1951 International Cross Country Championships

1951 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	38th
Date	31 March
Host city	Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Venue	Caerleon Racecourse
Events	1
Distances	9.25 mi (14.9 km)
Participation	71 athletes from 8 nations
← 1950 Bruxelles 1952 Hamilton →

The 1951 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 31 March 1951. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. ^[1]

Complete results, ^[2] medalists, ^[3] and the results of British athletes ^[4] were published.

Medalists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 9.25 mi (14.9 km)	Geoff Saunders   England	54:07	Frank Aaron   England	54:48	Charles Cérou   France	55:05
Team
Men	England	47	France	54	Belgium	99

Individual Race Results

Men's (9.25 mi / 14.9 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Geoff Saunders	England	54:07
	Frank Aaron	England	54:48
	Charles Cérou	France	55:05
4	Walter Hesketh	England	55:08
5	André Paris	France	55:31
6	Mohamed Lahoucine	France	55:34
7	Lucien Theys	Belgium	55:41
8	Henri Lucas	France	55:45
9	Frans Herman	Belgium	55:49
10	Edward Hardy	England	55:50
11	Johnny Marshall	Ireland	55:51
12	Charlie Owens	Ireland	55:56
13	André Nollet	France	56:11
14	Alec Olney	England	56:13
15	Maurits van Laere	Belgium	56:14
16	Bertie Robertson	England	56:15
17	Jose Coll	Spain	56:38
18	Antonio Amoros	Spain	56:40
19	Jacques Varnoux	France	56:44
20	Charles Dewachtere	Belgium	57:17
21	John Doms	Belgium
22	Roger Petitjean	France
23	Bill Boak	England
24	Tommy Tracey	Scotland	57:39
25	Mohamed Brahim	France
26	Jaime Guixa	Spain
27	Roger Serroels	Belgium
28	Ron Williams	England
29	Constantino Miranda	Spain
30	Marcel Vandewattyne	Belgium
31	Étienne Gailly	Belgium
32	Bobby Reid	Scotland	58:26
33	Doug Rees	Wales
34	Albert Chorlton	England
35	Don Appleby	Ireland
36	Francisco Irizar	Spain
37	R. McCabe	Ireland
38	Andy Forbes	Scotland	58:55
39	Alan Anderson	Ireland
40	Siem Bobeldijk	Netherlands
41	Patrick Fahy	Ireland
42	Archie Gibson	Scotland	59:35
43	Tom Richards	Wales
44	Emmet Farrell	Scotland	59:58
45	Kevin Maguire	Ireland
46	Jimmy Ellis	Scotland	1:00:25
47	Leo Besters	Netherlands
48	Staf Dobbelaere	Netherlands
49	Eddie Bannon	Scotland	1:00:35
50	Jef Lataster	Netherlands
51	Charlie Robertson	Scotland
52	Jan Adriaansen	Netherlands
53	John Edwards	Wales
54	Dyfrigg Rees	Wales
55	Alex Kidd	Scotland	1:00:30
56	Pie Meyers	Netherlands
57	George Phipps	Wales	1:00:58
58	Adrianus van der Zande	Netherlands
59	Pat Wallace	Wales
60	André Deschacht	Belgium
61	William Butcher	Wales
62	E. Donnelly	Ireland
63	Anthony Noonan	Wales
64	José Quesada	Spain
65	Dé Slegt	Netherlands
66	Henk van der Veerdonk	Netherlands
67	Miguel Revert	Spain
68	Leonardo Vegas	Spain
—	Lionel Billas	France	DNF
—	Eric Williams	Wales	DNF
—	M. Duane	Ireland	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Geoff Saunders Frank Aaron Walter Hesketh Edward Hardy Alec Olney Bertie Robertson	47
2	France	Charles Cérou André Paris Mohamed Lahoucine Henri Lucas André Nollet Jacques Varnoux	54
3	Belgium	Lucien Theys Frans Herman Maurits van Laere Charles Dewachtere John Doms Roger Serroels	99
4	Ireland	Johnny Marshall Charlie Owens Don Appleby R. McCabe Alan Anderson Patrick Fahy	175
5	Spain	Jose Coll Antonio Amoros Jaime Guixa Constantino Miranda Francisco Irizar José Quesada	190
6	Scotland	Tommy Tracey Bobby Reid Andy Forbes Archie Gibson Emmet Farrell Jimmy Ellis	226
7	Netherlands	Siem Bobeldijk Leo Besters Staf Dobbelaere Jef Lataster Jan Adriaansen Pie Meyers	293
8	Wales	Doug Rees Tom Richards John Edwards Dyfrigg Rees George Phipps Pat Wallace	299

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 8 countries.

•   Belgium (9)
•   England (9)
•   France (9)
•   Ireland (9)
•   Netherlands (9)
•   Scotland (9)
•   Spain (8)
•   Wales (9)

References

1. "Cross-Country Title - T. Tracey (Springburn Harriers), who is 23, was leading Scot in the eight-nation cross-country International at Newport, Wales, on Saturday..." Glasgow Herald. 2 April 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.9km CC Men - Newport Caerleon Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 31, 1951". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 6 August 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.