1955 International Cross Country Championships

The 1955 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the Lasarte Hippodrome on March 19, 1955. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week later at Ayr, Scotland on March 26, 1955. A report on the men's event[1] as well as the women's event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

1955 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition42nd
DateMarch 19 (men)
March 26 (women)
Host citySan Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain (men)
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland (women)
VenueLasarte Hippodrome (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation70 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
8 (men) / 2 (women) nations

British Pathe Highlights

Complete results for men,[3] and for women (unofficial),[4] medallists,[5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)		 Frank Sando
 England		46:09 Hugh Foord
 England		46:33 Ken Norris
 England		46:35
Women (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)		 Diane Leather
 England		16:08 Anne Oliver
 England		16:31 Leila Buckland
 England		16:45
Team
Men  England27  Belgium102  Spain109
Women (unofficial)  England10  Scotland34

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Frank Sando England46:09
Hugh Foord England46:33
Ken Norris England46:35
4Lucien Theys Belgium46:41
5Antonio Amoros Spain46:48
6Patrick Ranger England46:54
7Edward Hardy England46:55
8Michael Maynard England46:56
9Bakir Benaissa France46:57
10Luis García Spain46:59
11George Rhodes England47:06
12Maurits van Laere Belgium47:10
13Jean-Louis Com France47:18
14Manuel Faria Portugal47:25
15Frans Herman Belgium47:28
16Roger Deweer Belgium47:36
17Mohamed Bensaid France47:42
18João Silva Portugal47:43
19Pierre Prat France47:48
20Kenneth Caulder England47:49
21Francisco Irizar Spain47:50
22Felicito Cerezo Spain47:53
23Félix Bidegui Spain47:55
24Belkacem Chikhane France47:57
25José Araújo Portugal48:01
26Marcel Davignon Belgium48:03
27Bill Boak England48:04
28Antonio Aguirre Spain48:09
29Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium48:19
30Enrique Moreno Spain48:20
31David Richards Jun. Wales48:24
32Ken Huckle Wales48:25
33Phil Morgan Wales48:26
34Serge Blusson France48:30
35Eddie Bannon Scotland48:31
36Denis O'Gorman Ireland48:35
37John Disley Wales48:41
38Pierre de Pauw Belgium48:44
39Tony Pumfrey Wales48:46
40Norman Wilson Wales48:47
41Filipe Luis Portugal48:48
42Donald Henson Scotland48:58
43Jaime Guixa Spain49:00
44Charlie Owens Ireland49:03
45Maurice Chiclet France49:11
46Richard Daniels Belgium49:12
47António Ventura Portugal49:13
48John McLaren Scotland49:25
49Frans van der Hoeven Belgium49:31
50Lucas Larraza Spain49:35
51Willie Lindsay Scotland49:36
52Andy Brown Scotland49:38
53Johnny Marshall Ireland49:41
54Joe McGhee Scotland49:47
55Brian James Wales49:59
56Augusto Silva Portugal49:59
57Tom Stevenson Scotland50:12
58Jim Douglas Ireland50:37
59Joaquim Santos Portugal50:51
60Joe Stevenson Scotland50:54
61Willy Dodds Ireland50:56
62Armando Silva Portugal50:57
63Robert Hanna Ireland51:36
64Lyn Bevan Wales51:46
65Adam Brown Ireland51:56
66Don Appleby Ireland52:18
67Frazer Walker Ireland54:29
—Lahcen Ben Allal FranceDNF
—Maurice Simonnet FranceDNF
—Ian Binnie ScotlandDNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Diane Leather England16:08
Anne Oliver England16:31
Leila Buckland England16:45
4June Bridgland England16:57
5Marian Davies England17:00
6Madeline Wooller England17:01
7Catherine Boyce Scotland18:18
8Anne Drummond Scotland18:40
9Elizabeth McLeod Scotland18:47
10Mollie Ferguson Scotland19:15
11Doreen Fulton Scotland19:20
12Agnes Elder Scotland19:25

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandFrank Sando
Hugh Foord
Ken Norris
Patrick Ranger
Edward Hardy
Michael Maynard		27
2 BelgiumLucien Theys
Maurits van Laere
Frans Herman
Roger Deweer
Marcel Davignon
Marcel Vandewattyne		102
3 SpainAntonio Amoros
Luis García
Francisco Irizar
Felicito Cerezo
Félix Bidegui
Antonio Aguirre		109
4 FranceBakir Benaissa
Jean-Louis Com
Mohamed Bensaid
Pierre Prat
Belkacem Chikhane
Serge Blusson		116
5 PortugalManuel Faria
João Silva
José Araújo
Filipe Luis
António Ventura
Augusto Silva		201
6 WalesDavid Richards Jun.
Ken Huckle
Phil Morgan
John Disley
Tony Pumfrey
Norman Wilson		212
7 ScotlandEddie Bannon
Donald Henson
John McLaren
Willie Lindsay
Andy Brown
Joe McGhee		282
8 IrelandDenis O'Gorman
Charlie Owens
Johnny Marshall
Jim Douglas
Willy Dodds
Robert Hanna		315

Women's (unofficial)
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandDiane Leather
Anne Oliver
Leila Buckland
June Bridgland		10
2 ScotlandCatherine Boyce
Anne Drummond
Elizabeth McLeod
Mollie Ferguson		34

Participation

Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of male 70 athletes from 8 countries.

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.

See also
  • 1955 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Scots' Cross-country Race Failure - Scotland gave a disappointing performance in the International Cross-country Championship on Saturday over 8 1/4 miles at San Sebastian, Spain..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1955, p. 4, retrieved October 1, 2013
  2. England Win at Ayr - Women's Cross-country - England triumphed so easily in the women's cross-country International over 2 1/2 miles at Ayr on Saturday that not only did they win the team race with four counting by the lowest possible points but went on to add to Scotland's rout by providing the first six home..., Glasgow Herald, March 28, 1955, p. 4, retrieved October 1, 2013
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - San Sebastian Lasarte Hippodrome Date: Saturday, March 19, 1955, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  5. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  6. 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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