1947 International Cross Country Championships

The 1947 International Cross Country Championships was held in Saint-Cloud, France, at the Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud on March 30, 1947. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1947 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition34th
DateMarch 30
Host citySaint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France
VenueHippodrome de Saint-Cloud
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 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)
Raphaël Pujazon
 France
50:26 Jean Chapelle
 Belgium
50:51 Mohamed Lahoucine
 France
51:04
Team
Men  France34  Belgium86  England105

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Raphaël Pujazon France50:26
Jean Chapelle Belgium50:51
Mohamed Lahoucine France51:04
4Georges Gaillot France51:19
5Arsène Piesset France51:19
6Alec Olney England51:19
7Jim Flockhart Scotland51:36
8Bert Hermans Belgium51:40
9Jerry Kiely Ireland51:45
10Paul Messner France51:52
11Henri Leveque France51:53
12Tony Chivers England51:54
13Pat Haughey Ireland52:07
14Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium52:14
15Reg Gosney England52:15
16André Valdovinos France52:20
17Emile Renson Belgium52:26
18Tom Walsh Ireland52:40
19Emmet Farrell Scotland52:41
20Bobby Reid Scotland52:48
21Edouard Schroeven Belgium52:59
22Bertie Robertson England53:01
23Gordon Monshall England53:08
24Frans Wauters Belgium53:13
25Henri Klein France53:17
26Andy Forbes Scotland53:23
27Matt Smith England53:30
28Frank Sinclair Scotland53:37
29Kevin Maguire Ireland53:43
30Norman Ashcroft England53:47
31Patsy Fitzgerald Ireland53:49
32Ivor Lloyd Wales53:53
33J. Fitzgerald Ireland53:58
34Frans Feremans Belgium54:09
35Mohamed Brahim France54:23
36G. Carolan Ireland54:29
37Alex McGregor Scotland54:31
38Gibby Anderson Scotland54:42
39Laurence (Larry) Donnelly Ireland54:43
40Len Herbert England54:44
41Norman Jones England55:03
42Tom Richards Wales55:28
43James Reid Scotland55:30
44Willy Sommerville Scotland55:56
45Eric Williams Wales56:02
46Martin Richards Wales56:15
47J. Manning II Ireland56:15
48Frans Smets Belgium57:20
49Eddie Cooper Wales57:26
50Glan Williams Wales57:45
51Bill Richards Wales58:38
52Ken Harris Wales59:23
Gaston Reiff BelgiumDNF
Bernard Baldwin WalesDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 FranceRaphaël Pujazon
Mohamed Lahoucine
Georges Gaillot
Arsène Piesset
Paul Messner
Henri Leveque
34
2 BelgiumJean Chapelle
Bert Hermans
Marcel Vandewattyne
Emile Renson
Edouard Schroeven
Frans Wauters
86
3 EnglandAlec Olney
Tony Chivers
Reg Gosney
Bertie Robertson
Gordon Monshall
Matt Smith
105
4 IrelandJerry Kiely
Pat Haughey
Tom Walsh
Kevin Maguire
Patsy Fitzgerald
J. Fitzgerald
133
5 ScotlandJim Flockhart
Emmet Farrell
Bobby Reid
Andy Forbes
Frank Sinclair
Alex McGregor
137
6 WalesIvor Lloyd
Tom Richards
Eric Williams
Martin Richards
Eddie Cooper
Glan Williams
264

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

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See also

  • 1947 in athletics (track and field)

References

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