1948 International Cross Country Championships

1948 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	35th
Date	3 April
Host city	Reading, Berkshire, England
Venue	Leighton Park
Events	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation	54 athletes from 6 nations
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The 1948 International Cross Country Championships was held in Reading, England, at the Leighton Park on 3 April 1948. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. ^[1]

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)	John Doms   Belgium	54:05	Emile Renson   Belgium	54:25	Mohamed Lahoucine   France	54:50
Team
Men	Belgium	46	France	47	England	114

Individual Race results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	John Doms	Belgium	54:05
	Emile Renson	Belgium	54:25
	Mohamed Lahoucine	France	54:50
4	Charles Cérou	France	54:52
5	Frans Wauters	Belgium	55:08
6	Roger Petitjean	France	55:11
7	Jacques Varnoux	France	55:14
8	Ted Downer	England	55:17
9	Jean Chapelle	Belgium	55:21
10	André Nollet	France	55:23
11	Arthur Shorrocks	England	55:28
12	Bobby Reid	Scotland	55:38
13	Marcel Vandewattyne	Belgium	55:48
14	Sydney Wooderson	England	55:50
15	Jerry Kiely	Ireland	55:55
16	Henri Ost	Belgium	55:59
17	Abel Merine	France	56:07
18	Jean De Raedt	Belgium	56:14
19	Ron Hughes	England	56:16
20	Charlie Robertson	Scotland	56:18
21	Brendan Twamley	Ireland	56:27
22	Claude Joly	France	56:28
23	Patsy Fitzgerald	Ireland	56:30
24	René Breistroffer	France	56:32
25	Alec McLean	Scotland	56:39
26	Henri Leveque	France	56:48
27	Robert Conn	Ireland	56:51
28	Patrick Fahy	Ireland	56:55
29	Emmet Farrell	Scotland	57:01
30	Jack Corfield	England	57:08
31	Pat Haughey	Ireland	57:11
32	Jack Carrick	England	57:13
33	John Andrews	Wales	57:14
34	Dick Adams	England	57:15
35	Vic Blowfield	England	57:23
36	Joseph Reamackers	Belgium	57:30
37	Jim Flockhart	Scotland	57:38
38	George Craig	Scotland	57:44
39	Jack Charlesworth	England	58:05
40	Jim Alford	Wales	58:08
41	Kevin Maguire	Ireland	58:10
42	Ivor Lloyd	Wales	58:18
43	G. Carolan	Ireland	58:19
44	Jimmy Todd	Ireland	58:38
45	Robert Schoonjans	Belgium	58:45
46	James Davies	Wales	58:47
47	Eric Williams	Wales	58:53
48	Tom Richards	Wales	59:08
49	William McLean	Scotland	59:34
50	Maldwyn White	Wales	59:39
51	Dennis Morgan	Wales	59:45
52	Frank Bathgate	Scotland	1:00:03
53	Frank Sinclair	Scotland	1:00:14
–	Horace Oliver	Wales	DNF

Team results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	Belgium	John Doms Emile Renson Frans Wauters Jean Chapelle Marcel Vandewattyne Henri Ost	46
2	France	Mohamed Lahoucine Charles Cérou Roger Petitjean Jacques Varnoux André Nollet Abel Merine	47
3	England	Ted Downer Arthur Shorrocks Sydney Wooderson Ron Hughes Jack Corfield Jack Carrick	114
4	Ireland	Jerry Kiely Brendan Twamley Patsy Fitzgerald Robert Conn Patrick Fahy Pat Haughey	145
5	Scotland	Bobby Reid Charlie Robertson Alec McLean Emmet Farrell Jim Flockhart George Craig	161
6	Wales	John Andrews Jim Alford Ivor Lloyd James Davies Eric Williams Tom Richards	256

Participation

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

•   Belgium (9)
•   England (9)
•   France (9)
•   Ireland (9)
•   Scotland (9)
•   Wales (9)

See also

• 1948 in athletics (track and field)

References

1. "Cross-Country Titles for Belgium – British Runners Outclassed – All the honours in the International cross-country championship at Reading on Saturday went to Continental athletes, who outclassed their rivals from the four British countries...", Glasgow Herald , p. 4, 5 April 1948, retrieved 1 October 2013
2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – 14.5 km CC Men – Reading Leighton Park Date: Saturday, April 3, 1948, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 19 July 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013
3. "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS", Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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 on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013