The 1952 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 22 March 1952. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1952 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 39th |
| Date | 22 March |
| Host city | Hamilton, Scotland  |
| Venue | Hamilton Park |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 63 athletes from 7 nations |
Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Medallists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Alain Mimoun France |
48:19 | Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium |
49:02 | Abdelkader Driss France |
49:06 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | France |
35 |  England |
64 | Belgium |
126 |
Individual Race Results
editMen's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
edit| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Alain Mimoun | France |
48:19 |
 |
Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium |
49:02 |
 |
Abdelkader Driss | France |
49:06 |
| 4 | Walter Hesketh | England |
49:19 |
| 5 | Buenaventura Baldoma |  Spain |
49:27 |
| 6 | Julien Soucours | France |
49:35 |
| 7 | Mohamed Hamza | France |
49:44 |
| 8 | Abdallah Ould Lamine | France |
49:51 |
| 9 | Frank Sando | England |
49:53 |
| 10 | Ali Ou Bassou | France |
49:54 |
| 11 | Frank Aaron | England |
50:02 |
| 12 | Fred Norris | England |
50:08 |
| 13 | Geoff Saunders | England |
50:11 |
| 14 | Eddie Bannon | Scotland |
50:18 |
| 15 | Jim Peters | England |
50:25 |
| 16 | Ray Hatton | England |
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| 17 | Maurits van Laere | Belgium |
50:35 |
| 18 | Roger Petitjean | France |
50:35 |
| 19 | Antonio Amoros | Spain |
50:38 |
| 20 | André Deschacht | Belgium |
50:39 |
| 21 | André Valdovinos | France |
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| 22 | Ahmed Abdelkrim | France |
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| 23 | Tommy Tracey | Scotland |
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| 24 | Roger Serroels | Belgium |
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| 25 | Andy Forbes | Scotland |
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| 26 | Bobby Reid | Scotland |
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| 27 | Dick Adams | England |
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| 28 | Patsy Fitzgerald |  Ireland |
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| 29 | David Nelson | Scotland |
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| 30 | Jean Simonet | Belgium |
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| 31 | Pedro Sierra | Spain |
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| 32 | Francisco Irizar | Spain |
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| 33 | Jules Limbourg | Belgium |
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| 34 | Charlie Robertson | Scotland |
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| 35 | Charlie Owens | Ireland |
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| 36 | Johnny Marshall | Ireland |
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| 37 | Paul Huylebroeck | Belgium |
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| 38 | Jaime Guixa | Spain |
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| 39 | Edward Hardy | England |
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| 40 | Jose Coll | Spain |
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| 41 | John Doms | Belgium |
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| 42 | Tom Wood |  Wales |
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| 43 | Joseph Deriemaeker | Belgium |
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| 44 | Antonio Karamany | Spain |
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| 45 | Tom Stevenson | Scotland |
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| 46 | Gregorio Rojo | Spain |
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| 47 | Don Appleby | Ireland |
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| 48 | J. McClelland | Ireland |
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| 49 | W.A. Robertson | Ireland |
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| 50 | Doug Rees | Wales |
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| 51 | Dyfrigg Rees | Wales |
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| 52 | Archie Gibson | Scotland |
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| 53 | George Phipps | Wales |
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| 54 | Maldwyn White | Wales |
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| 55 | Eddie Wilson | Ireland |
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| 56 | Alan Anderson | Ireland |
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| 57 | John Edwards | Wales |
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| 58 | William Butcher | Wales |
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| 59 | Brendan Twamley | Ireland |
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| 60 | José Quesada | Spain |
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| 61 | Norman Wilson | Wales |
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| 62 | Ian Binnie | Scotland |
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| 63 | Anthony Noonan | Wales |
Team Results
editMen's
edit| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
Alain Mimoun Abdelkader Driss Julien Soucours Mohamed Hamza Abdallah Ould Lamine Ali Ou Bassou |
35 |
| 2 | England |
Walter Hesketh Frank Sando Frank Aaron Fred Norris Geoff Saunders Jim Peters |
64 |
| 3 | Belgium |
Marcel Vandewattyne Maurits van Laere André Deschacht Roger Serroels Jean Simonet Jules Limbourg |
126 |
| 4 | Scotland |
Eddie Bannon Tommy Tracey Andy Forbes Bobby Reid David Nelson Charlie Robertson |
151 |
| 5 | Spain |
Buenaventura Baldoma Antonio Amoros Pedro Sierra Francisco Irizar Jaime Guixa Jose Coll |
165 |
| 6 | Ireland |
Patsy Fitzgerald Charlie Owens Johnny Marshall Don Appleby J. McClelland W.A. Robertson |
243 |
| 7 | Wales |
Tom Wood Doug Rees Dyfrigg Rees George Phipps Maldwyn White John Edwards |
307 |
Participation
editAn unofficial count yields the participation of 63 athletes from 7 countries.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Scot's Cross-Country Improvement - Scotland finished fourth to France in the team contest at the International Cross-country Championships on Saturday at Hanilton Park - a performance that was probably better than had been expected..., Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1952, p. 9, retrieved 1 October 2013
- ^
Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Glasgow Hamilton Park Date: Saturday, March 22, 1952, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 9 June 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