1959 International Cross Country Championships

1959 International Cross Country Championships ICCU 46th March 21 Lisbon, Portugal National Stadium 9 78 1 9 mi (14.5 km) 1958 Cardiff 1960 Hamilton The 1959 International Cross Country Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the National Stadium on March 21, 1959. Morocco entered a team for the first time after gaining independence. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. March 23, 1959 Cross-country - England easily retain International Titles - Norris's fine victory - England easily retain the individual and team titles in the forty-sixth International Cross-country Championships on Saturday at the Estadium National, near Lisbon... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o3hAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rJsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4157%2C2505781 Glasgow Herald 4 October 2, 2013 Complete results,Magnusson Tomas March 24, 2007 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Lissabon National Stadium Date: Saturday, March 21, 1959 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1959S.html Athchamps (archived) October 2, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070609020941/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1959S.html June 9, 2007 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)Fred NorrisENG 42:44.8Frank SandoENG 42:52.4Salah Beddiaf frFRA 43:01.4 TeamMenEngland 40France 72Belgium 110 Individual Race Results Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Fred Norris ENG 42:44.8 Frank Sando ENG 42:52.4 Salah Beddiaf fr FRA 43:01.4 4 Basil Heatley ENG 43:10.4 5 Stanley Eldon ENG 43:10.8 6 Alain Mimoun FRA 43:15.4 7 Antonio Amoros ESP 1945 43:18 8 Rhadi Ben Abdesselam FRA 43:20.6 9 Marcel Vandewattyne BEL 43:25.6 10 Henri Clerckx BEL 43:46.8 11 Bakir Benaissa MAR 43:50.8 12 Carlos Pérez ESP 1945 43:53.8 13 Alan Perkins ENG 43:57.4 14 Abdallah Ould Lamine FRA 44:02.8 15 Michael Maynard ENG 44:09.4 16 Luis García ESP 1945 44:13.8 17 Hamoud Ameur FRA 44:17.8 18 Mohamed Saïd MAR 44:18.8 19 Aurèle Vandendriessche BEL 44:27.4 20 Alastair Wood SCO 44:28 21 David Richards Jun. WAL 44:34.8 22 Denis Jouret BEL 44:38.2 23 Hedwig Leenaert BEL 44:40.4 24 C. Bouchta FRA 44:41.4 25 John Anderson ENG 44:41.8 26 Peter Wilkinson ENG 44:43.2 27 Gaston Roelants BEL 44:45.8 28 Allal Ben Saoudi MAR 44:48.6 29 Manuel Faria POR 44:48.8 30 Adrian Jackson SCO 44:53 31 Graham Everett SCO 45:00.2 32 Hélio Duarte POR 45:00.4 33 John Merriman WAL 45:11.8 34 Lahcen Benaissa MAR 45:17.4 35 Bertie Messitt IRE 4prov 45:18.4 36 Mohamed Ben Bouchaib MAR 45:19 37 Pat Killeen IRE 4prov 45:26.6 38 Jesús Hurtado ESP 1945 45:34 39 Richard Morgan WAL 45:36 40 Michael Bullivant ENG 45:45.4 41 José Araújo POR 45:46 42 Manuel Marques POR 45:51 43 Denis O'Gorman IRE 4prov 45:54 44 Maurits van Laere BEL 45:59 45 Mohamed Ben Hassan MAR 46:08.4 46 Alfonso Vidal ESP 1945 46:14.4 47 Joe McGhee SCO 46:21.6 48 Manuel Alonso ESP 1945 46:27.2 49 Norman Horrell WAL 46:30.8 50 Frank White IRE 4prov 46:31.4 51 Maurice Chiclet FRA 46:32.2 52 Peter Adams WAL 46:43.6 53 Enrique Moreno ESP 1945 46:45.6 54 Joaquim Santos POR 46:59 55 Mohamed Ben Mohamed MAR 46:58.2 56 Jimmy Todd IRE 4prov 47:02.4 57 Joe Connolly SCO 47:08 58 John McLaren SCO 47:10.2 59 Mohamed Bensaid MAR 47:20 60 Bert Irving SCO 47:31 61 Frans Herman BEL 47:37.8 62 Júlio Carmo POR 47:40.2 63 Henrique Inglês POR 48:19.4 64 Roger Harrison-Jones WAL 48:19.8 65 Roy Profitt WAL 48:48.4 66 Joaquim Ferreira POR 49:50 67 Jim Kenmore IRE 4prov 49:52.6 68 William Butcher WAL 50:32.2 — Fernando Aguilar ESP 1945 DNF — Tomas Ballestin ESP 1945 DNF — Michel Bernard FRA DNF — Willie Dunne IRE 4prov DNF — Guy Texereau FRA DNF — Jim Douglas IRE 4prov DNF — Natalino Almeida POR DNF — Tommy Dunne IRE 4prov DNF — Julien Vandevelde BEL DNF — Cherif Ahmid MAR DNF Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 England Fred NorrisFrank SandoBasil HeatleyStanley EldonAlan PerkinsMichael Maynard 40 2 France Salah Beddiaf frAlain MimounRhadi Ben AbdesselamAbdallah Ould LamineHamoud AmeurC. Bouchta 72 3 Belgium Marcel VandewattyneHenri ClerckxAurèle VandendriesscheDenis JouretHedwig LeenaertGaston Roelants 110 4 Spain 1945 Antonio AmorosCarlos PérezLuis GarcíaJesús HurtadoAlfonso VidalManuel Alonso 167 5 Morocco Bakir BenaissaMohamed SaïdAllal Ben SaoudiLahcen BenaissaMohamed Ben BouchaibMohamed Ben Hassan 172 6 Scotland Alastair WoodAdrian JacksonGraham EverettJoe McGheeJoe ConnollyJohn McLaren 243 7 Wales David Richards Jun.John MerrimanRichard MorganNorman HorrellPeter AdamsRoger Harrison-Jones 258 8 Portugal Manuel FariaHélio DuarteJosé AraújoManuel MarquesJoaquim SantosJúlio Carmo 260 9 Ireland 4prov Bertie MessittPat KilleenDenis O'GormanFrank WhiteJimmy ToddJim Kenmore 288 Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 78 athletes from 9 countries. 22em (9) (9) (9) IRE 4prov (9) (9) (9) (7) ESP 1945 (9) (8) References Category:International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Cross International Cross Country Championships Category:Athletics competitions in Lisbon International Cross Country Championships, 1959 Category:Cross country running in Portugal International Cross Country Championships