1938 International Cross Country Championships

1938 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition31st
Date2 April (men)
12 March (women)
Host cityBelfast, Ulster, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland} (men)
Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France France (women)
VenueRoyal Ulster Showground (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation63 (men) / 18 (women) athletes from
7 (men) / 3 (women) nations

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.[1]

Complete results for men,[2] and for women (unofficial),[3] medallists,[4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

  1. ^ Scottish team's poor showing - Flockhart loses his title - Seven nations' race at Belfast - There was an attitude of hopefulness, tinged with anxiety, among the officials and supporters of the Scottish team prior to the start of the seven nations cross-country international, held over a course of nine miles at Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast, on Saturday, and when the race was over hopes were blighted and fears justified, for the Scottish team's showing was the poorest in the entire series, and J.C. Flockhart, Shettleston Harriers, had to relinquish the individual championship..., Glasgow Herald, 4 April 1938, p. 18, retrieved 30 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Belfast Royal Ulster Showground Date: Saturday, April 2, 1938, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 30 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Lille Date: Saturday, March 12, 1938, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 17 May 2006, retrieved 30 September 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  5. ^ 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013