1949 International Cross Country Championships
The 1949 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on March 26, 1949. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1949 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 36th |
| Date | March 26 |
| Host city | Dublin, Ireland  |
| Venue | Baldoyle Racecourse |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 62 athletes from 7 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) |
Alain Mimoun | 47:50 | Raphaël Pujazon | 47:51 | Charles Cérou | 47:55 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | | 33 |  | 90 |  | 123 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Alain Mimoun | | 47:50 |
 | Raphaël Pujazon | | 47:51 |
 | Charles Cérou | | 47:55 |
| 4 | Steve McCooke | | 47:59 |
| 5 | Geoff Saunders | | 48:14 |
| 6 | André Paris | | 48:27 |
| 7 | Frank Aaron | | 48:32 |
| 8 | Roger Petitjean | | 48:37 |
| 9 | Constantino Miranda | .svg.png){kind=small} | 48:46 |
| 10 | Reg Gosney | | 48:48 |
| 11 | Jose Coll | | 48:55 |
| 12 | John Doms | .svg.png){kind=small} | 49:01 |
| 13 | Mohamed Brahim | | 49:06 |
| 14 | John Barry | | 49:07 |
| 15 | Andy Forbes |  | 49:14 |
| 16 | Harry Hicks | | 49:15 |
| 17 | Raymond Allix | | 49:16 |
| 18 | Lucien Theys | | 49:20 |
| 19 | Patrick Fahy | | 49:21 |
| 20 | Willy De Neef | | 49:22 |
| 21 | Alexandre Guyodo | | 49:51 |
| 22 | Ricardo Yebra | | 49:52 |
| 23 | Johnny Marshall | | 49:53 |
| 24 | Marcel Vandewattyne | | 50:02 |
| 25 | Jack Carrick | | 50:03 |
| 26 | Buenaventura Baldoma | | 50:04 |
| 27 | Len Eyre | | 50:13 |
| 28 | Pat Haughey | | 50:15 |
| 29 | Bobby Reid | | 50:18 |
| 30 | Gregorio Rojo | | 50:19 |
| 31 | Doug Thompson | | 50:20 |
| 32 | George Craig | | 50:21 |
| 33 | Jacques Vernier | | 50:27 |
| 34 | Frans Wauters | | 50:29 |
| 35 | Don Appleby | | 50:30 |
| 36 | Manuel Polo | | 50:31 |
| 37 | James Fleming | | 50:40 |
| 38 | Emile Renson | | 50:41 |
| 39 | Frans Smets | | 50:47 |
| 40 | Jim Flockhart | | 50:48 |
| 41 | Tom Walsh | | 50:49 |
| 42 | Patsy Fitzgerald | | 50:56 |
| 43 | Simon Aldazabal | | 51:03 |
| 44 | Tom McNeish | | 51:10 |
| 45 | Jean Chapelle | | 51:13 |
| 46 | Maldwyn White | .svg.png){kind=small} | 51:28 |
| 47 | Mick Maleedy | | 51:51 |
| 48 | James Reid | | 51:54 |
| 49 | Ivor Lloyd | | 52:14 |
| 50 | John Andrews | | 52:16 |
| 51 | Pedro Sierra | | 52:29 |
| 52 | Albert Christian | | 52:33 |
| 53 | William Butcher | | 53:35 |
| 54 | Tom Stevenson | | 53:47 |
| 55 | Pat Wallace | | 54:46 |
| 56 | Emmet Farrell | | 55:03 |
| 57 | Eddie Cooper | | 55:14 |
| 58 | Tom Wood | | 55:32 |
| 59 | H.F. Bull | | 55:52 |
| — | Eric Williams | | DNF |
| — | M. O'Connell | | DNF |
| — | Ernest Delaunois | | DNF |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Alain Mimoun Raphaël Pujazon Charles Cérou André Paris Roger Petitjean Mohamed Brahim | 33 |
| 2 | | Geoff Saunders Frank Aaron Reg Gosney Harry Hicks Jack Carrick Len Eyre | 90 |
| 3 | | Steve McCooke John Barry Patrick Fahy Johnny Marshall Pat Haughey Don Appleby | 123 |
| 4 | | Constantino Miranda Jose Coll Ricardo Yebra Buenaventura Baldoma Gregorio Rojo Manuel Polo | 134 |
| 5 | | John Doms Lucien Theys Willy De Neef Marcel Vandewattyne Frans Wauters Emile Renson | 146 |
| 6 | | Andy Forbes Bobby Reid George Craig James Fleming Jim Flockhart Tom McNeish | 197 |
| 7 | | Maldwyn White Ivor Lloyd John Andrews William Butcher Pat Wallace Eddie Cooper | 310 |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 62 athletes from 7 countries.
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See also
- 1949 in athletics (track and field)
References
- Cross-Country Title for France - Scotland Second Last - France's strength in cross-country running was demonstrated at Baldoyle, Dublin, on Saturday, when they regained the International Team Championship by a comfortable margin and emphasised their superiority by filling the first three individual positions..., Glasgow Herald, March 28, 1949, p. 2, retrieved October 1, 2013
- Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Dublin Baldoyle Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 26, 1949, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
- 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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See also: IAAF World Cross Country Championships | ||
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