# 1931 International Cross Country Championships

The 1931 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on 28 March 1931. For the first time, an unofficial women's championship was held a week earlier in Douai, France on 22 March 1931. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald for the men's and the women's event.
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) | Tim Smythe Ireland | 48:52 | Jack Winfield England | 49:11 | Tom Evenson England | 49:16 |
| Women (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Gladys Lunn England | 11:12 | Lilian Styles England | 11:25 | Suzanne Lenoir France | |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 32 | Scotland France | 102 | | |
| Women (unofficial) | England | 15 | France | 21 | Belgium | 42 |

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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Tim Smythe | Ireland | 48:52 |
| | Jack Winfield | England | 49:11 |
| | Tom Evenson | England | 49:16 |
| 4 | Henri Lahitte | France | 49:31 |
| 5 | Jack Potts | England | 49:39 |
| 6 | Jack Holden | England | 49:43 |
| 7 | Frank Deakin | England | 50:00 |
| 8 | Robbie Sutherland | Scotland | 50:03 |
| 9 | Arthur Allum | England | 50:22 |
| 10 | John Suttie Smith | Scotland | 50:23 |
| 11 | Robert Loiseau | France | 50:25 |
| 12 | Thomas Kinsella | Ireland | 50:39 |
| 13 | Jimmy Wood | Scotland | 50:51 |
| 14 | Marcel Michot | France | 50:53 |
| 15 | Albert Auvray | France | 50:55 |
| 16 | Victor Harman | England | 50:57 |
| 17 | Harry Gallivan | Wales | 50:58 |
| 18 | Danny Phillips | Wales | 50:59 |
| 19 | F. Mills | Ireland | 51:07 |
| 20 | J.C. McIntyre | Ireland | 51:10 |
| 21 | Walter Gunn | Scotland | 51:16 |
| 22 | David Fry | Scotland | 51:17 |
| 23 | Ernie Harper | England | 51:23 |
| 24 | J. Behan | Ireland | 51:25 |
| 25 | Pierre Louchard | France | 51:26 |
| 26 | Oscar van Rumst | Belgium | 51:29 |
| 27 | Theo Meersman | Belgium | 51:32 |
| 28 | Charles Wilson | Scotland | 51:33 |
| 29 | Laurie Weatherill | England | 51:37 |
| 30 | Julien Serwy | Belgium | 51:38 |
| 31 | James Petrie | Scotland | 51:44 |
| 32 | Ernie Thomas | Wales | 51:48 |
| 33 | Sauveur Tapias | France | 51:54 |
| 34 | Maxi Stobbs | Scotland | 52:02 |
| 35 | Tom Burge | Wales | 52:03 |
| 36 | T. O'Reilly | Ireland | 52:05 |
| 37 | Joseph Orose | Belgium | 52:10 |
| 38 | Jack Prosser | Wales | 52:20 |
| 39 | Jean Linsen | Belgium | 52:24 |
| 40 | John Timmins | Ireland | 52:25 |
| 41 | T. King | Ireland | 52:36 |
| 42 | Leon Verheylesonne | Belgium | 52:38 |
| 43 | John Nalty | Ireland | 52:46 |
| 44 | A.S. Stone | Wales | 53:02 |
| 45 | Sam Palmer | Wales | 53:12 |
| 46 | Emile Goetleven | Belgium | 53:23 |
| 47 | Edgard Viseur | Belgium | 53:24 |
| 48 | James Gardiner | Scotland | 53:41 |
| 49 | René Vincent | Belgium | 54:14 |
| 50 | R. Simons | Wales | 54:21 |
| 51 | Wilf Short | Wales | 55:07 |
| — | Georges Leclerc | France | DNF |
| — | Roger Rérolle | France | DNF |
| — | Maurice Waltispurger | France | DNF |

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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Gladys Lunn | England | 11:12 |
| | Lilian Styles | England | 11:25 |
| | Suzanne Lenoir | France | |
| 4 | Ruth Christmas | England | |
| 5 | Sebastienne Guyot | France | |
| 6 | Marguerite Battu | France | |
| 7 | Madeleine Massonneau | France | |
| 8 | Martine Leroux | France | |
| 9 | Doris Butterfield | England | |
| 10 | Jeanne Souffriau | Belgium | |
| 11 | Renée Trente | France | |
| 12 | Marie-Louise Bondu | Belgium | |
| 13 | Josée Mariani | Belgium | |
| 14 | Eileen Stringer | England | |
| 15 | Madeleine Fulcher | England | |
| 16 | Lucie Petit | Belgium | |

## Team Results
### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | Jack Winfield Tom Evenson Jack Potts Jack Holden Frank Deakin Arthur Allum | 32 |
| 2 | Scotland | Robbie Sutherland John Suttie Smith Jimmy Wood Walter Gunn David Fry Charles Wilson | 102 |
| 2 | France | Henri Lahitte Robert Loiseau Marcel Michot Albert Auvray Pierre Louchard Sauveur Tapias | 102 |
| 4 | Ireland | Tim Smythe Thomas Kinsella F. Mills J.C. McIntyre J. Behan T. O'Reilly | 112 |
| 5 | Wales | Harry Gallivan Danny Phillips Ernie Thomas Tom Burge Jack Prosser A.S. Stone | 184 |
| 6 | Belgium | Oscar van Rumst Theo Meersman Julien Serwy Joseph Orose Jean Linsen Leon Verheylesonne | 201 |

### Women's (unofficial)

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | Gladys Lunn Lilian Styles Ruth Christmas Doris Butterfield | 15 |
| 2 | France | Suzanne Lenoir Sebastienne Guyot Marguerite Battu Madeleine Massonneau | 21 |
| 3 | Belgium | Jeanne Souffriau Marie-Louise Bondu Josée Mariani Lucie Petit | 42 |

## Participation
### Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 male athletes from 6 countries.
* Belgium (9)
* England (9)
* France (9)
* Ireland (9)
* Scotland (9)
* Wales (9)

### Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 16 female athletes from 3 countries.
* Belgium (4)
* England (6)
* France (6)