1948 International Cross Country Championships

June 2017 June 2017 1948 International Cross Country Championships ICCU 35th 3 April Reading, Berkshire, England Leighton Park 6 54 1 9 mi (14.5 km) 1947 Saint-Cloud 1949 Dublin The 1948 International Cross Country Championships was held in Reading, England, at the Leighton Park on 3 April 1948. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. 5 April 1948 Cross-Country Titles for Belgium – British Runners Outclassed – All the honours in the International cross-country championship at Reading on Saturday went to Continental athletes, who outclassed their rivals from the four British countries... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KmlAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XZUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4832%2C5036055 Glasgow Herald 4 1 October 2013 Complete results,Magnusson Tomas 24 March 2007 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – 14.5 km CC Men – Reading Leighton Park Date: Saturday, April 3, 1948 http://www.mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1947S.html Athchamps (archived) 1 October 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070719044321/http://www.mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1947S.html 19 July 2007 medalists, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ixc.htm Athletics Weekly 24 September 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 24 September 2013 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf 27 September 2013 were published. Medalists IndividualMen9 mi (14.5 km)John DomsBEL 54:05Emile RensonBEL 54:25Mohamed LahoucineFRA 54:50 TeamMenBelgium 46France 47England 114 Individual Race results Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time John Doms BEL 54:05 Emile Renson BEL 54:25 Mohamed Lahoucine FRA 54:50 4 Charles Cérou FRA 54:52 5 Frans Wauters BEL 55:08 6 Roger Petitjean FRA 55:11 7 Jacques Varnoux FRA 55:14 8 Ted Downer ENG 55:17 9 Jean Chapelle BEL 55:21 10 André Nollet FRA 55:23 11 Arthur Shorrocks ENG 55:28 12 Bobby Reid SCO 55:38 13 Marcel Vandewattyne BEL 55:48 14 Sydney Wooderson ENG 55:50 15 Jerry Kiely IRE 4prov 55:55 16 Henri Ost BEL 55:59 17 Abel Merine FRA 56:07 18 Jean De Raedt BEL 56:14 19 Ron Hughes ENG 56:16 20 Charlie Robertson SCO 56:18 21 Brendan Twamley IRE 4prov 56:27 22 Claude Joly FRA 56:28 23 Patsy Fitzgerald IRE 4prov 56:30 24 René Breistroffer FRA 56:32 25 Alec McLean SCO 56:39 26 Henri Leveque FRA 56:48 27 Robert Conn IRE 4prov 56:51 28 Patrick Fahy IRE 4prov 56:55 29 Emmet Farrell SCO 57:01 30 Jack Corfield ENG 57:08 31 Pat Haughey IRE 4prov 57:11 32 Jack Carrick ENG 57:13 33 John Andrews WAL 57:14 34 Dick Adams ENG 57:15 35 Vic Blowfield ENG 57:23 36 Joseph Reamackers BEL 57:30 37 Jim Flockhart SCO 57:38 38 George Craig SCO 57:44 39 Jack Charlesworth ENG 58:05 40 Jim Alford WAL 58:08 41 Kevin Maguire IRE 4prov 58:10 42 Ivor Lloyd WAL 58:18 43 G. Carolan IRE 4prov 58:19 44 Jimmy Todd IRE 4prov 58:38 45 Robert Schoonjans BEL 58:45 46 James Davies WAL 58:47 47 Eric Williams WAL 58:53 48 Tom Richards WAL 59:08 49 William McLean SCO 59:34 50 Maldwyn White WAL 59:39 51 Dennis Morgan WAL 59:45 52 Frank Bathgate SCO 1:00:03 53 Frank Sinclair SCO 1:00:14 – Horace Oliver WAL DNF Team results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Belgium John DomsEmile RensonFrans WautersJean ChapelleMarcel VandewattyneHenri Ost 46 2 France Mohamed LahoucineCharles CérouRoger PetitjeanJacques VarnouxAndré NolletAbel Merine 47 3 England Ted DownerArthur ShorrocksSydney WoodersonRon HughesJack CorfieldJack Carrick 114 4 Ireland 4prov Jerry KielyBrendan TwamleyPatsy FitzgeraldRobert ConnPatrick FahyPat Haughey 145 5 Scotland Bobby ReidCharlie RobertsonAlec McLeanEmmet FarrellJim FlockhartGeorge Craig 161 6 Wales John AndrewsJim AlfordIvor LloydJames DaviesEric WilliamsTom Richards 256 Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries. 22em (9) (9) (9) IRE 4prov (9) (9) (9) References 30em Category:International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Cross International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Category:Cross country running in the United Kingdom Category:Sport in Reading, Berkshire Category:1940s in Berkshire Category:1948 in international sports