1898 International Cross Country Championships
# 1898 International Cross Country Championships

The unofficial 1898 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ville-d'Avray, France, on March 20, 1898.

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

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual |||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) | Sidney Robinson England | 56:36 | Harry Harrison England | 56:36.4 | Charles Bennett England | 57:14.8 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 21 | France | 69 | | |

## Race results

### Men's (9 mi /14.5 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Sidney Robinson | England | 56:36 |
| | Harry Harrison | England | 56:36.4 |
| | Charles Bennett | England | 57:14.8 |
| 4 | Tommy Bartlett | England | 57:22.6 |
| 5 | Jack Marsh | England | 57:48.4 |
| 6 | Edward Barlow | England | 57:51.2 |
| 7 | J. Crook | England | 58:44 |
| 8 | Arthur Meacham | England | 58:44 |
| 9 | Georges Touquet-Daunis | France | 59:08 |
| 10 | H. Freeman | France | 1:01:33 |
| 11 | E. Pican | France | 1:01:42 |
| 12 | Joseph Genet | France | 1:02:51 |
| 13 | I. Hennequin | France | 1:03:10 |
| 14 | M. Dupré | France | 1:03:18 |
| 15 | Auguste Marchais | France | 1:04:11 |
| 16 | A. Aubert | France | 1:04:18 |

## Team results

### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | Sidney Robinson Harry Harrison Charles Bennett Tommy Bartlett Jack Marsh Edward Barlow | 21 |
| 2 | France | Georges Touquet-Daunis H. Freeman E. Pican Joseph Genet I. Hennequin M. Dupré | 69 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 16 athletes from 2 countries.

* England (8)
* France (8)
