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1949 International Cross Country Championships

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1949 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition36th
DateMarch 26
Host cityDublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland
VenueBaldoyle Racecourse
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation62 athletes from
7 nations

The 1949 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on March 26, 1949. 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)
Alain Mimoun
 France
47:50 Raphaël Pujazon
 France
47:51 Charles Cérou
 France
47:55
Team
Men  France 33  England 90  Ireland 123

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) Alain Mimoun  France 47:50
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raphaël Pujazon  France 47:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Cérou  France 47:55
4 Steve McCooke  Ireland 47:59
5 Geoff Saunders  England 48:14
6 André Paris  France 48:27
7 Frank Aaron  England 48:32
8 Roger Petitjean  France 48:37
9 Constantino Miranda  Spain 48:46
10 Reg Gosney  England 48:48
11 Jose Coll  Spain 48:55
12 John Doms  Belgium 49:01
13 Mohamed Brahim  France 49:06
14 John Barry  Ireland 49:07
15 Andy Forbes  Scotland 49:14
16 Harry Hicks  England 49:15
17 Raymond Allix  France 49:16
18 Lucien Theys  Belgium 49:20
19 Patrick Fahy  Ireland 49:21
20 Willy De Neef  Belgium 49:22
21 Alexandre Guyodo  France 49:51
22 Ricardo Yebra  Spain 49:52
23 Johnny Marshall  Ireland 49:53
24 Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 50:02
25 Jack Carrick  England 50:03
26 Buenaventura Baldoma  Spain 50:04
27 Len Eyre  England 50:13
28 Pat Haughey  Ireland 50:15
29 Bobby Reid  Scotland 50:18
30 Gregorio Rojo  Spain 50:19
31 Doug Thompson  England 50:20
32 George Craig  Scotland 50:21
33 Jacques Vernier  France 50:27
34 Frans Wauters  Belgium 50:29
35 Don Appleby  Ireland 50:30
36 Manuel Polo  Spain 50:31
37 James Fleming  Scotland 50:40
38 Emile Renson  Belgium 50:41
39 Frans Smets  Belgium 50:47
40 Jim Flockhart  Scotland 50:48
41 Tom Walsh  Ireland 50:49
42 Patsy Fitzgerald  Ireland 50:56
43 Simon Aldazabal  Spain 51:03
44 Tom McNeish  Scotland 51:10
45 Jean Chapelle  Belgium 51:13
46 Maldwyn White  Wales 51:28
47 Mick Maleedy  England 51:51
48 James Reid  Scotland 51:54
49 Ivor Lloyd  Wales 52:14
50 John Andrews  Wales 52:16
51 Pedro Sierra  Spain 52:29
52 Albert Christian  England 52:33
53 William Butcher  Wales 53:35
54 Tom Stevenson  Scotland 53:47
55 Pat Wallace  Wales 54:46
56 Emmet Farrell  Scotland 55:03
57 Eddie Cooper  Wales 55:14
58 Tom Wood  Wales 55:32
59 H.F. Bull  Wales 55:52
Eric Williams  Wales DNF
M. O'Connell  Ireland DNF
Ernest Delaunois  Belgium DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  France Alain Mimoun
Raphaël Pujazon
Charles Cérou
André Paris
Roger Petitjean
Mohamed Brahim
33
2  England Geoff Saunders
Frank Aaron
Reg Gosney
Harry Hicks
Jack Carrick
Len Eyre
90
3  Ireland Steve McCooke
John Barry
Patrick Fahy
Johnny Marshall
Pat Haughey
Don Appleby
123
4  Spain Constantino Miranda
Jose Coll
Ricardo Yebra
Buenaventura Baldoma
Gregorio Rojo
Manuel Polo
134
5  Belgium John Doms
Lucien Theys
Willy De Neef
Marcel Vandewattyne
Frans Wauters
Emile Renson
146
6  Scotland Andy Forbes
Bobby Reid
George Craig
James Fleming
Jim Flockhart
Tom McNeish
197
7  Wales Maldwyn White
Ivor Lloyd
John Andrews
William Butcher
Pat Wallace
Eddie Cooper
310

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 62 athletes from 7 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cross-Country Title for France - Scotland Second Last - France's strength in cross-country running was demonstrated at Baldoyle, Dublin, on Saturday, when they regained the International Team Championship by a comfortable margin and emphasised their superiority by filling the first three individual positions..., Glasgow Herald, 28 March 1949, p. 2, retrieved 1 October 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Dublin Baldoyle Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 26, 1949, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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