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1955 International Cross Country Championships

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1955 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition42nd
Date19 March (men)
26 March (women)
Host citySan Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain Spain (men)
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Scotland (women)
VenueLasarte Hippodrome (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation70 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
8 (men) / 2 (women) nations
British Pathe Highlights

The 1955 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the Lasarte Hippodrome on 19 March 1955. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week later at Ayr, Scotland on 26 March 1955. A report on the men's event[1] as well as the women's event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men,[3] and for women (unofficial),[4] medallists,[5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Frank Sando
 England
46:09 Hugh Foord
 England
46:33 Ken Norris
 England
46:35
Women (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Diane Leather
 England
16:08 Anne Oliver
 England
16:31 Leila Buckland
 England
16:45
Team
Men  England 27  Belgium 102  Spain 109
Women (unofficial)  England 10  Scotland 34

Individual Race Results

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Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frank Sando  England 46:09
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hugh Foord  England 46:33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ken Norris  England 46:35
4 Lucien Theys  Belgium 46:41
5 Antonio Amoros  Spain 46:48
6 Patrick Ranger  England 46:54
7 Edward Hardy  England 46:55
8 Michael Maynard  England 46:56
9 Bakir Benaissa  France 46:57
10 Luis García  Spain 46:59
11 George Rhodes  England 47:06
12 Maurits van Laere  Belgium 47:10
13 Jean-Louis Com  France 47:18
14 Manuel Faria  Portugal 47:25
15 Frans Herman  Belgium 47:28
16 Roger Deweer  Belgium 47:36
17 Mohamed Bensaid  France 47:42
18 João Silva  Portugal 47:43
19 Pierre Prat  France 47:48
20 Kenneth Caulder  England 47:49
21 Francisco Irizar  Spain 47:50
22 Felicito Cerezo  Spain 47:53
23 Félix Bidegui  Spain 47:55
24 Belkacem Chikhane  France 47:57
25 José Araújo  Portugal 48:01
26 Marcel Davignon  Belgium 48:03
27 Bill Boak  England 48:04
28 Antonio Aguirre  Spain 48:09
29 Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 48:19
30 Enrique Moreno  Spain 48:20
31 David Richards Jun.  Wales 48:24
32 Ken Huckle  Wales 48:25
33 Phil Morgan  Wales 48:26
34 Serge Blusson  France 48:30
35 Eddie Bannon  Scotland 48:31
36 Denis O'Gorman  Ireland 48:35
37 John Disley  Wales 48:41
38 Pierre de Pauw  Belgium 48:44
39 Tony Pumfrey  Wales 48:46
40 Norman Wilson  Wales 48:47
41 Filipe Luis  Portugal 48:48
42 Donald Henson  Scotland 48:58
43 Jaime Guixa  Spain 49:00
44 Charlie Owens  Ireland 49:03
45 Maurice Chiclet  France 49:11
46 Richard Daniels  Belgium 49:12
47 António Ventura  Portugal 49:13
48 John McLaren  Scotland 49:25
49 Frans van der Hoeven  Belgium 49:31
50 Lucas Larraza  Spain 49:35
51 Willie Lindsay  Scotland 49:36
52 Andy Brown  Scotland 49:38
53 Johnny Marshall  Ireland 49:41
54 Joe McGhee  Scotland 49:47
55 Brian James  Wales 49:59
56 Augusto Silva  Portugal 49:59
57 Tom Stevenson  Scotland 50:12
58 Jim Douglas  Ireland 50:37
59 Joaquim Santos  Portugal 50:51
60 Joe Stevenson  Scotland 50:54
61 Willy Dodds  Ireland 50:56
62 Armando Silva  Portugal 50:57
63 Robert Hanna  Ireland 51:36
64 Lyn Bevan  Wales 51:46
65 Adam Brown  Ireland 51:56
66 Don Appleby  Ireland 52:18
67 Frazer Walker  Ireland 54:29
Lahcen Ben Allal  France DNF
Maurice Simonnet  France DNF
Ian Binnie  Scotland DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Diane Leather  England 16:08
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anne Oliver  England 16:31
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leila Buckland  England 16:45
4 June Bridgland  England 16:57
5 Marian Davies  England 17:00
6 Madeline Wooller  England 17:01
7 Catherine Boyce  Scotland 18:18
8 Anne Drummond  Scotland 18:40
9 Elizabeth McLeod  Scotland 18:47
10 Mollie Ferguson  Scotland 19:15
11 Doreen Fulton  Scotland 19:20
12 Agnes Elder  Scotland 19:25

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Frank Sando
Hugh Foord
Ken Norris
Patrick Ranger
Edward Hardy
Michael Maynard
27
2  Belgium Lucien Theys
Maurits van Laere
Frans Herman
Roger Deweer
Marcel Davignon
Marcel Vandewattyne
102
3  Spain Antonio Amoros
Luis García
Francisco Irizar
Felicito Cerezo
Félix Bidegui
Antonio Aguirre
109
4  France Bakir Benaissa
Jean-Louis Com
Mohamed Bensaid
Pierre Prat
Belkacem Chikhane
Serge Blusson
116
5  Portugal Manuel Faria
João Silva
José Araújo
Filipe Luis
António Ventura
Augusto Silva
201
6  Wales David Richards Jun.
Ken Huckle
Phil Morgan
John Disley
Tony Pumfrey
Norman Wilson
212
7  Scotland Eddie Bannon
Donald Henson
John McLaren
Willie Lindsay
Andy Brown
Joe McGhee
282
8  Ireland Denis O'Gorman
Charlie Owens
Johnny Marshall
Jim Douglas
Willy Dodds
Robert Hanna
315

Women's (unofficial)

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Diane Leather
Anne Oliver
Leila Buckland
June Bridgland
10
2  Scotland Catherine Boyce
Anne Drummond
Elizabeth McLeod
Mollie Ferguson
34

Participation

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Men's

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An unofficial count yields the participation of male 70 athletes from 8 countries.

Women's

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scots' Cross-country Race Failure - Scotland gave a disappointing performance in the International Cross-country Championship on Saturday over 8 1/4 miles at San Sebastian, Spain..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1955, p. 4, retrieved October 1, 2013
  2. ^ England Win at Ayr - Women's Cross-country - England triumphed so easily in the women's cross-country International over 2 1/2 miles at Ayr on Saturday that not only did they win the team race with four counting by the lowest possible points but went on to add to Scotland's rout by providing the first six home..., Glasgow Herald, March 28, 1955, p. 4, retrieved October 1, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - San Sebastian Lasarte Hippodrome Date: Saturday, March 19, 1955, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 26, 1955, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on May 17, 2006, retrieved October 1, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  6. ^ 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