1953 International Cross Country Championships

The 1953 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vincennes, France, at the Hippodrome de Vincennes on March 21, 1953. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1953 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition40th
DateMarch 21
Host cityVincennes, Île-de-France, France France
VenueHippodrome de Vincennes
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation89 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)
Franjo Mihalić
 Yugoslavia
47:53 Frank Sando
 England
48:03 Abdallah Ould Lamine
 France
48:06
Team
Men  England64  France84  Yugoslavia129

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Franjo Mihalić Yugoslavia47:53
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Frank Sando England48:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Abdallah Ould Lamine France48:06
4Eddie Bannon Scotland48:22
5Fred Norris England48:40
6Bill Gray England48:41
7Pierre Prat France48:47
8Buenaventura Baldoma Spain48:51
9Mohamed Bouali France48:53
10Hans Frischknecht  Switzerland48:56
11Jim Peters England49:00
12Andy Forbes Scotland49:09
13Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium49:21
14Antonio Amoros Spain49:23
15André Lecat France49:34
16Boualem Labadie France49:39
17Jose Coll Spain49:44
18Stevan Pavlović Yugoslavia49:54
19Gordon Pirie England50:01
20Domica Cetinic Yugoslavia50:22
21Patrick Ranger England50:28
22Lucien Theys Belgium50:42
23Dennis Holden England50:46
24Maurits van Laere Belgium50:51
25Đorđe Stefanović Yugoslavia51:08
26Svetislav Jovanović Yugoslavia51:09
27Roger Serroels Belgium51:10
28Jaime Guixa Spain51:13
29Davy Harrison Ireland51:31
30Archie Gibson Scotland51:34
31Phil Morgan Wales51:41
32August Sutter  Switzerland51:43
33Clark Wallace Scotland51:44
34Ali Ou Bassou France51:45
35José Teixeira Spain51:47
36Johnny Marshall Ireland51:48
37Yves Furic France51:58
38Jan Adriaansen Netherlands52:05
39Zdravko Ceraj Yugoslavia52:07
40Pavle Basic Yugoslavia52:13
41Francisco Irizar Spain52:18
42Gottlieb Stäubli  Switzerland52:22
43Felicito Cerezo Spain52:22
44José Quesada Spain52:36
45Roger Tombeur Belgium52:39
46Peter Griggs Wales52:41
47Don Appleby Ireland52:45
48Joseph West Ireland52:50
49Jean-Louis Com France52:58
50Alex Breckenridge Scotland53:07
51Adrianus van der Zande Netherlands53:12
52Frank Sinclair Scotland53:14
53J. Morgan Ireland53:28
54Doug Rees Wales53:38
55Pierre Page  Switzerland53:39
56Richard Daniels Belgium53:39
57Cees de Koning Netherlands53:46
58Tom Wood Wales53:46
59Emmet Farrell Scotland53:49
60Jean Simonet Belgium53:55
61Dyfrigg Rees Wales54:22
62Erwin Bühler  Switzerland54:25
63Leo Besters Netherlands54:26
64Walter Glauser  Switzerland54:45
65Tom Stevenson Scotland54:50
66Albert Känzig  Switzerland54:58
67Tom Richards Wales55:23
68Tom O'Mahoney Ireland55:30
69S. Casey Ireland55:55
70Henk van der Veerdonk Netherlands56:24
71Paddy Ross Ireland56:52
72Georg Steiner  Switzerland58:02
73Willy Weert Netherlands58:57
74André Paris France59:10
75Lyn Bevan Wales59:52
76Frans Künen Netherlands
Velimir Ilic YugoslaviaDNF
Antonio Teixeira SpainDNF
Bill Boak EnglandDNF
Ted Dalton EnglandDNF
Frans Wauters BelgiumDNF
Siem Bobeldijk NetherlandsDNF
J. McClelland IrelandDNF
Joe Stevenson ScotlandDNF
Ken Huckle WalesDNF
Norman Wilson WalesDNF
Karl Gschwend  SwitzerlandDNF
René De Rey BelgiumDNF
Arie Verbaan NetherlandsDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandFrank Sando
Fred Norris
Bill Gray
Jim Peters
Gordon Pirie
Patrick Ranger
64
2 FranceAbdallah Ould Lamine
Pierre Prat
Mohamed Bouali
André Lecat
Boualem Labadie
Ali Ou Bassou
84
3 YugoslaviaFranjo Mihalić
Stevan Pavlovic
Domica Cetinic
Djordje Stefanovic
Svetislav Jovanovic
Zdravko Ceraj
129
4 SpainBuenaventura Baldoma
Antonio Amoros
Jose Coll
Jaime Guixa
José Teixeira
Francisco Irizar
143
5 ScotlandEddie Bannon
Andy Forbes
Archie Gibson
Clark Wallace
Alex Breckenridge
Frank Sinclair
181
6 BelgiumMarcel Vandewattyne
Lucien Theys
Maurits van Laere
Roger Serroels
Roger Tombeur
Richard Daniels
187
7  SwitzerlandHans Frischknecht
August Sutter
Gottlieb Stäubli
Pierre Page
Erwin Bühler
Walter Glauser
265
8 IrelandDavy Harrison
Johnny Marshall
Don Appleby
Joseph West
J. Morgan
Tom O'Mahoney
281
9 WalesPhil Morgan
Peter Griggs
Doug Rees
Tom Wood
Dyfrigg Rees
Tom Richards
317
10 NetherlandsJan Adriaansen
Adrianus van der Zande
Cees de Koning
Leo Besters
Henk van der Veerdonk
Willy Weert
352

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 89 athletes from 10 countries.

See also

  • 1953 in athletics (track and field)

References

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