The 1932 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on 20 March 1932. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held a day earlier in Croydon, England on 19 March 1932. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results for men, and for women (unofficial), medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists IndividualMen9 mi (14.5 km)Tom Evenson 50:51Jack Holden 51:06Walter Beavers 51:15Women1.9 mi (3.0 km)Gladys Lunn 12:52Suzanne Hedouin 13:06Lilian Styles 13:07 TeamMen 21 69 110Women 14 22
Individual Race Results
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Tom Evenson 50:51 Jack Holden 51:06 Walter Beavers 51:15 4 Jack Potts 51:19 5 George Bailey 51:27 6 Alex Burns 51:35 7 John Suttie Smith 51:37 8 Jimmy Wood 51:43 9 Roger Vigneron 51:52 10 Roger Rérolle 52:14 11 Georges Leclerc 52:22 12 Henri Lahitte 52:24 13 Emile le Denmat 52:26 14 André Angeard 52:37 15 Jan Linsen 52:49 16 Harry McIntosh 52:50 17 Fernand Le Heurteur 53:02 18 Ernest Ceney 53:04 19 Harry Gallivan 53:08 20 Donald Urquhart 53:12 21 53:24 22 Pierre Louchard 53:27 23 Ernie Thomas 53:31 24 William J Gunn 53:37 25 Jack Winfield 26 Harry McFall 27 Oscar van Rumst 28 Julien Serwy 29 Thomas Kinsella 30 John Dougall 31 Louis Verschueren 32 Sam Palmer 33 François Delaet 34 J. Dundas 35 James Petrie 36 Danny Phillips 37 Ted Hopkins 38 Andre Servaes 39 F. Mills 40 Willie Sutherland 41 R. Simons 42 Tim Smythe 43 Roger Prévost 44 Tom Murphy 45 Jean Bauwens 46 J. Bell 47 Patrick Peattie 48 M. O'Dowd 49 Joseph Orose 50 A.S. Stone 51 Jack Prosser — Maxi Stobbs DNF
Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Gladys Lunn 12:52 Suzanne Hedouin 13:06 Lilian Styles 13:07 4 Ruth Christmas 13:18 5 Suzanne Lenoir 13:29 6 Esther Raven 13:42 7 Mary French 13:44 8 13:45 9 Sébastienne Guyot 13:50 10 Renée Trente 13:54 11 Martine Leroux 15:03 — Madge Rossi DNF
Team Results
Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Tom EvensonJack HoldenWalter BeaversJack PottsGeorge BaileyAlex Burns 21 2 Roger VigneronRoger RérolleGeorges LeclercHenri LahitteEmile le DenmatAndré Angeard 69 3 John Suttie SmithJimmy WoodHarry McIntoshDonald UrquhartWalter GunnJames Petrie 110 4 Jan LinsenOscar van RumstJulien SerwyLouis VerschuerenFrançois Delaet 155 5 Harry GallivanErnie ThomasSam PalmerDanny PhillipsTed HopkinsR. Simons 188 6 Harry McFallThomas KinsellaJ. DundasF. MillsTim SmytheTom Murphy 214
Women's Rank Country Team Points 1 Gladys LunnLilian StylesRuth ChristmasEsther Raven 14 2 Suzanne HedouinSuzanne LenoirSébastienne Guyot 22
Participation
Men's An unofficial count yields the participation of 52 male athletes from 6 countries.
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Women's An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.
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See also 1932 in athletics (track and field)
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