1951 International Cross Country Championships
The 1951 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 31 March 1951. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1951 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 38th |
| Date | 31 March |
| Host city | Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Venue | Caerleon Racecourse |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9.25 mi (14.9 km) |
| Participation | 71 athletes from 8 nations |
Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 9.25 mi (14.9 km) |
Geoff Saunders | 54:07 | Frank Aaron | 54:48 | Charles Cérou | 55:05 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | | 47 | | 54 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 99 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (9.25 mi / 14.9 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Geoff Saunders | | 54:07 |
 | Frank Aaron | | 54:48 |
 | Charles Cérou | | 55:05 |
| 4 | Walter Hesketh | | 55:08 |
| 5 | André Paris | | 55:31 |
| 6 | Mohamed Lahoucine | | 55:34 |
| 7 | Lucien Theys | | 55:41 |
| 8 | Henri Lucas | | 55:45 |
| 9 | Frans Herman | | 55:49 |
| 10 | Edward Hardy | | 55:50 |
| 11 | Johnny Marshall |  | 55:51 |
| 12 | Charlie Owens | | 55:56 |
| 13 | André Nollet | | 56:11 |
| 14 | Alec Olney | | 56:13 |
| 15 | Maurits van Laere | | 56:14 |
| 16 | Bertie Robertson | | 56:15 |
| 17 | Jose Coll | .svg.png){kind=small} | 56:38 |
| 18 | Antonio Amoros | | 56:40 |
| 19 | Jacques Varnoux | | 56:44 |
| 20 | Charles Dewachtere | | 57:17 |
| 21 | John Doms | | |
| 22 | Roger Petitjean | | |
| 23 | Bill Boak | | |
| 24 | Tommy Tracey |  | 57:39 |
| 25 | Mohamed Brahim | | |
| 26 | Jaime Guixa | | |
| 27 | Roger Serroels | | |
| 28 | Ron Williams | | |
| 29 | Constantino Miranda | | |
| 30 | Marcel Vandewattyne | | |
| 31 | Étienne Gailly | | |
| 32 | Bobby Reid | | 58:26 |
| 33 | Doug Rees | | |
| 34 | Albert Chorlton | | |
| 35 | Don Appleby | | |
| 36 | Francisco Irizar | | |
| 37 | R. McCabe | | |
| 38 | Andy Forbes | | 58:55 |
| 39 | Alan Anderson | | |
| 40 | Siem Bobeldijk |  | |
| 41 | Patrick Fahy | | |
| 42 | Archie Gibson | | 59:35 |
| 43 | Tom Richards | | |
| 44 | Emmet Farrell | | 59:58 |
| 45 | Kevin Maguire | | |
| 46 | Jimmy Ellis | | 1:00:25 |
| 47 | Leo Besters | | |
| 48 | Staf Dobbelaere | | |
| 49 | Eddie Bannon | | 1:00:35 |
| 50 | Jef Lataster | | |
| 51 | Charlie Robertson | | |
| 52 | Jan Adriaansen | | |
| 53 | John Edwards | | |
| 54 | Dyfrigg Rees | | |
| 55 | Alex Kidd | | 1:00:30 |
| 56 | Pie Meyers | | |
| 57 | George Phipps | | 1:00:58 |
| 58 | Adrianus van der Zande | | |
| 59 | Pat Wallace | | |
| 60 | André Deschacht | | |
| 61 | William Butcher | | |
| 62 | E. Donnelly | | |
| 63 | Anthony Noonan | | |
| 64 | José Quesada | | |
| 65 | Dé Slegt | | |
| 66 | Henk van der Veerdonk | | |
| 67 | Miguel Revert | | |
| 68 | Leonardo Vegas | | |
| — | Lionel Billas | | DNF |
| — | Eric Williams | | DNF |
| — | M. Duane | | DNF |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Geoff Saunders Frank Aaron Walter Hesketh Edward Hardy Alec Olney Bertie Robertson | 47 |
| 2 | | Charles Cérou André Paris Mohamed Lahoucine Henri Lucas André Nollet Jacques Varnoux | 54 |
| 3 | | Lucien Theys Frans Herman Maurits van Laere Charles Dewachtere John Doms Roger Serroels | 99 |
| 4 | | Johnny Marshall Charlie Owens Don Appleby R. McCabe Alan Anderson Patrick Fahy | 175 |
| 5 | | Jose Coll Antonio Amoros Jaime Guixa Constantino Miranda Francisco Irizar José Quesada | 190 |
| 6 | | Tommy Tracey Bobby Reid Andy Forbes Archie Gibson Emmet Farrell Jimmy Ellis | 226 |
| 7 | | Siem Bobeldijk Leo Besters Staf Dobbelaere Jef Lataster Jan Adriaansen Pie Meyers | 293 |
| 8 | | Doug Rees Tom Richards John Edwards Dyfrigg Rees George Phipps Pat Wallace | 299 |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 8 countries.
See also
- 1951 in athletics (track and field)
References
- Cross-Country Title - T. Tracey (Springburn Harriers), who is 23, was leading Scot in the eight-nation cross-country International at Newport, Wales, on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, 2 April 1951, p. 6, retrieved 1 October 2013
- Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.9km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 31, 1951, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 6 August 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
- 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013
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See also: IAAF World Cross Country Championships | ||
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