1956 International Cross Country Championships

The 1956 International Cross Country Championships was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the Royal Ulster Showground on 17 March 1956. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held the same day at Upminster, England on 17 March 1956. A report on the men's event[1] as well as the women's event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

1956 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition43rd
Date17 March
Host cityBelfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland (men)
Upminster, Essex, England England (women)
VenueRoyal Ulster Showground (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation70 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
8 (men) / 2 (women) nations

Complete results for men,[3] and for women (unofficial),[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Alain Mimoun
 France
45:18 Frank Sando
 England
45:28 Ken Norris
 England
45:28
Women
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Roma Ashby
 England
13:05 June Bridgland
 England
13:11 Diane Leather
 England
13:12
Team
Men  France42  England59  Belgium131
Women  England10  Scotland34

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Alain Mimoun France45:18
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Frank Sando England45:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Ken Norris England45:28
4Fred Norris England45:36
5Hamoud Ameur France45:42
6Lahcen Ben Allal France45:44
7Frans Herman Belgium45:46
8Antonio Amoros Spain45:57
9Bakir Benaissa France46:00
10Said Benmaguini France46:10
11Amar Khallouf France46:11
12John McLaren Scotland46:12
13Ken Gates England46:13
14Pat Moy Scotland46:14
15Luis García Spain46:27
16Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium46:38
17Peter Driver England46:41
18Maurits van Laere Belgium46:45
19Frans van der Hoeven Belgium46:49
20Albert Chorlton England46:50
21Paul Genève France46:52
22Chris Suddaby Wales46:53
23Manuel Faria Portugal46:57
24António Ventura Portugal47:04
25Hélio Duarte Portugal47:05
26Abdallah Ould Lamine France47:14
27Francisco Irizar Spain47:15
28Charlie Owens Ireland47:28
29João Silva Portugal47:30
30José Araújo Portugal47:33
31Ken Huckle Wales47:34
32Don Appleby Ireland47:34
33Eddie Bannon Scotland47:38
34Pierre de Pauw Belgium47:44
35David Richards Jun. Wales47:46
36Davy Harrison Ireland47:47
37Denis Jouret Belgium47:47
38Joe Stevenson Scotland47:55
39Tom Stevenson Scotland47:56
40Bertie Messitt Ireland48:03
41Bobby Calderwood Scotland48:06
42Sergio Bueno Spain48:09
43Tommy Dunne Ireland48:11
44Lucas Larraza Spain48:15
45Jim McCormack Scotland48:19
46Derek Ibbotson England48:20
47Filipe Luis Portugal48:31
48John Disley Wales48:32
49Jose Castro Ruibal Spain48:41
50Andy Brown Scotland48:43
51Alan Perkins England48:48
52Jesús Hurtado Spain48:50
53Jack Dougan Ireland48:53
54Julien Vandevelde Belgium49:07
55Augusto Silva Portugal49:15
56Jim Mahood Ireland49:26
57Terry Keegan Ireland49:31
58Jimmy Todd Ireland49:37
59Peter Bowden Wales49:42
60Gordon Dunn Scotland49:47
61Dyfrigg Rees Wales50:24
62Mariano Martin Spain50:53
63Ken Flowers Wales51:06
64William Butcher Wales51:19
65Richard Morgan Wales51:21
Hamida Addéche FranceDNF
Lucien Theys BelgiumDNF
Félix Bidegui SpainDNF
Derek Walker EnglandDNF
Joaquim Santos PortugalDNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Roma Ashby England13:05
2nd place, silver medalist(s)June Bridgland England13:11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Diane Leather England13:12
4Phyllis Perkins England13:23
5Madeline Wooller England13:25
6Maureen Bonnano England13:51
7Anne Drummond Scotland14:35
8Anne Herman Scotland15:11
9Doreen Fulton Scotland15:17
10Mollie Ferguson Scotland15:18
11Elizabeth Steedman Scotland15:19
12Mary Campbell Scotland16:05

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 FranceAlain Mimoun
Hamoud Ameur
Lahcen Ben Allal
Bakir Benaissa
Said Benmaguini
Amar Khallouf
42
2 EnglandFrank Sando
Ken Norris
Fred Norris
Ken Gates
Peter Driver
Albert Chorlton
59
3 BelgiumFrans Herman
Marcel Vandewattyne
Maurits van Laere
Frans van der Hoeven
Pierre de Pauw
Denis Jouret
131
4 ScotlandJohn McLaren
Pat Moy
Eddie Bannon
Joe Stevenson
Tom Stevenson
Bobby Calderwood
177
5 PortugalManuel Faria
António Ventura
Hélio Duarte
João Silva
José Araújo
Filipe Luis
178
6 SpainAntonio Amoros
Luis García
Francisco Irizar
Sergio Bueno
Lucas Larraza
Jose Castro Ruibal
185
7 IrelandCharlie Owens
Don Appleby
Davy Harrison
Bertie Messitt
Tommy Dunne
Jack Dougan
232
8 WalesChris Suddaby
Ken Huckle
David Richards Jun.
John Disley
Peter Bowden
Dyfrigg Rees
256

Women's (unofficial)

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandRoma Ashby
June Bridgland
Diane Leather
Phyllis Perkins
10
2 ScotlandAnne Drummond
Anne Herman
Doreen Fulton
Mollie Ferguson
34

Participation

Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 70 male athletes from 8 countries.

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.

See also

  • 1956 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. Scotland Fourth in Belfast Cross-country Race - France regained the International nine miles cross-country championship at Balmoral, Belfast, on Saturday - they last won it three years ago - surprisingly defeating England by 17 points..., Glasgow Herald, 19 March 1956, p. 4, retrieved 1 October 2013
  2. Women's International - England beat Scotland in a women's International race over two miles at Upminster, Essex, England..., Glasgow Herald, 19 March 1956, p. 4, retrieved 1 October 2013
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Belfast Royal Ulster Showground Date: Saturday, March 17, 1956, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 6 August 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Upminster Date: Saturday, March 17, 1956, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 17 May 2006, retrieved 1 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  6. 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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