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1951 International Cross Country Championships

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1951 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition38th
Date31 March
Host cityCaerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Wales
VenueCaerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances9.25 mi (14.9 km)
Participation71 athletes from
8 nations

The 1951 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 31 March 1951. 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
9.25 mi (14.9 km)
Geoff Saunders
 England
54:07 Frank Aaron
 England
54:48 Charles Cérou
 France
55:05
Team
Men  England 47  France 54  Belgium 99

Individual Race Results

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Men's (9.25 mi / 14.9 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Geoff Saunders  England 54:07
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Aaron  England 54:48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Cérou  France 55:05
4 Walter Hesketh  England 55:08
5 André Paris  France 55:31
6 Mohamed Lahoucine  France 55:34
7 Lucien Theys  Belgium 55:41
8 Henri Lucas  France 55:45
9 Frans Herman  Belgium 55:49
10 Edward Hardy  England 55:50
11 Johnny Marshall  Ireland 55:51
12 Charlie Owens  Ireland 55:56
13 André Nollet  France 56:11
14 Alec Olney  England 56:13
15 Maurits van Laere  Belgium 56:14
16 Bertie Robertson  England 56:15
17 Jose Coll  Spain 56:38
18 Antonio Amoros  Spain 56:40
19 Jacques Varnoux  France 56:44
20 Charles Dewachtere  Belgium 57:17
21 John Doms  Belgium
22 Roger Petitjean  France
23 Bill Boak  England
24 Tommy Tracey  Scotland 57:39
25 Mohamed Brahim  France
26 Jaime Guixa  Spain
27 Roger Serroels  Belgium
28 Ron Williams  England
29 Constantino Miranda  Spain
30 Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium
31 Étienne Gailly  Belgium
32 Bobby Reid  Scotland 58:26
33 Doug Rees  Wales
34 Albert Chorlton  England
35 Don Appleby  Ireland
36 Francisco Irizar  Spain
37 R. McCabe  Ireland
38 Andy Forbes  Scotland 58:55
39 Alan Anderson  Ireland
40 Siem Bobeldijk  Netherlands
41 Patrick Fahy  Ireland
42 Archie Gibson  Scotland 59:35
43 Tom Richards  Wales
44 Emmet Farrell  Scotland 59:58
45 Kevin Maguire  Ireland
46 Jimmy Ellis  Scotland 1:00:25
47 Leo Besters  Netherlands
48 Staf Dobbelaere  Netherlands
49 Eddie Bannon  Scotland 1:00:35
50 Jef Lataster  Netherlands
51 Charlie Robertson  Scotland
52 Jan Adriaansen  Netherlands
53 John Edwards  Wales
54 Dyfrigg Rees  Wales
55 Alex Kidd  Scotland 1:00:30
56 Pie Meyers  Netherlands
57 George Phipps  Wales 1:00:58
58 Adrianus van der Zande  Netherlands
59 Pat Wallace  Wales
60 André Deschacht  Belgium
61 William Butcher  Wales
62 E. Donnelly  Ireland
63 Anthony Noonan  Wales
64 José Quesada  Spain
65 Dé Slegt  Netherlands
66 Henk van der Veerdonk  Netherlands
67 Miguel Revert  Spain
68 Leonardo Vegas  Spain
Lionel Billas  France DNF
Eric Williams  Wales DNF
M. Duane  Ireland DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Geoff Saunders
Frank Aaron
Walter Hesketh
Edward Hardy
Alec Olney
Bertie Robertson
47
2  France Charles Cérou
André Paris
Mohamed Lahoucine
Henri Lucas
André Nollet
Jacques Varnoux
54
3  Belgium Lucien Theys
Frans Herman
Maurits van Laere
Charles Dewachtere
John Doms
Roger Serroels
99
4  Ireland Johnny Marshall
Charlie Owens
Don Appleby
R. McCabe
Alan Anderson
Patrick Fahy
175
5  Spain Jose Coll
Antonio Amoros
Jaime Guixa
Constantino Miranda
Francisco Irizar
José Quesada
190
6  Scotland Tommy Tracey
Bobby Reid
Andy Forbes
Archie Gibson
Emmet Farrell
Jimmy Ellis
226
7  Netherlands Siem Bobeldijk
Leo Besters
Staf Dobbelaere
Jef Lataster
Jan Adriaansen
Pie Meyers
293
8  Wales Doug Rees
Tom Richards
John Edwards
Dyfrigg Rees
George Phipps
Pat Wallace
299

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 8 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cross-Country Title - T. Tracey (Springburn Harriers), who is 23, was leading Scot in the eight-nation cross-country International at Newport, Wales, on Saturday..., Glasgow Herald, 2 April 1951, p. 6, retrieved 1 October 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.9km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 31, 1951, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 6 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