1957 International Cross Country Championships

The 1957 International Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on 23 March 1957. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week later at Musselburgh, Scotland on 30 March 1957. A report on the men's event[1] as well as the women's event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

1957 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition44th
Date23 March (men)
30 March (women)
Host cityWaregem, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium (men)
Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland (women)
VenueHippodroom Waregem
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) (men) /
1.9 mi (3.0 km) (women)
Participation89 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
10 (men) / 2 (women) nations

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		45:58 Basil Heatley
 England		46:09 Ken Norris
 England		46:18
Women (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)		 Diane Leather
 England		11:15 Roma Ashby
 England		11:21 June Bridgland
 England		11:45
Team
Men  Belgium67  France80  England84
Women (unofficial)  England10  Scotland34

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Frank Sando England45:58
Basil Heatley England46:09
Ken Norris England46:18
4Denis Jouret Belgium46:19
5Albert Chorlton England46:29
6Maurice Chiclet France46:33
7Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium46:47
8Maurits van Laere Belgium46:49
9Paul Genève France46:50
10Antonio Amoros Spain46:53
11Frans Herman Belgium46:56
12Manuel Faria Portugal46:57
13Aurèle Vandendriessche Belgium47:00
14Abdallah Ould Lamine France47:13
15Bakir Benaissa France47:15
16Luis García Spain47:19
17Salah Beddiaf France47:20
18António Ventura Portugal47:25
19René Aberlenc France47:27
20Said Benmaguini France47:29
21Frans Künen Netherlands47:33
22Robert Bogey France47:39
23Jim Douglas Ireland47:40
24Paul Huylebroeck Belgium47:40
25Henk Viset Netherlands47:47
26Raymond van den Borre Belgium47:57
27Francis Duleau France47:59
28Pat Moy Scotland48:02
29Hein Cujé Netherlands48:03
30Felix Sherry Ireland48:04
31Tommy Dunne Ireland48:09
32Jan Keesom Netherlands48:15
33Bertie Messitt Ireland48:24
34Alan Perkins England48:25
35John McLaren Scotland48:25
36Frans van der Hoeven Belgium48:27
37Eddie Bannon Scotland48:36
38John Russell Scotland48:39
39David Humphreys England48:41
40Richard Morgan Wales48:43
41Joaquin Escudero Spain48:46
42Hélio Duarte Portugal48:47
43Jesús Hurtado Spain48:48
44Joaquim Santos Portugal48:52
45José Araújo Portugal48:53
46Yves Jeannotat  Switzerland48:59
47Don Appleby Ireland49:15
48Joep Delnoye Netherlands49:17
49Alfonso Vidal Spain49:20
50Augusto Silva Portugal49:23
51Harry Fenion Scotland49:25
52Michael Firth England49:27
53Alexander McDougall Scotland49:34
54Lucas Larraza Spain49:35
55Davy Harrison Ireland49:38
56Josef Suter  Switzerland49:40
57Paul Verra Netherlands49:44
58Jim McCormack Scotland49:50
59Filipe Luis Portugal49:52
60Peter Driver England49:55
61Pierre de Pauw Belgium50:08
62Anton Jonkers Netherlands50:09
63Luis Vargas Spain50:15
64Joe Connolly Scotland50:16
65August Sutter  Switzerland50:17
66Norman Horrell Wales50:26
67Willy Dodds Ireland50:30
68José Molíns Spain50:34
69Serge De Quay  Switzerland50:36
70Dyfrigg Rees Wales50:46
71Tony Pumfrey Wales50:48
72Tavares de Jesus Portugal50:49
73Jack Wingfield Wales50:58
74Rhys Davies Wales51:04
75Sergio Bueno Spain51:14
76Billy McCue Ireland51:15
77Bobby Calderwood Scotland51:25
78Josef Sidler  Switzerland51:30
79William Butcher Wales51:50
80Arie Verbaan Netherlands51:50
81Georg Steiner  Switzerland51:52
82Rudolf Morgenthaler  Switzerland51:53
83Tom Wood Wales52:12
84Brian James Wales52:52
85Ian Hagan Ireland53:03
86Willy Weert Netherlands53:27
87Jules Zehnder  Switzerland54:21
88Anton Schriber  Switzerland55:12
—Hugh Foord EnglandDNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Diane Leather England11:15
Roma Ashby England11:21
June Bridgland England11:45
4Anne Oliver England11:53
5Maureen Bonnano England11:54
6Phyllis Perkins England12:05
7Doreen Fulton Scotland13:10
8Betty Rodger Scotland13:26
9Morag O'Hare Scotland13:27
10Helen Cherry Scotland13:52
11Dale Greig Scotland14:02
12Mary Campbell Scotland14:15

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 BelgiumDenis Jouret
Marcel Vandewattyne
Maurits van Laere
Frans Herman
Aurèle Vandendriessche
Paul Huylebroeck		67
2 FranceMaurice Chiclet
Paul Genève
Abdallah Ould Lamine
Bakir Benaissa
Salah Beddiaf
René Aberlenc		80
3 EnglandFrank Sando
Basil Heatley
Ken Norris
Albert Chorlton
Alan Perkins
David Humphreys		84
4 PortugalManuel Faria
António Ventura
Hélio Duarte
Joaquim Santos
José Araújo
Augusto Silva		211
5 NetherlandsFrans Künen
Henk Viset
Hein Cujé
Jan Keesom
Joep Delnoye
Paul Verra		212
6 SpainAntonio Amoros
Luis García
Joaquin Escudero
Jesús Hurtado
Alfonso Vidal
Lucas Larraza		213
7 IrelandJim Douglas
Felix Sherry
Tommy Dunne
Bertie Messitt
Don Appleby
Davy Harrison		219
8 ScotlandPat Moy
John McLaren
Eddie Bannon
John Russell
Harry Fenion
Alexander McDougall		242
9 WalesRichard Morgan
Norman Horrell
Dyfrigg Rees
Tony Pumfrey
Jack Wingfield
Rhys Davies		394
10  SwitzerlandYves Jeannotat
Josef Suter
August Sutter
Serge De Quay
Josef Sidler
Georg Steiner		395

Women's (unofficial)
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandDiane Leather
Roma Ashby
June Bridgland
Anne Oliver		10
2 ScotlandDoreen Fulton
Betty Rodger
Morag O'Hare
Helen Cherry		34

Participation

Men's

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

Women's

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

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See also
  • 1957 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Cross-country - International Title Race - Britons Disappoint - Although England filled four of the first five places in the 44th International Cross-country Championship at Waregem, Belgium, on Saturday they finished only third in the team contest which was won by Belgium with 67 points, France were second with 80 and England had 84..., Glasgow Herald, March 25, 1957, p. 4, retrieved October 2, 2013
  2. Cross-country - Englishwomen Beat Scots - First Six Places - England with the minimum score of 10 points - in fact their runners filled the first six places - easily beat Scotland, who aggregated 34 points, on Saturday in a women's cross-country International over a two-mile course at Musselburgh..., Glasgow Herald, April 1, 1957, p. 4, retrieved October 1, 2013
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Waregem Hippodrome Date: Saturday, March 23, 1957, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on December 26, 2005, retrieved October 2, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Musselburgh Date: Saturday, March 30, 1957, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on May 17, 2006, retrieved October 2, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  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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