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
OrganisersICCU
Edition38th
Date31 March
Host cityCaerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Wales
VenueCaerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances9.25 mi (14.9 km)
Participation71 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
 England
54:07 Frank Aaron
 England
54:48 Charles Cérou
 France
55:05
Team
Men  England47  France54  Belgium99

Individual Race Results

Men's (9.25 mi / 14.9 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Geoff Saunders England54:07
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Frank Aaron England54:48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Charles Cérou France55:05
4Walter Hesketh England55:08
5André Paris France55:31
6Mohamed Lahoucine France55:34
7Lucien Theys Belgium55:41
8Henri Lucas France55:45
9Frans Herman Belgium55:49
10Edward Hardy England55:50
11Johnny Marshall Ireland55:51
12Charlie Owens Ireland55:56
13André Nollet France56:11
14Alec Olney England56:13
15Maurits van Laere Belgium56:14
16Bertie Robertson England56:15
17Jose Coll Spain56:38
18Antonio Amoros Spain56:40
19Jacques Varnoux France56:44
20Charles Dewachtere Belgium57:17
21John Doms Belgium
22Roger Petitjean France
23Bill Boak England
24Tommy Tracey Scotland57:39
25Mohamed Brahim France
26Jaime Guixa Spain
27Roger Serroels Belgium
28Ron Williams England
29Constantino Miranda Spain
30Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium
31Étienne Gailly Belgium
32Bobby Reid Scotland58:26
33Doug Rees Wales
34Albert Chorlton England
35Don Appleby Ireland
36Francisco Irizar Spain
37R. McCabe Ireland
38Andy Forbes Scotland58:55
39Alan Anderson Ireland
40Siem Bobeldijk Netherlands
41Patrick Fahy Ireland
42Archie Gibson Scotland59:35
43Tom Richards Wales
44Emmet Farrell Scotland59:58
45Kevin Maguire Ireland
46Jimmy Ellis Scotland1:00:25
47Leo Besters Netherlands
48Staf Dobbelaere Netherlands
49Eddie Bannon Scotland1:00:35
50Jef Lataster Netherlands
51Charlie Robertson Scotland
52Jan Adriaansen Netherlands
53John Edwards Wales
54Dyfrigg Rees Wales
55Alex Kidd Scotland1:00:30
56Pie Meyers Netherlands
57George Phipps Wales1:00:58
58Adrianus van der Zande Netherlands
59Pat Wallace Wales
60André Deschacht Belgium
61William Butcher Wales
62E. Donnelly Ireland
63Anthony Noonan Wales
64José Quesada Spain
65Dé Slegt Netherlands
66Henk van der Veerdonk Netherlands
67Miguel Revert Spain
68Leonardo Vegas Spain
Lionel Billas FranceDNF
Eric Williams WalesDNF
M. Duane IrelandDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandGeoff Saunders
Frank Aaron
Walter Hesketh
Edward Hardy
Alec Olney
Bertie Robertson
47
2 FranceCharles Cérou
André Paris
Mohamed Lahoucine
Henri Lucas
André Nollet
Jacques Varnoux
54
3 BelgiumLucien Theys
Frans Herman
Maurits van Laere
Charles Dewachtere
John Doms
Roger Serroels
99
4 IrelandJohnny Marshall
Charlie Owens
Don Appleby
R. McCabe
Alan Anderson
Patrick Fahy
175
5 SpainJose Coll
Antonio Amoros
Jaime Guixa
Constantino Miranda
Francisco Irizar
José Quesada
190
6 ScotlandTommy Tracey
Bobby Reid
Andy Forbes
Archie Gibson
Emmet Farrell
Jimmy Ellis
226
7 NetherlandsSiem Bobeldijk
Leo Besters
Staf Dobbelaere
Jef Lataster
Jan Adriaansen
Pie Meyers
293
8 WalesDoug 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

  1. 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
  2. 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 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  4. 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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