40 William Bowman 55:01 41 J. Cully 55:09 42 Paul Lizandier 55:15 43 L. Brulé 55:17 44 C. Gould 55:22 45 H. Granger 55:43 46 Eddie O'Donnell 56:03 47 T. Bunford 57:37 48 Ben Christmas 57:37 49 George Duggan 57:50 — Harry Bennion DNF — Jacques Versel DNF — J. O'Regan DNF — Alex McPhee DNF — Sam Stevenson DNF

Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Arthur RobertsonFred NeavesGeorge PearceWilliam ClarkeJoe DeakinEdward Wood 24 2 Gaston RagueneauMarcel CourbatonAlexandre FayollatJoseph DreherR. StaathVictor Millerot 81 3 James MurphyTom DowningHarry YoungP.J. McGuinnessJim KerrC.W. Sparkes 104 4 Tom JohnstonThomas RobertsonJohn RankenPat MelvilleGeorge MacKenzieThomas Miller 136 5 Rhys EvansEddie AceTommy ArthurC. GouldH. GrangerEddie O'Donnell 237

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 5 countries.

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See also 1908 in athletics (track and field)

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