The 1906 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 10 March 1906. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results, medalists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men 10 mi (16.1 km)Charles Straw England57:32George Pearce England57:55Will Nelson England58:11
Team
MenEngland24Ireland86Scotland106

Individual race results

Men's (10 mi / 16.1km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Charles StrawEngland57:32
George PearceEngland57:55
Will NelsonEngland58:11
4John DalyIreland58:30
5Joe DeakinEngland58:33
6Jack PriceEngland59:40
7Sammy WeldingEngland59:41
8W.G. DunkleyEngland59:45
9T. HughesWales59:52
10Sam StevensonScotland1:00:25
11John HayesIreland1:00:27
12Francis WhittleEngland1:00:40
13David CatherScotland1:00:41
14Charlie HarrisIreland1:00:46
15Peter RussellScotland1:00:55
16R.E. HughesScotland1:00:57
17Tommy ArthurWales1:01:08
18Pat JoyceIreland1:01:09
19Paul KellyIreland1:01:16
20T. MernaghIreland1:01:40
21George ButterfieldEngland1:01:51
22Tommy GreenallEngland1:01:52
23Eddie AceWales1:02:20
24Edgar PriceWales1:02:26
25John RankenScotland1:02:34
26W. ThomasWales1:02:35
27Thomas RobertsonScotland1:02:38
28John GilchristScotland1:03:19
29T. HortonWales1:03:21
30J. FinneganIreland1:03:27
31Harry CleaverWales1:03:30
32William MuirdenScotland1:03:41
33Joe MorrisWales1:03:52
34Ernest ThomasWales1:04:03
35Alexander MatthewsScotland1:04:03
36T. BunfordWales1:04:10
James BealeEnglandDNF
Billy DayEnglandDNF
Tom DowningIrelandDNF
George GuthreScotlandDNF
Alex MannScotlandDNF
Thomas MulrineScotlandDNF
H.T. JohnstoneWalesDNF
Eddie O'DonnellWalesDNF

Team results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1EnglandCharles Straw George Pearce Will Nelson Joe Deakin Jack Price Sammy Welding24
2IrelandJohn Daly John Hayes Charlie Harris Pat Joyce Paul Kelly T. Mernagh86
3ScotlandSam Stevenson David Cather Peter Russell R.E. Hughes John Ranken Thomas Robertson106
4WalesT. Hughes Tommy Arthur Eddie Ace Edgar Price W. Thomas T. Horton128

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 44 athletes from 4 countries.

See also

  • 1906 in athletics (track and field)