1958 International Cross Country Championships

The 1958 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cardiff, Wales, at the Pontcanna Fields on 22 March 1958. Tunisia entered a team for the first time after gaining independence. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1958 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition45th
Date22 March
Host cityCardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
VenuePontcanna Fields
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation78 athletes from
9 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)		 Stanley Eldon
 England		46:29 Alain Mimoun
 France		46:30 Frank Sando
 England		46:33
Team
Men  England35  France64  Belgium166

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Stanley Eldon England46:29
Alain Mimoun France46:30
Frank Sando England46:33
4Alan Perkins England46:38
5Willie Dunne Ireland46:43
6Michel Bernard France46:48
7John Merriman Wales46:57
8Fred Norris England47:07
9Basil Heatley England47:12
10Alan Cocking England47:15
11Maurice Chiclet France47:19
12Francis Duleau France47:21
13Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium47:26
14Ahmed Messafta Tunisia47:28
15Rhadi Ben Abdesselam France47:43
16Hélio Duarte Portugal47:48
17David Richards Jun. Wales48:04
18Salah Beddiaf France48:09
19Bertie Messitt Ireland48:10
20Robert Bogey France48:12
21Frans Herman Belgium48:13
22Norman Horrell Wales48:14
23Hamoud Ameur France48:16
24Manuel Faria Portugal48:17
25John Russell Scotland48:18
26Paul Genève France48:23
27Michael Firth England48:30
28Luis García Spain48:32
29Frans van der Hoeven Belgium48:34
30António Ventura Portugal48:36
31Willy Putzeys Belgium48:42
32Aurèle Vandendriessche Belgium48:44
33Antonio Amoros Spain48:46
34Joe Connolly Scotland48:49
35Kenneth Caulder England48:57
36Abdelmalek El Ouni Tunisia49:00
37Pat Moy Scotland49:04
38Joaquim Santos Portugal49:08
39Labidi Ayachi Tunisia49:10
40Frans Scheers Belgium49:16
41Joaquim Ferreira Portugal49:19
42Harry Fenion Scotland49:22
43Mariano Martin Spain49:24
44Raymond van den Borre Belgium49:27
45Jean van Onselen Belgium49:33
46Adrian Jackson Scotland49:34
47Tommy Dunne Ireland49:35
48José Fernández Spain49:37
49Jim Douglas Ireland49:40
50Andrew Fleming Scotland49:49
51Jose Castro Ruibal Spain50:02
52Maurits van Laere Belgium50:09
53Miguel Navarro Spain50:11
54Andy Brown Scotland50:14
55Armando Aldegalega Portugal50:25
56Des Dickson Scotland50:26
57Luis Vargas Spain50:27
58Adam Brown Ireland50:29
59Harry Wilson Wales50:33
60Amor Manai Tunisia50:35
61Rhys Davies Wales50:39
62J.I. Evans Wales50:41
63Davy Harrison Ireland50:56
64Augusto Silva Portugal51:09
65Sean O'Sullivan Ireland51:21
66Rachid Ben Naceur Tunisia51:27
67Peter Bowden Wales51:37
68John McLaren Scotland51:39
69Michael Maynard England51:39
70Abdessalem Dargouth Tunisia51:49
71Frazer Walker Ireland51:55
72Barrie Saunders Wales52:00
73Joaquin Escudero Spain52:11
74Ali Tarbag Tunisia52:23
75Abdelbaki Ben Ali Tunisia53:00
76Haydn Tawton Wales53:25
77Bob McCullough Ireland53:35
—Hassan Amri TunisiaDNF

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandStanley Eldon
Frank Sando
Alan Perkins
Fred Norris
Basil Heatley
Alan Cocking		35
2 FranceAlain Mimoun
Michel Bernard
Maurice Chiclet
Francis Duleau
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Salah Beddiaf		64
3 BelgiumMarcel Vandewattyne
Frans Herman
Frans van der Hoeven
Willy Putzeys
Aurèle Vandendriessche
Frans Scheers		166
4 PortugalHélio Duarte
Manuel Faria
António Ventura
Joaquim Santos
Joaquim Ferreira
Armando Aldegalega		204
5 WalesJohn Merriman
David Richards Jun.
Norman Horrell
Harry Wilson
Rhys Davies
J.I. Evans		228
6 ScotlandJohn Russell
Joe Connolly
Pat Moy
Harry Fenion
Adrian Jackson
Andrew Fleming		234
7 IrelandWillie Dunne
Bertie Messitt
Tommy Dunne
Jim Douglas
Adam Brown
Davy Harrison		241
8 SpainLuis García
Antonio Amoros
Mariano Martin
José Fernández
Jose Castro Ruibal
Miguel Navarro		256
9 TunisiaAhmed Messafta
Abdelmalek El Ouni
Labidi Ayachi
Amor Manai
Rachid Ben Naceur
Abdessalem Dargouth		285

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 78 athletes from 9 countries.

See also
  • 1958 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Cross-country - England win both titles at Cardiff - England won both team and individual titles on Saturday in the forty-fifth International cross-country championship at Pontcanna Field, Cardiff..., Glasgow Herald, March 24, 1958, p. 10, retrieved 2 October 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Cardiff Pontcanna Fields Date: Saturday, March 22, 1958, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 12 September 2007, retrieved October 2, 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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