1950 International Cross Country Championships

1950 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition 37th
Date March 25
Host city Bruxelles, Belgium Belgium
Location Hippodrome de Boitsfort
Nations participating 10
Athletes participating 88
Races 1
Distances 9 mi (14.5 km)

The 1950 International Cross Country Championships was held in Bruxelles, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Boitsfort on March 25, 1950. 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

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

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Lucien Theys  Belgium 45:42
2nd, silver medalist(s) Alain Mimoun  France 45:50
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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

Men's

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

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

See also

References

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