The unofficial 1940 International Cross Country Championships was held in Paris, France, at the Bois de Boulogne on March 24, 1940. The event was open for male junior athletes.
Complete results, medalists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medalists IndividualJunior Men5 mi (8.0 km)Frank Aaron 27:51Gaston Cottin 28:00Jack Timmins 28:09 TeamJunior Men 34 60 102
Individual Race Results
Junior Men's (5 mi / 8.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Frank Aaron 27:51 Gaston Cottin 28:00 Jack Timmins 28:09 4 A. Poirot 28:19 5 Derrough 28:24 6 H. Silvestri 28:25 7 J. Boutin 28:34 8 Jack Charlesworth 28:36 9 Arthur Cole 28:37 10 G. Contat 28:43 11 M. Mainjollou 28:55 12 Henri Leveque 29:16 13 A. Kerromes 29:22 14 Gaston Reiff 29:27 15 Michel Verlinden 29:31 16 Louis Dubreucq 17 G. Harrison 18 Andre De Roose 19 Francois Vandebossche 20 Laurent Van Dyck 21 Andre Van Steertegem 22 G.R. Nicholls 23 T.B. Riley 24 M. Rochart — G.B. Shaw DNF — W.H. Marsh DNF — Joseph de Borger DNF
Team Results
Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Gaston CottinA. PoirotDerroughH. SilvestriJ. BoutinG. Contat 34 2 Frank AaronJack TimminsJack CharlesworthArthur ColeG. HarrisonG.R. Nicholls 60 3 Gaston ReiffMichel VerlindenLouis DubreucqAndre De RooseFrancois VandebosscheLaurent Van Dyck 102
Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 27 athletes from 3 countries.
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