# 1926 International Cross Country Championships

The 1926 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on March 28, 1926. 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 9 mi (14.5 km) | Ernie Harper England | 44:17.4 | Joseph Guillemot France | 44:59 | Robert Marchal France | 45:04 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | France | 32 | England | 62 | Scotland | 101 |

## Individual Race Results
### Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Ernie Harper | England | 44:17.4 |
| | Joseph Guillemot | France | 44:59 |
| | Robert Marchal | France | 45:04 |
| 4 | Lucien Dolquès | France | 45:06 |
| 5 | James Mitchell | Scotland | 45:10 |
| 6 | Emile Chapuis | France | |
| 7 | Albert Rodway | England | 45:12 |
| 8 | Maurice Norland | France | |
| 9 | Léon Thierré | France | |
| 10 | Arthur Muggridge | England | 45:32 |
| 11 | Ernest Bedel | France | |
| 12 | Bill Cotterell | England | |
| 13 | Dunky Wright | Scotland | 45:48 |
| 14 | Austin Price | England | |
| 15 | Paul Bontemps | France | |
| 16 | Frank Stevenson | Scotland | 45:58 |
| 17 | Leon Degrande | Belgium | 46:00 |
| 18 | Tommy Metcalf | England | |
| 19 | John Ryan | Ireland | 46:15 |
| 20 | B.D. Hammond | Wales | 46:17 |
| 21 | Dan Quinn | Scotland | |
| 22 | Robert Miller | Scotland | |
| 23 | George Perry | England | |
| 24 | Charles Freshwater | Scotland | |
| 25 | Sam Ferris | Ireland | |
| 26 | Joseph Marien | Belgium | |
| 27 | Tom Whitton | Scotland | |
| 28 | E.R. Leyshon | Wales | |
| 29 | Ernie Thomas | Wales | |
| 30 | Alick Pirie | Scotland | |
| 31 | R. Moore | Ireland | |
| 32 | Jozef Langenus | Belgium | |
| 33 | Pierre Verbiest | Belgium | |
| 34 | Tommy Keating | Ireland | |
| 35 | Sammy Allnutt | England | |
| 36 | Jimmy Guy | Wales | |
| 37 | Ted Hopkins | Wales | |
| 38 | Ivor Thomas | Wales | |
| 39 | Georges Leclerc | France | |
| 40 | Patrick Groarke | Ireland | |
| 41 | Pierre Debraye | Belgium | |
| 42 | W. Atherton | England | |
| 43 | Kenneth Coard | Ireland | |
| 44 | George Walker | Ireland | |
| 45 | Danny Phillips | Wales | |
| 46 | Gwyn Morgan | Wales | |
| 47 | Jean Godefroid | Belgium | |
| — | Walter Calderwood | Scotland | DNF |
| — | Alex Gilmore | Ireland | DNF |
| — | Jack Prosser | Wales | DNF |
| — | Emile Goetleven | Belgium | DNF |
| — | Jean Corbloem | Belgium | DNF |
| — | Alfred Defleurquin | Belgium | DNF |

## Team Results
### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | France | Joseph Guillemot Robert Marchal Lucien Dolquès Emile Chapuis Maurice Norland Léon Thierré | 32 |
| 2 | England | Ernie Harper Albert Rodway Arthur Muggridge Bill Cotterell Austin Price Tommy Metcalf | 62 |
| 3 | Scotland | James Mitchell Dunky Wright Frank Stevenson Dan Quinn Robert Miller Charles Freshwater | 101 |
| 4 | Wales | B.D. Hammond E.R. Leyshon Ernie Thomas Jimmy Guy Ted Hopkins Ivor Thomas | 188 |
| 5 | Ireland | John Ryan Sam Ferris R. Moore Tommy Keating Patrick Groarke Kenneth Coard | 192 |
| 6 | Belgium | Leon Degrande Joseph Marien Jozef Langenus Pierre Verbiest Pierre Debraye Jean Godefroid | 196 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 53 athletes from 6 countries.
* Belgium (9)
* England (9)
* France (9)
* Ireland (8)
* Scotland (9)
* Wales (9)