The 1923 International Cross Country Championships was held in Maisons-Laffitte, France, at the Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte on March 25, 1923. Athletes from Belgium were participating for the first time. 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)Joe Blewitt 58:11.8James G. McIntyre 58:13Georges Vandenbroele 58:20 TeamMen 43 76 112
Individual Race Results
Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Joe Blewitt 58:11.8 James G. McIntyre 58:13 Georges Vandenbroele 58:20 4 Gaston Heuet 58:27.4 5 Marcel Denis 58:48.2 6 Amar Alim Arbidi 59:12.8 7 Lucien Duquesne 59:16 8 Marcel Alavoine 59:19.4 9 Bill Cotterell 59:23.4 10 Emile Gaudé 59:30 11 Louis Corlet 12 Jean-Baptiste Manhès 13 Archie Craig Sr. 14 Marcel Thoyes 15 William Nelson 16 Jack Beman 17 Vic White 18 Hugh Dare 19 Ernie Harper 20 Eddy Kenrick 21 Aimé Proot 22 George Wallach 23 Alex Whitelaw 24 Dunky Wright 25 Gerard Steurs 26 Bobby Mills 27 Emile Hanneuse 28 Georges Bertrand 29 W.N. Neilson 30 Alex Lawrie 31 Henri de Neef 32 Joe McIntyre — Leon Degrande DNF — Julien Schnellmann DNF — Walter Calderwood DNF — F. Vandepoel DNF
Team Results
Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Gaston HeuetMarcel DenisAmar Alim ArbidiLucien DuquesneEmile GaudéLouis Corlet 43 2 Joe BlewittBill CotterellWilliam NelsonJack BemanVic WhiteHugh Dare 76 3 Georges VandenbroeleMarcel AlavoineAimé ProotGerard SteursEmile HanneuseGeorges Bertrand 112 4 James G. McIntyreArchie Craig Sr.George WallachAlex WhitelawDunky WrightW.N. Neilson 113
Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 36 athletes from 4 countries.
(9) (9) (9) (9)
See also 1923 in athletics (track and field)
References