# 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), medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) | Jack Emery England | 49:57 | Jean Chapelle Belgium | 50:16 | Sam Palmer Wales | 50:36 |
| Women 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Evelyne Forster England | 12:40 | Dolly Harris-Roden England | 12:48 | Jeanne Pousset Belgium | 12:51 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 43 | France | 96 | Belgium | 117 |
| Women | England | 12 | France | 30 | Belgium | 36 |

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

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

### Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

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

## Team Results
### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | Jack Emery Jack Potts Jack Holden Bertie Robertson Vic Draper Alec Burns | 43 |
| 2 | France | Jean Wattiau Salem Amrouche Jean Lalanne Maurice Baudouin Joseph Guiomar Roger Rérolle | 96 |
| 3 | Belgium | Jean Chapelle Albert van Meenen Oscar van Rumst Pierre Bajart Frans Vandersteen René van Broeck | 117 |
| 4 | Wales | Sam Palmer Ivor Brown Bill Matthews Harry Gallivan Dennis Morgan Elwood Jones | 133 |
| 5 | Scotland | Emmet Farrell Archie Craig Jr. Alex Dow Tom Lamb Peter Allwell Jim Flockhart | 164 |
| 6 | Northern Ireland | Davy Cannavan W.A. McCune Johnny Glenholmes M. Gorman James Andrews Alex Workman | 200 |
| 7 | Ireland | Frank Cummins James O'Connor Mike Finglass Tim Smythe Eammon Jones Dougie Coard | 243 |

### Women's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | Evelyne Forster Dolly Harris-Roden Mary Clarke Lilian Styles | 12 |
| 2 | France | Elisabeth Lemonnier Lily Lotte Renée Trente-Ganault Lucienne Tostain-Bouin | 30 |
| 3 | Belgium | Jeanne Pousset H. van Mol Y. de Linge M. Simon | 36 |

## Participation
### Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 male athletes from 7 countries.
* Belgium (9)
* England (9)
* France (9)
* Ireland (9)
* Northern Ireland (9)
* Scotland (9)
* Wales (9)

### Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 18 female athletes from 3 countries.
* Belgium (6)
* England (6)
* France (6)