1950 International Cross Country Championships

The 1950 International Cross Country Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Boitsfort on March 25, 1950. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1950 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition37th
DateMarch 25
Host cityBrussels, Belgium Belgium
VenueHippodrome de Boitsfort
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation88 athletes from
10 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 mi (14.5 km)
Lucien Theys
  Belgium
45:42 Alain Mimoun
  France
45:50 Mohamed Hamza
  France
46:00
Team
Men   France 43   Belgium 77   England 82

Individual Race Results

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Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Lucien Theys   Belgium 45:42
  Alain Mimoun   France 45:50
  Mohamed Hamza   France 46:00
4 Frank Aaron   England 46:09
5 Marcel Vandewattyne   Belgium 46:10
6 Buenaventura Baldoma   Spain 46:32
7 Alec Olney   England 46:35
8 Roger Petitjean   France 46:38
9 André Nollet   France 46:42
10 Mohamed Brahim   France 46:45
11 Charles Cérou   France 46:50
12 John Doms   Belgium 46:53
13 René Tessier   France 47:07
14 Geoff Saunders   England 47:09
15 Maurits van Laere   Belgium 47:11
16 August Sutter    Switzerland 47:12
17 Len Eyre   England 47:15
18 Reg Gosney   England 47:20
19 Pedro Sierra   Spain 47:23
20 Frans Herman   Belgium 47:34
21 Raphaël Pujazon   France 47:38
22 Harry Hicks   England 47:39
23 Ricardo Yebra   Spain 47:42
24 Emile Renson   Belgium 47:50
25 Doug Thompson   England 47:52
26 Johnny Marshall   Ireland 47:53
27 Willy De Neef   Belgium 47:54
28 Jaime Guixa   Spain 48:02
29 Andy Forbes   Scotland 48:03
30 Jef Lataster   Netherlands 48:04
31 Don Appleby   Ireland 48:09
32 John Diamond   Ireland 48:12
33 Roger Serroels   Belgium 48:13
34 Pierre Page    Switzerland 48:14
35 Hans Frischknecht    Switzerland 48:15
36 Benito Losada Santiago   Spain 48:17
37 Albert Känzig    Switzerland 48:18
38 Charlie Owens   Ireland 48:29
39 Anthony Noonan   Wales 48:39
40 Simon Aldazabal   Spain 48:40
41 Richard Daniels   Belgium 48:41
42 Ted Coggin   England 48:42
43 Gottlieb Stäubli    Switzerland 48:46
44 Charlie Robertson   Scotland 48:55
45 Bobby Reid   Scotland 48:58
46 Frank Sinclair   Scotland 49:07
47 John Green   England 49:09
48 Emmet Farrell   Scotland 49:19
49 Ben Bickerton   Scotland 49:20
50 Antonio Merono   Spain 49:22
51 Karl Gschwend    Switzerland 49:28
52 John Morrow   Ireland 49:34
53 Ernst Sandmeier    Switzerland 49:36
54 Doug Rees   Wales 49:40
55 George Craig   Scotland 49:42
56 Patrick Fahy   Ireland 49:45
57 Rudolf Morgenthaler    Switzerland 49:46
58 Patsy Fitzgerald   Ireland 49:49
59 Tom Moore   Ireland 49:53
60 André Paris   France 49:54
61 Alwin Probst    Switzerland 49:57
62 Dé Slegt   Netherlands 49:58
63 Leonardo Vegas   Spain 50:01
64 Maldwyn White   Wales 50:04
65 J. van Veen   Netherlands 50:10
66 Ivor Lloyd   Wales 50:18
67 Tom Wood   Wales 50:37
68 Jean-Pierre Hoffmann   Luxembourg 50:49
69 Dyfrigg Rees   Wales 50:51
70 Joop Overdijk   Netherlands 50:55
71 Hein Finken   Netherlands 50:56
72 Siem Bobeldijk   Netherlands 51:00
73 Cees de Koning   Netherlands 51:01
74 Pat Wallace   Wales 51:32
75 Tommy Tracey   Scotland 51:33
76 Bruno Mathiussi   Luxembourg 52:04
77 Hans Huizinga   Netherlands 52:14
78 Ken Harris   Wales 52:15
79 Staf Dobbelaere   Netherlands 52:18
80 Roger Ricaille   Luxembourg 53:20
81 Louis Welu   Luxembourg 53:26
82 Venant Kinsch   Luxembourg 54:53
83 Albert Schumacher   Luxembourg 54:53
84 Marcel Barthels   Luxembourg 58:12
85 James Sanderson   Scotland 58:26
Kevin Maguire   Ireland DNF
Cliff Rosser   Wales DNF
Charles Heirendt   Luxembourg DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   France Alain Mimoun
Mohamed Hamza
Roger Petitjean
André Nollet
Mohamed Brahim
Charles Cérou
43
2   Belgium Lucien Theys
Marcel Vandewattyne
John Doms
Maurits van Laere
Frans Herman
Emile Renson
77
3   England Frank Aaron
Alec Olney
Geoff Saunders
Len Eyre
Reg Gosney
Harry Hicks
82
4   Spain Buenaventura Baldoma
Pedro Sierra
Ricardo Yebra
Jaime Guixa
Benito Losada Santiago
Simon Aldazabal
152
5    Switzerland August Sutter
Pierre Page
Hans Frischknecht
Albert Känzig
Gottlieb Stäubli
Karl Gschwend
216
6   Ireland Johnny Marshall
Don Appleby
John Diamond
Charlie Owens
John Morrow
Patrick Fahy
235
7   Scotland Andy Forbes
Charlie Robertson
Bobby Reid
Frank Sinclair
Emmet Farrell
Ben Bickerton
261
8   Wales Anthony Noonan
Doug Rees
Maldwyn White
Ivor Lloyd
Tom Wood
Dyfrigg Rees
359
9   Netherlands Jef Lataster
Dé Slegt
J. van Veen
Joop Overdijk
Hein Finken
Siem Bobeldijk
370
10   Luxembourg Jean-Pierre Hoffmann
Bruno Mathiussi
Roger Ricaille
Louis Welu
Venant Kinsch
Albert Schumacher
470

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 88 athletes from 10 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cross-Country International - France retained the team title in the International Cross-Country Championship, which 10 countries contested on Saturday over a five-lap course at Boitsfort Racecourse, Brussels..., Glasgow Herald, March 27, 1950, p. 6, retrieved October 1, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Bruxelles Hippodrome de Boitsfort Date: Saturday, March 25, 1950, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 6, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013