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 | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 38th |
| Date | 31 March |
| Host city | Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales  |
| Venue | Caerleon Racecourse |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9.25 mi (14.9 km) |
| Participation | 71 athletes from 8 nations |
Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Medallists
edit| 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
editMen's (9.25 mi / 14.9 km)
edit| 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 |
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| 24 | Tommy Tracey |  Scotland |
57:39 |
| 25 | Mohamed Brahim | France |
|
| 26 | Jaime Guixa | Spain |
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| 27 | Roger Serroels | Belgium |
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| 28 | Ron Williams | England |
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| 29 | Constantino Miranda | Spain |
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| 30 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium |
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| 31 | Étienne Gailly | Belgium |
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| 32 | Bobby Reid | Scotland |
58:26 |
| 33 | Doug Rees | Wales |
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| 34 | Albert Chorlton | England |
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| 35 | Don Appleby | Ireland |
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| 36 | Francisco Irizar | Spain |
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| 37 | R. McCabe | Ireland |
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| 38 | Andy Forbes | Scotland |
58:55 |
| 39 | Alan Anderson | Ireland |
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| 40 | Siem Bobeldijk |  Netherlands |
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| 41 | Patrick Fahy | Ireland |
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| 42 | Archie Gibson | Scotland |
59:35 |
| 43 | Tom Richards | Wales |
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| 44 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland |
59:58 |
| 45 | Kevin Maguire | Ireland |
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| 46 | Jimmy Ellis | Scotland |
1:00:25 |
| 47 | Leo Besters | Netherlands |
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| 48 | Staf Dobbelaere | Netherlands |
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| 49 | Eddie Bannon | Scotland |
1:00:35 |
| 50 | Jef Lataster | Netherlands |
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| 51 | Charlie Robertson | Scotland |
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| 52 | Jan Adriaansen | Netherlands |
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| 53 | John Edwards | Wales |
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| 54 | Dyfrigg Rees | Wales |
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| 55 | Alex Kidd | Scotland |
1:00:30 |
| 56 | Pie Meyers | Netherlands |
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| 57 | George Phipps | Wales |
1:00:58 |
| 58 | Adrianus van der Zande | Netherlands |
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| 59 | Pat Wallace | Wales |
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| 60 | André Deschacht | Belgium |
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| 61 | William Butcher | Wales |
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| 62 | E. Donnelly | Ireland |
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| 63 | Anthony Noonan | Wales |
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| 64 | José Quesada | Spain |
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| 65 | Dé Slegt | Netherlands |
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| 66 | Henk van der Veerdonk | Netherlands |
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| 67 | Miguel Revert | Spain |
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| 68 | Leonardo Vegas | Spain |
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| — | Lionel Billas | France |
DNF |
| — | Eric Williams | Wales |
DNF |
| — | M. Duane | Ireland |
DNF |
Team Results
editMen's
edit| 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
editAn unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 8 countries.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^
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) - ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
- ^ 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