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1952 International Cross Country Championships

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1952 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition39th
Date22 March
Host cityHamilton, Scotland Scotland
VenueHamilton Park
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation63 athletes from
7 nations

The 1952 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 22 March 1952. 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
48:19 Marcel Vandewattyne
 Belgium
49:02 Abdelkader Driss
 France
49:06
Team
Men  France 35  England 64  Belgium 126

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 48:19
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 49:02
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Abdelkader Driss  France 49:06
4 Walter Hesketh  England 49:19
5 Buenaventura Baldoma  Spain 49:27
6 Julien Soucours  France 49:35
7 Mohamed Hamza  France 49:44
8 Abdallah Ould Lamine  France 49:51
9 Frank Sando  England 49:53
10 Ali Ou Bassou  France 49:54
11 Frank Aaron  England 50:02
12 Fred Norris  England 50:08
13 Geoff Saunders  England 50:11
14 Eddie Bannon  Scotland 50:18
15 Jim Peters  England 50:25
16 Ray Hatton  England
17 Maurits van Laere  Belgium 50:35
18 Roger Petitjean  France 50:35
19 Antonio Amoros  Spain 50:38
20 André Deschacht  Belgium 50:39
21 André Valdovinos  France
22 Ahmed Abdelkrim  France
23 Tommy Tracey  Scotland
24 Roger Serroels  Belgium
25 Andy Forbes  Scotland
26 Bobby Reid  Scotland
27 Dick Adams  England
28 Patsy Fitzgerald  Ireland
29 David Nelson  Scotland
30 Jean Simonet  Belgium
31 Pedro Sierra  Spain
32 Francisco Irizar  Spain
33 Jules Limbourg  Belgium
34 Charlie Robertson  Scotland
35 Charlie Owens  Ireland
36 Johnny Marshall  Ireland
37 Paul Huylebroeck  Belgium
38 Jaime Guixa  Spain
39 Edward Hardy  England
40 Jose Coll  Spain
41 John Doms  Belgium
42 Tom Wood  Wales
43 Joseph Deriemaeker  Belgium
44 Antonio Karamany  Spain
45 Tom Stevenson  Scotland
46 Gregorio Rojo  Spain
47 Don Appleby  Ireland
48 J. McClelland  Ireland
49 W.A. Robertson  Ireland
50 Doug Rees  Wales
51 Dyfrigg Rees  Wales
52 Archie Gibson  Scotland
53 George Phipps  Wales
54 Maldwyn White  Wales
55 Eddie Wilson  Ireland
56 Alan Anderson  Ireland
57 John Edwards  Wales
58 William Butcher  Wales
59 Brendan Twamley  Ireland
60 José Quesada  Spain
61 Norman Wilson  Wales
62 Ian Binnie  Scotland
63 Anthony Noonan  Wales

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  France Alain Mimoun
Abdelkader Driss
Julien Soucours
Mohamed Hamza
Abdallah Ould Lamine
Ali Ou Bassou
35
2  England Walter Hesketh
Frank Sando
Frank Aaron
Fred Norris
Geoff Saunders
Jim Peters
64
3  Belgium Marcel Vandewattyne
Maurits van Laere
André Deschacht
Roger Serroels
Jean Simonet
Jules Limbourg
126
4  Scotland Eddie Bannon
Tommy Tracey
Andy Forbes
Bobby Reid
David Nelson
Charlie Robertson
151
5  Spain Buenaventura Baldoma
Antonio Amoros
Pedro Sierra
Francisco Irizar
Jaime Guixa
Jose Coll
165
6  Ireland Patsy Fitzgerald
Charlie Owens
Johnny Marshall
Don Appleby
J. McClelland
W.A. Robertson
243
7  Wales Tom Wood
Doug Rees
Dyfrigg Rees
George Phipps
Maldwyn White
John Edwards
307

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 athletes from 7 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scot's Cross-Country Improvement - Scotland finished fourth to France in the team contest at the International Cross-country Championships on Saturday at Hanilton Park - a performance that was probably better than had been expected..., Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1952, p. 9, retrieved 1 October 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Glasgow Hamilton Park Date: Saturday, March 22, 1952, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 9 June 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