1951 International Cross Country Championships

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1951 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition38th
Date31 March
Host city Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Venue Caerleon Racecourse
Events1
Distances9.25 mi (14.9 km)
Participation71 athletes from
8 nations

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]

Contents

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

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
9.25 mi (14.9 km)
Geoff Saunders
Flag of England.svg  England
54:07 Frank Aaron
Flag of England.svg  England
54:48 Charles Cérou
Flag of France.svg  France
55:05
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 47Flag of France.svg  France 54Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 99

Individual Race Results

Men's (9.25 mi / 14.9 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Geoff Saunders Flag of England.svg  England 54:07
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Aaron Flag of England.svg  England 54:48
Bronze medal icon.svg Charles Cérou Flag of France.svg  France 55:05
4Walter HeskethFlag of England.svg  England 55:08
5André ParisFlag of France.svg  France 55:31
6 Mohamed Lahoucine Flag of France.svg  France 55:34
7 Lucien Theys Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 55:41
8Henri LucasFlag of France.svg  France 55:45
9Frans HermanFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 55:49
10Edward HardyFlag of England.svg  England 55:50
11Johnny MarshallFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 55:51
12Charlie OwensFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 55:56
13André NolletFlag of France.svg  France 56:11
14 Alec Olney Flag of England.svg  England 56:13
15Maurits van LaereFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 56:14
16Bertie RobertsonFlag of England.svg  England 56:15
17Jose CollFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 56:38
18 Antonio Amoros Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 56:40
19Jacques VarnouxFlag of France.svg  France 56:44
20 Charles Dewachtere Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 57:17
21 John Doms Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
22Roger PetitjeanFlag of France.svg  France
23Bill BoakFlag of England.svg  England
24Tommy TraceyFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 57:39
25Mohamed BrahimFlag of France.svg  France
26Jaime GuixaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
27Roger SerroelsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
28Ron WilliamsFlag of England.svg  England
29 Constantino Miranda Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
30 Marcel Vandewattyne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
31 Étienne Gailly Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
32Bobby ReidFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 58:26
33Doug ReesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
34Albert ChorltonFlag of England.svg  England
35Don ApplebyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
36Francisco IrizarFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
37R. McCabeFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
38Andy ForbesFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 58:55
39Alan AndersonFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
40Siem BobeldijkFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
41Patrick FahyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
42Archie GibsonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 59:35
43 Tom Richards Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
44Emmet FarrellFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 59:58
45Kevin MaguireFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
46Jimmy EllisFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:00:25
47Leo BestersFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
48Staf DobbelaereFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
49Eddie BannonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:00:35
50 Jef Lataster Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
51Charlie RobertsonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
52Jan AdriaansenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
53John EdwardsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
54Dyfrigg ReesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
55Alex KiddFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:00:30
56Pie MeyersFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
57George PhippsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1:00:58
58Adrianus van der ZandeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
59Pat WallaceFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
60André DeschachtFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
61William ButcherFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
62E. DonnellyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
63Anthony NoonanFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
64José QuesadaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
65Dé SlegtFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
66Henk van der VeerdonkFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
67Miguel RevertFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
68Leonardo VegasFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
Lionel BillasFlag of France.svg  France DNF
Eric WilliamsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DNF
M. DuaneFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Geoff Saunders
Frank Aaron
Walter Hesketh
Edward Hardy
Alec Olney
Bertie Robertson
47
2Flag of France.svg  France Charles Cérou
André Paris
Mohamed Lahoucine
Henri Lucas
André Nollet
Jacques Varnoux
54
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lucien Theys
Frans Herman
Maurits van Laere
Charles Dewachtere
John Doms
Roger Serroels
99
4Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Johnny Marshall
Charlie Owens
Don Appleby
R. McCabe
Alan Anderson
Patrick Fahy
175
5Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Jose Coll
Antonio Amoros
Jaime Guixa
Constantino Miranda
Francisco Irizar
José Quesada
190
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Tommy Tracey
Bobby Reid
Andy Forbes
Archie Gibson
Emmet Farrell
Jimmy Ellis
226
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Siem Bobeldijk
Leo Besters
Staf Dobbelaere
Jef Lataster
Jan Adriaansen
Pie Meyers
293
8Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  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.

See also

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