# 1937 International Cross Country Championships

The 1937 International Cross Country Championships was held in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Stockel on 20 March 1937. 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) | Jim Flockhart Scotland | 49:50 | André Sicard France | 50:03 | James Ginty England | 50:13 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 55 | France | 70 | Belgium | 98 |

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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Jim Flockhart | Scotland | 49:50 |
| | André Sicard | France | 50:03 |
| | James Ginty | England | 50:13 |
| 4 | Jack Potts | England | 50:26 |
| 5 | Alec Burn | England | 50:27 |
| 6 | Edouard Schroeven | Belgium | 50:38 |
| 7 | Oscar van Rumst | Belgium | 50:54 |
| 8 | Roger Rérolle | France | 50:56 |
| 9 | André Lonlas | France | 51:05 |
| 10 | Bill Matthews | Wales | 51:10 |
| 11 | Jean Chapelle | Belgium | 51:10 |
| 12 | Harold Clark | England | 51:13 |
| 13 | Arthur Bourton | England | 51:14 |
| 14 | René Lécuron | France | 51:24 |
| 15 | Joseph Guiomar | France | 51:25 |
| 16 | Harry Gallivan | Wales | 51:33 |
| 17 | Alex Dow | Scotland | 51:40 |
| 18 | Tommy Lee | England | 51:50 |
| 19 | Vic Draper | England | 51:55 |
| 20 | Robbie Sutherland | Scotland | 52:00 |
| 21 | Pierre Bajart | Belgium | 52:13 |
| 22 | Roger Lachaud | France | 52:18 |
| 23 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland | 52:19 |
| 24 | Ivor Brown | Wales | 52:25 |
| 25 | Bert Hermans | Belgium | 52:28 |
| 26 | George Bailey | England | 52:42 |
| 27 | Davy Cannavan | Northern Ireland | 52:47 |
| 28 | Albert van Meenen | Belgium | 52:53 |
| 29 | W.A. McCune | Northern Ireland | 52:55 |
| 30 | Bill Wylie | Scotland | 53:04 |
| 31 | Charles Smith | Scotland | 53:04 |
| 32 | Walter Hinde | Scotland | 53:09 |
| 33 | James Andrews | Northern Ireland | 53:12 |
| 34 | René Lebon | France | 53:18 |
| 35 | Arthur Williams | Wales | 53:23 |
| 36 | M. Gorman | Northern Ireland | 53:29 |
| 37 | Jean Coisne | Belgium | 53:33 |
| 38 | Danny Phillips | Wales | 53:35 |
| 39 | Eddie Cooper | Wales | 54:03 |
| 40 | Emile Verschaetse | Belgium | 54:39 |
| 41 | Allan Whitecross | Scotland | 54:41 |
| 42 | Léopold Monceyron | France | 55:10 |
| 43 | Tom Richards | Wales | 55:42 |
| 44 | Bob Patterson | Northern Ireland | 56:09 |
| 45 | Alex Workman | Northern Ireland | 56:11 |
| 46 | Dan Gillespie | Northern Ireland | 56:12 |
| 47 | Elwood Jones | Wales | 56:28 |
| 48 | Godfrey Clarke | Wales | 56:40 |
| 49 | Harry McFall | Northern Ireland | 56:47 |
| — | Jack Holden | England | DNF |
| — | Mohamed Ben Larbi | France | DNF |
| — | Jack Parker | Northern Ireland | DNF |
| — | Victor Honorez | Belgium | DNF |
| — | William Kennedy | Scotland | DNF |

## Team Results
### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | James Ginty Jack Potts Alec Burns Harold Clark Arthur Bourton Tommy Lee | 55 |
| 2 | France | André Sicard Roger Rérolle André Lonlas René Lécuron Joseph Guiomar Roger Lachaud | 70 |
| 3 | Belgium | Edouard Schroeven Oscar van Rumst Jean Chapelle Pierre Bajart Bert Hermans Albert van Meenen | 98 |
| 4 | Scotland | Jim Flockhart Alex Dow Robbie Sutherland Emmet Farrell Bill Wylie Charles Smith | 122 |
| 5 | Wales | Bill Matthews Harry Gallivan Ivor Brown Arthur Williams Danny Phillips Eddie Cooper | 162 |
| 6 | Northern Ireland | Davy Cannavan W.A. McCune James Andrews M. Gorman Bob Patterson Alex Workman | 214 |

## Participation

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