1955 International Cross Country Championships

1955 International Cross Country Championships ICCU 42nd 19 March (men)26 March (women) San Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain Spain 1945 (men)Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Scotland (women) Lasarte Hippodrome (men) 8 (men) / 2 (women) 70 (men) / 12 (women) 1 / 1 9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women 1954 Birmingham 1956 Belfast thumb|110px|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 March 21, 1955 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... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q0pAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=clkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4276%2C2300746 Glasgow Herald 4 October 1, 2013 as well as the women's event March 28, 1955 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... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sUpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=clkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5404%2C3103509 Glasgow Herald 4 October 1, 2013 was given in the Glasgow Herald. Complete results for men,Magnusson Tomas March 24, 2007 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - San Sebastian Lasarte Hippodrome Date: Saturday, March 19, 1955 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1955S.html Athchamps (archived) October 1, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070719044321/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1955S.html July 19, 2007 and for women (unofficial),Magnusson Tomas January 20, 2006 Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 26, 1955 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/uxc_SW1955S.html Athchamps (archived) October 1, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060517224208/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/uxc_SW1955S.html May 17, 2006 medalists, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ixc.htm Athletics Weekly September 24, 2013 and the results of British athletes36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf IAAF 13ff September 24, 2013 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf September 27, 2013 were published. Medalists IndividualMen9 mi (14.5 km)Frank SandoENG 46:09Hugh FoordENG 46:33Ken NorrisENG 46:35Women (unofficial)1.9 mi (3.0 km)Diane LeatherENG 16:08Anne OliverENG 16:31Leila BucklandENG 16:45 TeamMenEngland 27Belgium 102Spain 1945 109Women (unofficial)England 10Scotland 34 Individual Race Results Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Frank Sando ENG 46:09 Hugh Foord ENG 46:33 Ken Norris ENG 46:35 4 Lucien Theys BEL 46:41 5 Antonio Amoros ESP 1945 46:48 6 Patrick Ranger ENG 46:54 7 Edward Hardy ENG 46:55 8 Michael Maynard ENG 46:56 9 Bakir Benaissa FRA 46:57 10 Luis García ESP 1945 46:59 11 George Rhodes ENG 47:06 12 Maurits van Laere BEL 47:10 13 Jean-Louis Com FRA 47:18 14 Manuel Faria POR 47:25 15 Frans Herman BEL 47:28 16 Roger Deweer BEL 47:36 17 Mohamed Bensaid FRA 47:42 18 João Silva POR 47:43 19 Pierre Prat FRA 47:48 20 Kenneth Caulder ENG 47:49 21 Francisco Irizar ESP 1945 47:50 22 Felicito Cerezo ESP 1945 47:53 23 Félix Bidegui ESP 1945 47:55 24 Belkacem Chikhane FRA 47:57 25 José Araújo POR 48:01 26 Marcel Davignon BEL 48:03 27 Bill Boak ENG 48:04 28 Antonio Aguirre ESP 1945 48:09 29 Marcel Vandewattyne BEL 48:19 30 Enrique Moreno ESP 1945 48:20 31 David Richards Jun. WAL 48:24 32 Ken Huckle WAL 48:25 33 Phil Morgan WAL 48:26 34 Serge Blusson FRA 48:30 35 Eddie Bannon SCO 48:31 36 Denis O'Gorman IRE 4prov 48:35 37 John Disley WAL 48:41 38 Pierre de Pauw BEL 48:44 39 Tony Pumfrey WAL 48:46 40 Norman Wilson WAL 48:47 41 Filipe Luis POR 48:48 42 Donald Henson SCO 48:58 43 Jaime Guixa ESP 1945 49:00 44 Charlie Owens IRE 4prov 49:03 45 Maurice Chiclet FRA 49:11 46 Richard Daniels BEL 49:12 47 António Ventura POR 49:13 48 John McLaren SCO 49:25 49 Frans van der Hoeven BEL 49:31 50 Lucas Larraza ESP 1945 49:35 51 Willie Lindsay SCO 49:36 52 Andy Brown SCO 49:38 53 Johnny Marshall IRE 4prov 49:41 54 Joe McGhee SCO 49:47 55 Brian James WAL 49:59 56 Augusto Silva POR 49:59 57 Tom Stevenson SCO 50:12 58 Jim Douglas IRE 4prov 50:37 59 Joaquim Santos POR 50:51 60 Joe Stevenson SCO 50:54 61 Willy Dodds IRE 4prov 50:56 62 Armando Silva POR 50:57 63 Robert Hanna IRE 4prov 51:36 64 Lyn Bevan WAL 51:46 65 Adam Brown IRE 4prov 51:56 66 Don Appleby IRE 4prov 52:18 67 Frazer Walker IRE 4prov 54:29 — Lahcen Ben Allal FRA DNF — Maurice Simonnet FRA DNF — Ian Binnie SCO DNF Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Diane Leather ENG 16:08 Anne Oliver ENG 16:31 Leila Buckland ENG 16:45 4 June Bridgland ENG 16:57 5 Marian Davies ENG 17:00 6 Madeline Wooller ENG 17:01 7 Catherine Boyce SCO 18:18 8 Anne Drummond SCO 18:40 9 Elizabeth McLeod SCO 18:47 10 Mollie Ferguson SCO 19:15 11 Doreen Fulton SCO 19:20 12 Agnes Elder SCO 19:25 Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 England Frank SandoHugh FoordKen NorrisPatrick RangerEdward HardyMichael Maynard 27 2 Belgium Lucien TheysMaurits van LaereFrans HermanRoger DeweerMarcel DavignonMarcel Vandewattyne 102 3 Spain 1945 Antonio AmorosLuis GarcíaFrancisco IrizarFelicito CerezoFélix BideguiAntonio Aguirre 109 4 France Bakir BenaissaJean-Louis ComMohamed BensaidPierre PratBelkacem ChikhaneSerge Blusson 116 5 Portugal Manuel FariaJoão SilvaJosé AraújoFilipe LuisAntónio VenturaAugusto Silva 201 6 Wales David Richards Jun.Ken HucklePhil MorganJohn DisleyTony PumfreyNorman Wilson 212 7 Scotland Eddie BannonDonald HensonJohn McLarenWillie LindsayAndy BrownJoe McGhee 282 8 Ireland 4prov Denis O'GormanCharlie OwensJohnny MarshallJim DouglasWilly DoddsRobert Hanna 315 Women's (unofficial) Rank Country Team Points 1 England Diane LeatherAnne OliverLeila BucklandJune Bridgland 10 2 Scotland Catherine BoyceAnne DrummondElizabeth McLeodMollie Ferguson 34 Participation Men's An unofficial count yields the participation of male 70 athletes from 8 countries. 22em (9) (9) (9) IRE 4prov (9) (8) (9) ESP 1945 (9) (8) Women's An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries. 22em (6) (6) References Category:International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Cross International Cross Country Championships Category:Sports competitions in San Sebastián Category:Cross country running in Spain Category:Cross country running in the United Kingdom Category:March 1955 sports events in Europe Category:Sport in Ayr Category:Women's sports competitions in Scotland Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Scotland Category:Women's athletics competitions in the United Kingdom Category:1955 in Scottish sport Category:1955 in international sports Category:March 1955 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:20th century in South Ayrshire Category:1955 in British women's sport