1929 International Cross Country Championships

The 1929 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vincennes, France, at the Hippodrome de Vincennes on March 23, 1929. This was the first appearance of teams from Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, and Switzerland. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

Medalists IndividualMen8.7 mi (14.0 km)Bill Cotterell 42:46.2Henri Dartigues 42:48Robert Courtier 42:51 TeamMen 31 74 117

Individual Race Results

Men's (8.7 mi / 14.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Bill Cotterell 42:46.2 Henri Dartigues 42:48 Robert Courtier 42:51 4 Robert Marchal 42:59 5 Jesús Oyarbide 43:04 6 Georges Boue 43:07 7 René Granier 43:12 8 Jack Winfield 43:24 9 Georges Leclerc 43:28 10 Seghir Beddari 43:29 11 Tommy Kay 43:32 12 Giuseppe Lippi 13 Maurice Maréchal 43:37 14 Arturo Peña 43:38 15 Roger Prévost 43:42 16 John Suttie Smith 43:58 17 Ernie Harper 44:02 18 Jack Holden 44:03 19 Harry Payne 44:17 20 José Reliegos 44:23 21 Frank Stevenson 44:25 22 Roger Rérolle 44:27 23 German Campo 44:28 24 Leon Degrande 44:29 25 Frederick Light 44:32 26 Jimmy Wood 44:36 27 Claudio Egana 44:41 28 Miguel Moreno 44:46 29 Brian Oddie 44:49 30 Charles Wilson 44:51 31 Julien Schnellmann 32 Marius Schiavo 33 René Geeraert 44:55 34 Leonard Broers 44:56 35 Aurelio Badiali 36 Jan Linsen 45:02 37 Ernie Thomas 45:04 38 Miguel Cialceta 45:17 39 Tom Fanning 45:19 40 Oscar Van Rumst 45:20 41 Giovanni Amerio 42 Giuseppe Venturi 43 David Richards Sen. 45:28 44 Tim Smythe 45:29 45 Carry Conlon 45:29 46 Dunky Wright 45:30 47 Luigi Prato 48 W.A. McCune 45:31 49 William Marthe 50 Tom Whitton 45:34 51 Hans Wehrli 52 P. McCully 45:44 53 John Timmins 45:48 54 Angel Andres 45:53 55 Giacinto Falchero 56 Julien Serwy 45:58 57 Marcel Vernez 58 Oreste Ciacci 59 E.R. Leyshon 46:11 60 Jean Haag 61 Frank Denmead 46:16 62 Thomas Kinsella 46:18 63 Emile Goetleven 46:31 64 Gino Scarpellini 65 Antonio Albano 66 S. Driscoll 46:53 67 Ossie Williams 47:01 68 Ernest Violi 69 A. Harvey 47:12 70 Arthur Muggridge 47:15 71 Michel Medinger 72 Josef Amrein 73 C. Olinger 74 Pierre Scholtes 75 Theo Backes 76 Henri Dubois 77 William J Gunn 48:27 78 James Gardiner 48:32 79 Pierre Beicht 80 Danny Phillips 48:40 81 Joseph Backes 82 Georges Boultgen 83 Jack Prosser 84 Matthias Graffé — Juan Ramos DNF — Harry Russell DNF — Robert Allison DNF — Jozef van Durme DNF — Martin Sheenan DNF — Bartolomeus Pieroni DNF

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Henri DartiguesRobert CourtierRobert MarchalGeorges BoueRené GranierGeorges Leclerc 31 2 Bill CotterellJack WinfieldTommy KayErnie HarperJack HoldenHarry Payne 74 3 Jesús OyarbideArturo PeñaJosé ReliegosGerman CampoClaudio EganaMiguel Moreno 117 4 Maurice MaréchalLeon DegrandeRené GeeraertLeonard BroersJan LinsenOscar Van Rumst 180 5 John Suttie SmithFrank StevensonJimmy WoodCharles WilsonDunky WrightTom Whitton 189 6 Giuseppe LippiAurelio BadialiGiovanni AmerioGiuseppe VenturiLuigi PratoGiacinto Falchero 232 7 Tom FanningTim SmytheCarry ConlonW.A. McCuneP. McCullyJohn Timmins 281 8 Julien SchnellmannMarius SchiavoWilliam MartheHans WehrliMarcel VernezErnest Violi 288 9 Ernie ThomasDavid Richards Sen.E.R. LeyshonFrank DenmeadS. DriscollOssie Williams 333 10 Jean HaagMichel MedingerC. OlingerPierre ScholtesTheo BackesPierre Beicht 432

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 90 athletes from 10 countries.

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