1930 International Cross Country Championships

1930 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	23rd
Date	22 March
Host city	Newbold Comyn Farm Estate, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England [1]
Events	1
Distances	9.5 mi (15.3 km)
Participation	61 athletes from 7 nations
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The 1930 International Cross Country Championships was held at the Newbold Comyn Farm Estate, Royal Leamington Spa, England, on 22 March 1930. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[2] Prior to the race a luncheon was held for delegates at the Town Hall. Following the race, at the same venue, delegates and runners enjoyed a formal dinner, the award of trophies and a ball.^[1]

Complete results,^[3] medalists, ^[4] and the results of British athletes^[5] were published.

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9.5 mi (15.3 km)	Tom Evenson  England	53:49	Robbie Sutherland  Scotland	53:50	Roméo Dieguez  France	54:15
Team
Men	England	30	France	80	Scotland	111

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Tom Evenson	England	53:49
	Robbie Sutherland	Scotland	53:50
	Roméo Dieguez	France	54:15
4	Ernie Harper	England	54:23
4	Wally Howard	England	54:23
6	George Bailey	England	54:24
7	Jack Holden	England	54:25
8	Harry Eckersley	England	54:26
9	Roger Rérolle	France	54:59
10	J.A. Broadley	England	55:20
11	Henri Gallet	France	55:42
12	Georges Boue	France	55:45
13	John Suttie Smith	Scotland	55:48
14	Oscar van Rumst	Belgium	55:49
15	Arturo Peña	Spain	56:01
16	Jack Potts	England	56:06
17	Danny Phillips	Wales	56:07
18	Pierre Louchard	France	56:08
19	Tommy Kay	England	56:18
20	Walter Gunn	Scotland	56:23
21	Maxi Stobbs	Scotland	56:24
22	Frank Stevenson	Scotland	56:25
23	German Campo	Spain	56:28
24	Thomas Kinsella	Ireland	56:29
25	Jesús Oyarbide	Spain	56:30
26	T.H. Timbrell	Wales	56:34
27	Henri Lahitte	France	56:35
28	Dougie Coard	Ireland	56:43
29	Joseph Berthelot	France	56:43
30	P. Sheedy	Ireland	56:45
31	W.A. McCune	Ireland	56:46
32	Camille van de Velde	Belgium	56:47
33	Maxwell Rayne	Scotland	56:50
34	André Lausseigh	France	56:54
35	James Duggan	Wales	56:59
36	Joseph Orose	Belgium	57:09
37	T. O'Reilly	Ireland	57:16
38	Emile Goetleven	Belgium	57:21
39	Dunky Wright	Scotland	57:23
40	James Petrie	Scotland	57:26
41	J. Gifford	Wales	57:27
42	Jean Linsen	Belgium	57:28
43	Leon Verheylesonne	Belgium	57:35
44	John Timmins	Ireland	57:38
45	Harry McFall	Ireland	57:41
46	Louis de Lathouwer	Belgium	57:50
47	Maurice Christiaens	Belgium	58:13
48	Jack Prosser	Wales	58:20
49	José Reliegos	Spain	58:27
50	Tim Smythe	Ireland	58:38
51	Tom Burge	Wales	58:40
52	James Gardiner	Scotland	59:17
53	F.J. Shackell	Wales	59:24
54	Sid Daly	Ireland	59:54
55	René Geeraert	Belgium	1:00:18
56	I. Lloyd	Wales	1:00:32
57	Antonio Pachon Rivas	Spain	1:00:54
—	Claudio Egana	Spain	DNF
—	Juan Ramos	Spain	DNF
—	Maurice Waltispurger	France	DNF
—	Ernie Thomas	Wales	DNF

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Tom Evenson Ernie Harper Wally Howard George Bailey Jack Holden Harry Eckersley	30
2	France	Roméo Dieguez Roger Rérolle Henri Gallet Georges Boue Pierre Louchard Henri Lahitte	80
3	Scotland	Robbie Sutherland John Suttie Smith Walter Gunn Maxi Stobbs Frank Stevenson Maxwell Rayne	111
4	Ireland	Thomas Kinsella Dougie Coard P. Sheedy W.A. McCune T. O'Reilly John Timmins	194
5	Belgium	Oscar van Rumst Camille van de Velde Joseph Orose Emile Goetleven Jean Linsen Leon Verheylesonne	205
6	Wales	Danny Phillips T.H. Timbrell James Duggan J. Gifford Jack Prosser Tom Burge	218
—	Spain	Arturo Peña German Campo Jesús Oyarbide José Reliegos Antonio Pachon Rivas Claudio Egana	DNF

An unofficial count yields the participation of 61 athletes from 7 countries.