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

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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   England 47   France 54   Belgium 99

Individual Race Results

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Men's (9.25 mi / 14.9 km)

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

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   England Geoff Saunders
Frank Aaron
Walter Hesketh
Edward Hardy
Alec Olney
Bertie Robertson
47
2   France Charles Cérou
André Paris
Mohamed Lahoucine
Henri Lucas
André Nollet
Jacques Varnoux
54
3   Belgium Lucien Theys
Frans Herman
Maurits van Laere
Charles Dewachtere
John Doms
Roger Serroels
99
4   Ireland Johnny Marshall
Charlie Owens
Don Appleby
R. McCabe
Alan Anderson
Patrick Fahy
175
5   Spain Jose Coll
Antonio Amoros
Jaime Guixa
Constantino Miranda
Francisco Irizar
José Quesada
190
6   Scotland Tommy Tracey
Bobby Reid
Andy Forbes
Archie Gibson
Emmet Farrell
Jimmy Ellis
226
7   Netherlands Siem Bobeldijk
Leo Besters
Staf Dobbelaere
Jef Lataster
Jan Adriaansen
Pie Meyers
293
8   Wales Doug Rees
Tom Richards
John Edwards
Dyfrigg Rees
George Phipps
Pat Wallace
299

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 8 countries.

See also

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References

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  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