# 1908 International Cross Country Championships

The 1908 International Cross Country Championships was held in Colombes, France, at the Stade de Matin on 26 March 1908. 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 10 mi (16.1 km) | Arthur Robertson England | 50:26.8 | Fred Neaves England | 50:31 | George Pearce England | 50:42 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 24 | France | 81 | Ireland | 104 |

## Individual Race Results
### Men's (10 mi / 16.1 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Arthur Robertson | England | 50:26.8 |
| | Fred Neaves | England | 50:31 |
| | George Pearce | England | 50:42 |
| 4 | Gaston Ragueneau | France | 50:45 |
| 5 | William Clarke | England | 50:58 |
| 6 | Joe Deakin | England | 51:09 |
| 7 | Edward Wood | England | 51:22 |
| 8 | James Murphy | Ireland | 51:26 |
| 9 | Marcel Courbaton | France | 51:32 |
| 10 | Sammy Welding | England | 51:39 |
| 11 | Tom Downing | Ireland | 51:45 |
| 12 | Tom Johnston | Scotland | 51:52 |
| 13 | Harry Young | Ireland | 52:17 |
| 14 | Alexandre Fayollat | France | 52:31 |
| 15 | P.J. McGuinness | Ireland | 52:32 |
| 16 | George Rhodes | England | 52:43 |
| 17 | Joseph Dreher | France | 52:47 |
| 18 | R. Staath | France | 52:56 |
| 19 | Victor Millerot | France | 52:57 |
| 20 | Thomas Robertson | Scotland | 52:59 |
| 21 | Jim Kerr | Ireland | 53:00 |
| 22 | Bill Coales | England | 53:01 |
| 23 | Louis Haller | France | 53:05 |
| 24 | John Ranken | Scotland | 53:35 |
| 25 | Pat Melville | Scotland | 53:40 |
| 26 | Billy Day | England | 53:42 |
| 27 | George MacKenzie | Scotland | 53:44 |
| 28 | Thomas Miller | Scotland | 53:45 |
| 29 | J.S. Matthews | Scotland | 53:50 |
| 30 | A. Delmotte | France | 53:56 |
| 31 | Rhys Evans | Wales | 53:59 |
| 32 | Frank Melville | England | 53:59 |
| 33 | Tom Jack | Scotland | 54:05 |
| 34 | Eddie Ace | Wales | 54:11 |
| 35 | Lucien Fremont | France | 54:15 |
| 36 | C.W. Sparkes | Ireland | 54:17 |
| 37 | Tommy Arthur | Wales | 54:28 |
| 38 | Frank Buckley | Ireland | 54:51 |
| 39 | Sam Lee | Ireland | 54:59 |
| 40 | William Bowman | Scotland | 55:01 |
| 41 | J. Cully | Ireland | 55:09 |
| 42 | Paul Lizandier | France | 55:15 |
| 43 | L. Brulé | France | 55:17 |
| 44 | C. Gould | Wales | 55:22 |
| 45 | H. Granger | Wales | 55:43 |
| 46 | Eddie O'Donnell | Wales | 56:03 |
| 47 | T. Bunford | Wales | 57:37 |
| 48 | Ben Christmas | Wales | 57:37 |
| 49 | George Duggan | Ireland | 57:50 |
| — | Harry Bennion | England | DNF |
| — | Jacques Versel | France | DNF |
| — | J. O'Regan | Ireland | DNF |
| — | Alex McPhee | Scotland | DNF |
| — | Sam Stevenson | Scotland | DNF |

## Team Results
### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | Arthur Robertson Fred Neaves George Pearce William Clarke Joe Deakin Edward Wood | 24 |
| 2 | France | Gaston Ragueneau Marcel Courbaton Alexandre Fayollat Joseph Dreher R. Staath Victor Millerot | 81 |
| 3 | Ireland | James Murphy Tom Downing Harry Young P.J. McGuinness Jim Kerr C.W. Sparkes | 104 |
| 4 | Scotland | Tom Johnston Thomas Robertson John Ranken Pat Melville George MacKenzie Thomas Miller | 136 |
| 5 | Wales | Rhys Evans Eddie Ace Tommy Arthur C. Gould H. Granger Eddie O'Donnell | 237 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 5 countries.
* England (12)
* France (12)
* Ireland (11)
* Scotland (11)
* Wales (8)