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1946 International Cross Country Championships

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1946 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition33rd
Date30 March
Host cityAyr, Ayrshire, Scotland Scotland
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

The 1946 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, on 30 March 1946. 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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Raphaël Pujazon
 France
51:51.2 Marcel Vandewattyne
 Belgium
52:24 Paul Messner
 France
52:49
Team
Men  France 43  Belgium 77  England 96

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) Raphaël Pujazon  France 51:51.2
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 52:24
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Messner  France 52:49
4 Arsène Piesset  France 52:52
5 Pierre Cousin  France 52:55
6 Jack Holden  England 52:58
7 Reg Gosney  England 53:12
8 Henri Ost  Belgium 53:16
9 Frans Feremans  Belgium 53:21
10 Vic Draper  England 53:26
11 Pat Haughey  Ireland 53:31
12 Jimmy Nelson  Ireland 53:32
13 Edouard Schroeven  Belgium 53:41
14 Henri Leveque  France 53:43
15 Jim Flockhart  Scotland 53:50
16 Roger Petitjean  France 54:05
17 Henri de Belder  Belgium 54:15
18 Steve McCooke  Ireland 54:17
19 Kevin Maguire  Ireland 54:19
20 Ron Hughes  England 54:22
21 Len Herbert  England 54:33
22 René Chagnaud  France 54:41
23 Johnny Marshall  Ireland 54:46
24 Edmond Capel  France 54:59
25 Emmet Farrell  Scotland 55:00
26 Bobby Reid  Scotland 55:05
27 André Valdovinos  France 55:15
28 Emile Renson  Belgium 55:23
29 Jean Chapelle  Belgium 55:30
30 T. Henry  Ireland 55:33
31 Dillan Hier  Wales 55:35
32 Jack Corfield  England 55:46
33 Willy Sommerville  Scotland 55:50
34 Frank Froggart  England 55:57
35 Ivor Lloyd  Wales 55:59
36 Harry Howard  Scotland 56:05
37 Jack Carrick  England 56:12
38 Jan Steenhouwer  Belgium 56:16
39 Joseph Reamackers  Belgium 56:22
40 Tom Richards  Wales 56:25
41 J. Walkinshaw  Ireland 57:05
42 Eddie Cooper  Wales 57:24
43 Gordon Porteous  Scotland 57:36
44 Arthur Cole  England 57:38
45 Frank Bathgate  Ireland 57:59
46 Tom Gibson  Scotland 57:59
47 David Main  Ireland 58:33
48 Bill Richards  Wales 58:33
49 Charles McLennan  Scotland 59:21
50 Ken Harris  Wales 59:25
51 Dennis Morgan  Wales 1:00:08
52 Tom Christison  Wales 1:00:47
53 D.C. Saunders  Wales 1:01:13
54 Eddie McAllistar  Scotland 1:02:31

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  France Raphaël Pujazon
Paul Messner
Arsène Piesset
Pierre Cousin
Henri Leveque
Roger Petitjean
43
2  Belgium Marcel Vandewattyne
Henri Ost
Frans Feremans
Edouard Schroeven
Henri de Belder
Emile Renson
77
3  England Jack Holden
Reg Gosney
Vic Draper
Ron Hughes
Len Herbert
Jack Corfield
96
4  Ireland Pat Haughey
Jimmy Nelson
Steve McCooke
Kevin Maguire
Johnny Marshall
T. Henry
113
5  Scotland Jim Flockhart
Emmet Farrell
Bobby Reid
Willy Sommerville
Harry Howard
Gordon Porteous
178
6  Wales Dillan Hier
Ivor Lloyd
Tom Richards
Eddie Cooper
Bill Richards
Ken Harris
246

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scots disappoint in Ayr cross-country race - France, ... retained their title in the international cross-country race over 9 miles at Ayr on Saturday, occupying four of the first five places and totalling 43 points..., Glasgow Herald, 1 April 1946, p. 4, retrieved 30 September 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 30, 1946, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 August 2007, retrieved 30 September 2013
  3. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  4. ^ 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013