1958 International Cross Country Championships

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1958 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition45th
Date22 March
Host cityCardiff, Glamorgan, Wales Wales
VenuePontcanna Fields
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation78 athletes from
9 nations

The 1958 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cardiff, Wales, at the Pontcanna Fields on 22 March 1958. Tunisia entered a team for the first time after gaining independence. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

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)
Stanley Eldon
 England
46:29 Alain Mimoun
 France
46:30 Frank Sando
 England
46:33
Team
Men  England 35  France 64  Belgium 166

Individual Race Results[edit]

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)[edit]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stanley Eldon  England 46:29
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alain Mimoun  France 46:30
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frank Sando  England 46:33
4 Alan Perkins  England 46:38
5 Willie Dunne  Ireland 46:43
6 Michel Bernard  France 46:48
7 John Merriman  Wales 46:57
8 Fred Norris  England 47:07
9 Basil Heatley  England 47:12
10 Alan Cocking  England 47:15
11 Maurice Chiclet  France 47:19
12 Francis Duleau  France 47:21
13 Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 47:26
14 Ahmed Messafta  Tunisia 47:28
15 Rhadi Ben Abdesselam  France 47:43
16 Hélio Duarte  Portugal 47:48
17 David Richards Jun.  Wales 48:04
18 Salah Beddiaf  France 48:09
19 Bertie Messitt  Ireland 48:10
20 Robert Bogey  France 48:12
21 Frans Herman  Belgium 48:13
22 Norman Horrell  Wales 48:14
23 Hamoud Ameur  France 48:16
24 Manuel Faria  Portugal 48:17
25 John Russell  Scotland 48:18
26 Paul Genève  France 48:23
27 Michael Firth  England 48:30
28 Luis García  Spain 48:32
29 Frans van der Hoeven  Belgium 48:34
30 António Ventura  Portugal 48:36
31 Willy Putzeys  Belgium 48:42
32 Aurèle Vandendriessche  Belgium 48:44
33 Antonio Amoros  Spain 48:46
34 Joe Connolly  Scotland 48:49
35 Kenneth Caulder  England 48:57
36 Abdelmalek El Ouni  Tunisia 49:00
37 Pat Moy  Scotland 49:04
38 Joaquim Santos  Portugal 49:08
39 Labidi Ayachi  Tunisia 49:10
40 Frans Scheers  Belgium 49:16
41 Joaquim Ferreira  Portugal 49:19
42 Harry Fenion  Scotland 49:22
43 Mariano Martin  Spain 49:24
44 Raymond van den Borre  Belgium 49:27
45 Jean van Onselen  Belgium 49:33
46 Adrian Jackson  Scotland 49:34
47 Tommy Dunne  Ireland 49:35
48 José Fernández  Spain 49:37
49 Jim Douglas  Ireland 49:40
50 Andrew Fleming  Scotland 49:49
51 Jose Castro Ruibal  Spain 50:02
52 Maurits van Laere  Belgium 50:09
53 Miguel Navarro  Spain 50:11
54 Andy Brown  Scotland 50:14
55 Armando Aldegalega  Portugal 50:25
56 Des Dickson  Scotland 50:26
57 Luis Vargas  Spain 50:27
58 Adam Brown  Ireland 50:29
59 Harry Wilson  Wales 50:33
60 Amor Manai  Tunisia 50:35
61 Rhys Davies  Wales 50:39
62 J.I. Evans  Wales 50:41
63 Davy Harrison  Ireland 50:56
64 Augusto Silva  Portugal 51:09
65 Sean O'Sullivan  Ireland 51:21
66 Rachid Ben Naceur  Tunisia 51:27
67 Peter Bowden  Wales 51:37
68 John McLaren  Scotland 51:39
69 Michael Maynard  England 51:39
70 Abdessalem Dargouth  Tunisia 51:49
71 Frazer Walker  Ireland 51:55
72 Barrie Saunders  Wales 52:00
73 Joaquin Escudero  Spain 52:11
74 Ali Tarbag  Tunisia 52:23
75 Abdelbaki Ben Ali  Tunisia 53:00
76 Haydn Tawton  Wales 53:25
77 Bob McCullough  Ireland 53:35
Hassan Amri  Tunisia DNF

Team Results[edit]

Men's[edit]

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Stanley Eldon
Frank Sando
Alan Perkins
Fred Norris
Basil Heatley
Alan Cocking
35
2  France Alain Mimoun
Michel Bernard
Maurice Chiclet
Francis Duleau
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Salah Beddiaf
64
3  Belgium Marcel Vandewattyne
Frans Herman
Frans van der Hoeven
Willy Putzeys
Aurèle Vandendriessche
Frans Scheers
166
4  Portugal Hélio Duarte
Manuel Faria
António Ventura
Joaquim Santos
Joaquim Ferreira
Armando Aldegalega
204
5  Wales John Merriman
David Richards Jun.
Norman Horrell
Harry Wilson
Rhys Davies
J.I. Evans
228
6  Scotland John Russell
Joe Connolly
Pat Moy
Harry Fenion
Adrian Jackson
Andrew Fleming
234
7  Ireland Willie Dunne
Bertie Messitt
Tommy Dunne
Jim Douglas
Adam Brown
Davy Harrison
241
8  Spain Luis García
Antonio Amoros
Mariano Martin
José Fernández
Jose Castro Ruibal
Miguel Navarro
256
9  Tunisia Ahmed Messafta
Abdelmalek El Ouni
Labidi Ayachi
Amor Manai
Rachid Ben Naceur
Abdessalem Dargouth
285

Participation[edit]

An unofficial count yields the participation of 78 athletes from 9 countries.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cross-country - England win both titles at Cardiff - England won both team and individual titles on Saturday in the forty-fifth International cross-country championship at Pontcanna Field, Cardiff..., Glasgow Herald, March 24, 1958, p. 10, retrieved 2 October 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Cardiff Pontcanna Fields Date: Saturday, March 22, 1958, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 12 September 2007, retrieved October 2, 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