1953 International Cross Country Championships

The 1953 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vincennes, France, at the Hippodrome de Vincennes on March 21, 1953. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1953 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition40th
DateMarch 21
Host cityVincennes, Île-de-France, France
VenueHippodrome de Vincennes
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation89 athletes from
10 nations

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)		 Franjo Mihalić
 Yugoslavia		47:53 Frank Sando
 England		48:03 Abdallah Ould Lamine
 France		48:06
Team
Men  England64  France84  Yugoslavia129

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Franjo Mihalić Yugoslavia47:53
Frank Sando England48:03
Abdallah Ould Lamine France48:06
4Eddie Bannon Scotland48:22
5Fred Norris England48:40
6Bill Gray England48:41
7Pierre Prat France48:47
8Buenaventura Baldoma Spain48:51
9Mohamed Bouali France48:53
10Hans Frischknecht  Switzerland48:56
11Jim Peters England49:00
12Andy Forbes Scotland49:09
13Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium49:21
14Antonio Amoros Spain49:23
15André Lecat France49:34
16Boualem Labadie France49:39
17Jose Coll Spain49:44
18Stevan Pavlović Yugoslavia49:54
19Gordon Pirie England50:01
20Domica Cetinic Yugoslavia50:22
21Patrick Ranger England50:28
22Lucien Theys Belgium50:42
23Dennis Holden England50:46
24Maurits van Laere Belgium50:51
25Đorđe Stefanović Yugoslavia51:08
26Svetislav Jovanović Yugoslavia51:09
27Roger Serroels Belgium51:10
28Jaime Guixa Spain51:13
29Davy Harrison Ireland51:31
30Archie Gibson Scotland51:34
31Phil Morgan Wales51:41
32August Sutter  Switzerland51:43
33Clark Wallace Scotland51:44
34Ali Ou Bassou France51:45
35José Teixeira Spain51:47
36Johnny Marshall Ireland51:48
37Yves Furic France51:58
38Jan Adriaansen Netherlands52:05
39Zdravko Ceraj Yugoslavia52:07
40Pavle Basic Yugoslavia52:13
41Francisco Irizar Spain52:18
42Gottlieb Stäubli  Switzerland52:22
43Felicito Cerezo Spain52:22
44José Quesada Spain52:36
45Roger Tombeur Belgium52:39
46Peter Griggs Wales52:41
47Don Appleby Ireland52:45
48Joseph West Ireland52:50
49Jean-Louis Com France52:58
50Alex Breckenridge Scotland53:07
51Adrianus van der Zande Netherlands53:12
52Frank Sinclair Scotland53:14
53J. Morgan Ireland53:28
54Doug Rees Wales53:38
55Pierre Page  Switzerland53:39
56Richard Daniels Belgium53:39
57Cees de Koning Netherlands53:46
58Tom Wood Wales53:46
59Emmet Farrell Scotland53:49
60Jean Simonet Belgium53:55
61Dyfrigg Rees Wales54:22
62Erwin Bühler  Switzerland54:25
63Leo Besters Netherlands54:26
64Walter Glauser  Switzerland54:45
65Tom Stevenson Scotland54:50
66Albert Känzig  Switzerland54:58
67Tom Richards Wales55:23
68Tom O'Mahoney Ireland55:30
69S. Casey Ireland55:55
70Henk van der Veerdonk Netherlands56:24
71Paddy Ross Ireland56:52
72Georg Steiner  Switzerland58:02
73Willy Weert Netherlands58:57
74André Paris France59:10
75Lyn Bevan Wales59:52
76Frans Künen Netherlands
—Velimir Ilic YugoslaviaDNF
—Antonio Teixeira SpainDNF
—Bill Boak EnglandDNF
—Ted Dalton EnglandDNF
—Frans Wauters BelgiumDNF
—Siem Bobeldijk NetherlandsDNF
—J. McClelland IrelandDNF
—Joe Stevenson ScotlandDNF
—Ken Huckle WalesDNF
—Norman Wilson WalesDNF
—Karl Gschwend  SwitzerlandDNF
—René De Rey BelgiumDNF
—Arie Verbaan NetherlandsDNF

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandFrank Sando
Fred Norris
Bill Gray
Jim Peters
Gordon Pirie
Patrick Ranger		64
2 FranceAbdallah Ould Lamine
Pierre Prat
Mohamed Bouali
André Lecat
Boualem Labadie
Ali Ou Bassou		84
3 YugoslaviaFranjo Mihalić
Stevan Pavlovic
Domica Cetinic
Djordje Stefanovic
Svetislav Jovanovic
Zdravko Ceraj		129
4 SpainBuenaventura Baldoma
Antonio Amoros
Jose Coll
Jaime Guixa
José Teixeira
Francisco Irizar		143
5 ScotlandEddie Bannon
Andy Forbes
Archie Gibson
Clark Wallace
Alex Breckenridge
Frank Sinclair		181
6 BelgiumMarcel Vandewattyne
Lucien Theys
Maurits van Laere
Roger Serroels
Roger Tombeur
Richard Daniels		187
7  SwitzerlandHans Frischknecht
August Sutter
Gottlieb Stäubli
Pierre Page
Erwin Bühler
Walter Glauser		265
8 IrelandDavy Harrison
Johnny Marshall
Don Appleby
Joseph West
J. Morgan
Tom O'Mahoney		281
9 WalesPhil Morgan
Peter Griggs
Doug Rees
Tom Wood
Dyfrigg Rees
Tom Richards		317
10 NetherlandsJan Adriaansen
Adrianus van der Zande
Cees de Koning
Leo Besters
Henk van der Veerdonk
Willy Weert		352

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 89 athletes from 10 countries.

See also
  • 1953 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Scots Runner Fourth - E. Bannon's Feat - E. Bannon (Shettleston Harriers), the Scottish cross-country champion, probably performed the best feat of his career on Saturday in Paris, when he finished fourth to F. Mihalic (Yugoslavia) in the International nine-mile championship at the Vincennes Racecourse..., Glasgow Herald, March 23, 1953, p. 11, retrieved October 1, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Paris Hippodrome de Vincennes Date: Saturday, March 21, 1953, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on June 13, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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