1923 International Cross Country Championships
# 1923 International Cross Country Championships

The 1923 International Cross Country Championships was held in Maisons-Laffitte, France, at the Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte on March 25, 1923. Athletes from Belgium were participating for the first time. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual |||||||
| Men 10 mi (16.1 km) | Joe Blewitt England | 58:11.8 | James G. McIntyre Scotland | 58:13 | Georges Vandenbroele Belgium | 58:20 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | France | 43 | England | 76 | Belgium | 112 |

## Individual Race Results

### Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Joe Blewitt | England | 58:11.8 |
| | James G. McIntyre | Scotland | 58:13 |
| | Georges Vandenbroele | Belgium | 58:20 |
| 4 | Gaston Heuet | France | 58:27.4 |
| 5 | Marcel Denis | France | 58:48.2 |
| 6 | Amar Alim Arbidi | France | 59:12.8 |
| 7 | Lucien Duquesne | France | 59:16 |
| 8 | Marcel Alavoine | Belgium | 59:19.4 |
| 9 | Bill Cotterell | England | 59:23.4 |
| 10 | Emile Gaudé | France | 59:30 |
| 11 | Louis Corlet | France | |
| 12 | Jean-Baptiste Manhès | France | |
| 13 | Archie Craig Sr. | Scotland | |
| 14 | Marcel Thoyes | France | |
| 15 | William Nelson | England | |
| 16 | Jack Beman | England | |
| 17 | Vic White | England | |
| 18 | Hugh Dare | England | |
| 19 | Ernie Harper | England | |
| 20 | Eddy Kenrick | England | |
| 21 | Aimé Proot | Belgium | |
| 22 | George Wallach | Scotland | |
| 23 | Alex Whitelaw | Scotland | |
| 24 | Dunky Wright | Scotland | |
| 25 | Gerard Steurs | Belgium | |
| 26 | Bobby Mills | England | |
| 27 | Emile Hanneuse | Belgium | |
| 28 | Georges Bertrand | Belgium | |
| 29 | W.N. Neilson | Scotland | |
| 30 | Alex Lawrie | Scotland | |
| 31 | Henri de Neef | Belgium | |
| 32 | Joe McIntyre | Scotland | |
| — | Leon Degrande | Belgium | DNF |
| — | Julien Schnellmann | France | DNF |
| — | Walter Calderwood | Scotland | DNF |
| — | F. Vandepoel | Belgium | DNF |

## Team Results

### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | Gaston Heuet Marcel Denis Amar Alim Arbidi Lucien Duquesne Emile Gaudé Louis Corlet | 43 |
| 2 | England | Joe Blewitt Bill Cotterell William Nelson Jack Beman Vic White Hugh Dare | 76 |
| 3 | Belgium | Georges Vandenbroele Marcel Alavoine Aimé Proot Gerard Steurs Emile Hanneuse Georges Bertrand | 112 |
| 4 | Scotland | James G. McIntyre Archie Craig Sr. George Wallach Alex Whitelaw Dunky Wright W.N. Neilson | 113 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 36 athletes from 4 countries.

* Belgium (9)
* England (9)
* France (9)
* Scotland (9)
