1931 International Cross Country Championships

The 1931 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on 28 March 1931. For the first time, an unofficial women's championship was held a week earlier in Douai, France on 22 March 1931. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald for the men's and the women's event.

Complete results for men, and for women (unofficial), medalists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medalists IndividualMen9 mi (14.5 km)Tim Smythe 48:52Jack Winfield 49:11Tom Evenson 49:16Women (unofficial)1.9 mi (3.0 km)Gladys Lunn 11:12Lilian Styles 11:25Suzanne Lenoir TeamMen 32 102 Women (unofficial) 15 21 42

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Tim Smythe 48:52 Jack Winfield 49:11 Tom Evenson 49:16 4 Henri Lahitte 49:31 5 Jack Potts 49:39 6 Jack Holden 49:43 7 Frank Deakin 50:00 8 Robbie Sutherland 50:03 9 Arthur Allum 50:22 10 John Suttie Smith 50:23 11 Robert Loiseau 50:25 12 Thomas Kinsella 50:39 13 Jimmy Wood 50:51 14 Marcel Michot 50:53 15 Albert Auvray 50:55 16 Victor Harman 50:57 17 Harry Gallivan 50:58 18 Danny Phillips 50:59 19 F. Mills 51:07 20 J.C. McIntyre 51:10 21 William J Gunn 51:16 22 David Fry 51:17 23 Ernie Harper 51:23 24 J. Behan 51:25 25 Pierre Louchard 51:26 26 Oscar van Rumst 51:29 27 Theo Meersman 51:32 28 Charles Wilson 51:33 29 Laurie Weatherill 51:37 30 Julien Serwy 51:38 31 James Petrie 51:44 32 Ernie Thomas 51:48 33 Sauveur Tapias 51:54 34 Maxi Stobbs 52:02 35 Tom Burge 52:03 36 T. O'Reilly 52:05 37 Joseph Orose 52:10 38 Jack Prosser 52:20 39 Jean Linsen 52:24 40 John Timmins 52:25 41 T. King 52:36 42 Leon Verheylesonne 52:38 43 John Nalty 52:46 44 A.S. Stone 53:02 45 Sam Palmer 53:12 46 Emile Goetleven 53:23 47 Edgard Viseur 53:24 48 James Gardiner 53:41 49 René Vincent 54:14 50 R. Simons 54:21 51 Wilf Short 55:07 — Georges Leclerc DNF — Roger Rérolle DNF — Maurice Waltispurger DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Gladys Lunn 11:12 Lilian Styles 11:25 Suzanne Lenoir 4 Ruth Christmas 5 Sebastienne Guyot 6 Marguerite Battu 7 Madeleine Massonneau 8 Martine Leroux 9 Doris Butterfield 10 Jeanne Souffriau 11 Renée Trente 12 Marie-Louise Bondu 13 Josée Mariani 14 Eileen Stringer 15 Madeleine Fulcher 16 Lucie Petit

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Jack WinfieldTom EvensonJack PottsJack HoldenFrank DeakinArthur Allum 32 2 Robbie SutherlandJohn Suttie SmithJimmy WoodWalter GunnDavid FryCharles Wilson 102 Henri LahitteRobert LoiseauMarcel MichotAlbert AuvrayPierre LouchardSauveur Tapias 102 4 Tim SmytheThomas KinsellaF. MillsJ.C. McIntyreJ. BehanT. O'Reilly 112 5 Harry GallivanDanny PhillipsErnie ThomasTom BurgeJack ProsserA.S. Stone 184 6 Oscar van RumstTheo MeersmanJulien SerwyJoseph OroseJean LinsenLeon Verheylesonne 201

Women's (unofficial) Rank Country Team Points 1 Gladys LunnLilian StylesRuth ChristmasDoris Butterfield 15 2 Suzanne LenoirSebastienne GuyotMarguerite BattuMadeleine Massonneau 21 3 Jeanne SouffriauMarie-Louise BonduJosée MarianiLucie Petit 42

Participation

Men's An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 male athletes from 6 countries.

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Women's An unofficial count yields the participation of 16 female athletes from 3 countries.

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