1906 International Cross Country Championships

1906 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	4th
Date	10 March
Host city	Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Venue	Caerleon Racecourse
Events	1
Distances	10 mi (16.1km)
Participation	44 athletes from 4 nations
← 1905 Dublin 1907 Glasgow →

The 1906 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 10 March 1906. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[1]

Complete results,^[2] medallists, ^[3] and the results of British athletes^[4] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 10 mi (16.1 km)	Charles Straw  England	57:32	George Pearce  England	57:55	Will Nelson  England	58:11
Team
Men	England	24	Ireland	86	Scotland	106

Individual race results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Charles Straw	England	57:32
	George Pearce	England	57:55
	Will Nelson	England	58:11
4	John Daly	Ireland	58:30
5	Joe Deakin	England	58:33
6	Jack Price	England	59:40
7	Sammy Welding	England	59:41
8	W.G. Dunkley	England	59:45
9	T. Hughes	Wales	59:52
10	Sam Stevenson	Scotland	1:00:25
11	John Hayes	Ireland	1:00:27
12	Francis Whittle	England	1:00:40
13	David Cather	Scotland	1:00:41
14	Charlie Harris	Ireland	1:00:46
15	Peter Russell	Scotland	1:00:55
16	R.E. Hughes	Scotland	1:00:57
17	Tommy Arthur	Wales	1:01:08
18	Pat Joyce	Ireland	1:01:09
19	Paul Kelly	Ireland	1:01:16
20	T. Mernagh	Ireland	1:01:40
21	George Butterfield	England	1:01:51
22	Tommy Greenall	England	1:01:52
23	Eddie Ace	Wales	1:02:20
24	Edgar Price	Wales	1:02:26
25	John Ranken	Scotland	1:02:34
26	W. Thomas	Wales	1:02:35
27	Thomas Robertson	Scotland	1:02:38
28	John Gilchrist	Scotland	1:03:19
29	T. Horton	Wales	1:03:21
30	J. Finnegan	Ireland	1:03:27
31	Harry Cleaver	Wales	1:03:30
32	William Muirden	Scotland	1:03:41
33	Joe Morris	Wales	1:03:52
34	Ernest Thomas	Wales	1:04:03
35	Alexander Matthews	Scotland	1:04:03
36	T. Bunford	Wales	1:04:10
—	James Beale	England	DNF
—	Billy Day	England	DNF
—	Tom Downing	Ireland	DNF
—	George Guthre	Scotland	DNF
—	Alex Mann	Scotland	DNF
—	Thomas Mulrine	Scotland	DNF
—	H.T. Johnstone	Wales	DNF
—	Eddie O'Donnell	Wales	DNF

Team results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Charles Straw George Pearce Will Nelson Joe Deakin Jack Price Sammy Welding	24
2	Ireland	John Daly John Hayes Charlie Harris Pat Joyce Paul Kelly T. Mernagh	86
3	Scotland	Sam Stevenson David Cather Peter Russell R.E. Hughes John Ranken Thomas Robertson	106
4	Wales	T. Hughes Tommy Arthur Eddie Ace Edgar Price W. Thomas T. Horton	128

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 4 countries.

•  England (12)
•  Ireland (8)
•  Scotland (12)
•  Wales (12)

See also

• 1906 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. Notes on sport - Athletics - Cross-Country Championship - England successful - At Caerleon Racecourse, Newport, on Saturday, the fourth international cross-country championship was decided..., Glasgow Herald, 12 March 1906, p. 13, retrieved 25 September 2013
2. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 16.1km CC Men - Senior - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Wednesday March 10 1906, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 25 December 2005, retrieved 25 September 2013
3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
4. 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013