The 1928 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, on 24 March 1928.
Complete results, medalists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medalists IndividualMen9.5 mi (15.3 km)Harry Eckersley 52:34John Suttie Smith 52:48Seghir Beddari 53:02 TeamMen 45 55 104
Individual Race Results Men's (9.5 mi / 15.3 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Harry Eckersley 52:34 John Suttie Smith 52:48 Seghir Beddari 53:02 4 Georges Boue 53:10 5 Harry Payne 53:34 6 Walter Beavers 53:35 7 Ernie Harper 53:45 8 Emile Chapuis 53:49 9 Henri Dartigues 54:00 10 Marcel Denis 54:02 11 René Granier 54:05 12 David Richards Sen. 54:10 13 Arthur Muggridge 54:11 14 Frank Stevenson 54:33 15 Henri Lahitte 54:40 16 Georges Leclerc 54:43 17 Ernie Thomas 54:47 18 Robbie Sutherland 54:54 19 Pat Coyle 54:56 20 Dunky Wright 55:06 21 Jimmy Wood 55:22 22 Danny Phillips 55:26 23 Albert Worrall 55:38 24 Frank Denmead 55:49 25 Tom Fanning 56:07 26 Victor Harman 56:25 27 E.R. Leyshon 56:27 28 Jack Prosser 56:30 29 William J Gunn 56:41 30 George Magan 56:46 31 Robert Henderson 56:49 32 Ted Hopkins 57:25 33 J. Davies 57:27 34 Harry Russell 57:31 35 John Nalty 57:32 36 A. Morris 57:33 37 Walter Calderwood 57:37 38 John Timmins 57:45 39 Sammy Tombe 58:10 40 W. Smyth 58:29 41 S. Driscoll 58:37 42 P. Dooley 1:02:15 — Eddie Webster DNF — Joseph Robin DNF — Tommy Metcalf DNF
Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Seghir BeddariGeorges BoueEmile ChapuisHenri DartiguesMarcel DenisRené Granier 45 2 Harry EckersleyHarry PayneWalter BeaversErnie HarperArthur MuggridgeAlbert Worrall 55 3 John Suttie SmithFrank StevensonRobbie SutherlandDunky WrightJimmy WoodWalter Gunn 104 4 David Richards Sen.Ernie ThomasDanny PhillipsFrank DenmeadE.R. LeyshonJack Prosser 130 5 Pat CoyleTom FanningGeorge MaganHarry RussellJohn NaltyA. Morris 179
Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 45 athletes from 5 countries.
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