1950 International Cross Country Championships

The 1950 International Cross Country Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Boitsfort on March 25, 1950. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1950 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition37th
DateMarch 25
Host cityBrussels, Belgium Belgium
VenueHippodrome de Boitsfort
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation88 athletes from
10 nations

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Lucien Theys
 Belgium
45:42 Alain Mimoun
 France
45:50 Mohamed Hamza
 France
46:00
Team
Men  France43  Belgium77  England82

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Lucien Theys Belgium45:42
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Alain Mimoun France45:50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mohamed Hamza France46:00
4Frank Aaron England46:09
5Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium46:10
6Buenaventura Baldoma Spain46:32
7Alec Olney England46:35
8Roger Petitjean France46:38
9André Nollet France46:42
10Mohamed Brahim France46:45
11Charles Cérou France46:50
12John Doms Belgium46:53
13René Tessier France47:07
14Geoff Saunders England47:09
15Maurits van Laere Belgium47:11
16August Sutter  Switzerland47:12
17Len Eyre England47:15
18Reg Gosney England47:20
19Pedro Sierra Spain47:23
20Frans Herman Belgium47:34
21Raphaël Pujazon France47:38
22Harry Hicks England47:39
23Ricardo Yebra Spain47:42
24Emile Renson Belgium47:50
25Doug Thompson England47:52
26Johnny Marshall Ireland47:53
27Willy De Neef Belgium47:54
28Jaime Guixa Spain48:02
29Andy Forbes Scotland48:03
30Jef Lataster Netherlands48:04
31Don Appleby Ireland48:09
32John Diamond Ireland48:12
33Roger Serroels Belgium48:13
34Pierre Page  Switzerland48:14
35Hans Frischknecht  Switzerland48:15
36Benito Losada Santiago Spain48:17
37Albert Känzig  Switzerland48:18
38Charlie Owens Ireland48:29
39Anthony Noonan Wales48:39
40Simon Aldazabal Spain48:40
41Richard Daniels Belgium48:41
42Ted Coggin England48:42
43Gottlieb Stäubli  Switzerland48:46
44Charlie Robertson Scotland48:55
45Bobby Reid Scotland48:58
46Frank Sinclair Scotland49:07
47John Green England49:09
48Emmet Farrell Scotland49:19
49Ben Bickerton Scotland49:20
50Antonio Merono Spain49:22
51Karl Gschwend  Switzerland49:28
52John Morrow Ireland49:34
53Ernst Sandmeier  Switzerland49:36
54Doug Rees Wales49:40
55George Craig Scotland49:42
56Patrick Fahy Ireland49:45
57Rudolf Morgenthaler  Switzerland49:46
58Patsy Fitzgerald Ireland49:49
59Tom Moore Ireland49:53
60André Paris France49:54
61Alwin Probst  Switzerland49:57
62Dé Slegt Netherlands49:58
63Leonardo Vegas Spain50:01
64Maldwyn White Wales50:04
65J. van Veen Netherlands50:10
66Ivor Lloyd Wales50:18
67Tom Wood Wales50:37
68Jean-Pierre Hoffmann Luxembourg50:49
69Dyfrigg Rees Wales50:51
70Joop Overdijk Netherlands50:55
71Hein Finken Netherlands50:56
72Siem Bobeldijk Netherlands51:00
73Cees de Koning Netherlands51:01
74Pat Wallace Wales51:32
75Tommy Tracey Scotland51:33
76Bruno Mathiussi Luxembourg52:04
77Hans Huizinga Netherlands52:14
78Ken Harris Wales52:15
79Staf Dobbelaere Netherlands52:18
80Roger Ricaille Luxembourg53:20
81Louis Welu Luxembourg53:26
82Venant Kinsch Luxembourg54:53
83Albert Schumacher Luxembourg54:53
84Marcel Barthels Luxembourg58:12
85James Sanderson Scotland58:26
Kevin Maguire IrelandDNF
Cliff Rosser WalesDNF
Charles Heirendt LuxembourgDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 FranceAlain Mimoun
Mohamed Hamza
Roger Petitjean
André Nollet
Mohamed Brahim
Charles Cérou
43
2 BelgiumLucien Theys
Marcel Vandewattyne
John Doms
Maurits van Laere
Frans Herman
Emile Renson
77
3 EnglandFrank Aaron
Alec Olney
Geoff Saunders
Len Eyre
Reg Gosney
Harry Hicks
82
4 SpainBuenaventura Baldoma
Pedro Sierra
Ricardo Yebra
Jaime Guixa
Benito Losada Santiago
Simon Aldazabal
152
5  SwitzerlandAugust Sutter
Pierre Page
Hans Frischknecht
Albert Känzig
Gottlieb Stäubli
Karl Gschwend
216
6 IrelandJohnny Marshall
Don Appleby
John Diamond
Charlie Owens
John Morrow
Patrick Fahy
235
7 ScotlandAndy Forbes
Charlie Robertson
Bobby Reid
Frank Sinclair
Emmet Farrell
Ben Bickerton
261
8 WalesAnthony Noonan
Doug Rees
Maldwyn White
Ivor Lloyd
Tom Wood
Dyfrigg Rees
359
9 NetherlandsJef Lataster
Dé Slegt
J. van Veen
Joop Overdijk
Hein Finken
Siem Bobeldijk
370
10 LuxembourgJean-Pierre Hoffmann
Bruno Mathiussi
Roger Ricaille
Louis Welu
Venant Kinsch
Albert Schumacher
470

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 88 athletes from 10 countries.

See also

  • 1950 in athletics (track and field)

References

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