1938 International Cross Country Championships

The 1938 International Cross Country Championships was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the Royal Ulster Showground on 2 April 1938. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held three weeks earlier in Lille, France, on 12 March 1938. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men, and for women (unofficial), medalists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medalists IndividualMen9 mi (14.5 km)Jack Emery 49:57Jean Chapelle 50:16Sam Palmer 50:36Women1.9 mi (3.0 km)Evelyne Forster 12:40Dolly Harris-Roden 12:48Jeanne Pousset 12:51 TeamMen 43 96 117Women 12 30 36

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Jack Emery 49:57 Jean Chapelle 50:16 Sam Palmer 50:36 4 Jack Potts 50:48 5 Jean Wattiau 50:49 6 Jack Holden 50:54 7 Ivor Brown 50:56 8 Emmet Farrell 50:59 9 Bertie Robertson 51:00 10 Frank Cummins 51:03 11 Vic Draper 51:09 12 Alec Burns 51:14 13 Salem Amrouche 51:20 14 Jean Lalanne 51:24 15 Albert van Meenen 51:30 16 Oscar van Rumst 51:31 17 Maurice Baudouin 51:34 18 Pierre Bajart 51:36 19 Davy Cannavan 51:41 20 W.A. McCune 51:46 21 Joseph Guiomar 51:47 22 Bill Matthews 51:48 23 Harry Gallivan 51:51 24 Archie Craig Jr. 52:00 25 Norman Jones 52:02 26 Roger Rérolle 52:07 27 Alex Dow 52:08 28 James O'Connor 52:12 29 Frank Reeve 52:14 30 André-Louis Laforge 52:16 31 Frans Vandersteen 52:21 32 Tom Lamb 52:22 33 André Sicard 52:23 34 Johnny Glenholmes 52:32 35 René van Broeck 52:35 36 Peter Allwell 52:38 37 Jim Flockhart 52:40 38 Dennis Morgan 52:44 39 M. Gorman 52:45 40 Elwood Jones 52:46 41 Frank Marsland 52:46 42 James Andrews 52:47 43 George Fox 52:51 44 James Freeland 52:57 45 Tom Gibson 53:02 46 Alex Workman 53:03 47 Alex Donnett 53:05 48 Mike Finglass 53:19 49 Tim Smythe 53:23 50 Dan Gillespie 53:29 51 Jack Parker 53:29 52 Eammon Jones 53:43 53 Bert Hermans 53:44 54 J. McCormick 53:47 55 Pierre Willems 53:48 56 Dougie Coard 54:05 57 Albert Donfut 54:06 58 Tom Winslade 54:17 59 Tom Hopkins 54:21 60 Gordon Edgar 54:24 61 Roger Lachaud 54:28 62 Sam Grey 54:59 — J. Pearce DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Evelyne Forster 12:40 Dolly Harris-Roden 12:48 Jeanne Pousset 12:51 4 Mary Clarke 12:54 5 Lilian Styles 12:58 6 Dorothy Franklin 13:04 7 Elisabeth Lemonnier 13:05 8 Lily Lotte 13:15 9 Renée Trente-Ganault 13:22 10 Lucienne Tostain-Bouin 13:24 11 H. van Mol 13:35 12 Jacqueline Gruner 13:52 13 Germaine Vincent 13:58 14 Y. de Linge 13:59 15 M. Simon 14:07 16 G. Lormiez 14:20 17 Margaret Armstrong 14:32 18 G. Groux

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Jack EmeryJack PottsJack HoldenBertie RobertsonVic DraperAlec Burns 43 2 Jean WattiauSalem AmroucheJean LalanneMaurice BaudouinJoseph GuiomarRoger Rérolle 96 3 Jean ChapelleAlbert van MeenenOscar van RumstPierre BajartFrans VandersteenRené van Broeck 117 4 Sam PalmerIvor BrownBill MatthewsHarry GallivanDennis MorganElwood Jones 133 5 Emmet FarrellArchie Craig Jr.Alex DowTom LambPeter AllwellJim Flockhart 164 6 Davy CannavanW.A. McCuneJohnny GlenholmesM. GormanJames AndrewsAlex Workman 200 7 Frank CumminsJames O'ConnorMike FinglassTim SmytheEammon JonesDougie Coard 243

Women's Rank Country Team Points 1 Evelyne ForsterDolly Harris-RodenMary ClarkeLilian Styles 12 2 Elisabeth LemonnierLily LotteRenée Trente-GanaultLucienne Tostain-Bouin 30 3 Jeanne PoussetH. van MolY. de LingeM. Simon 36

Participation

Men's An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 male athletes from 7 countries.

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Women's An unofficial count yields the participation of 18 female athletes from 3 countries.

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