1953 International Cross Country Championships

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1953 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition40th
DateMarch 21
Host city Vincennes, Île-de-France, France Flag of France.svg
Venue Hippodrome de Vincennes
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation89 athletes from
10 nations

The 1953 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vincennes, France, at the Hippodrome de Vincennes on March 21, 1953. 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 mi (14.5 km)
Franjo Mihalić
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
47:53 Frank Sando
Flag of England.svg  England
48:03 Abdallah Ould Lamine
Flag of France.svg  France
48:06
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 64Flag of France.svg  France 84Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 129

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Franjo Mihalić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 47:53
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Sando Flag of England.svg  England 48:03
Bronze medal icon.svg Abdallah Ould Lamine Flag of France.svg  France 48:06
4Eddie BannonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 48:22
5 Fred Norris Flag of England.svg  England 48:40
6Bill GrayFlag of England.svg  England 48:41
7Pierre PratFlag of France.svg  France 48:47
8Buenaventura BaldomaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 48:51
9Mohamed BoualiFlag of France.svg  France 48:53
10Hans FrischknechtFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 48:56
11 Jim Peters Flag of England.svg  England 49:00
12Andy ForbesFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:09
13 Marcel Vandewattyne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 49:21
14 Antonio Amoros Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 49:23
15André LecatFlag of France.svg  France 49:34
16Boualem LabadieFlag of France.svg  France 49:39
17Jose CollFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 49:44
18 Stevan Pavlović Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 49:54
19 Gordon Pirie Flag of England.svg  England 50:01
20Domica CetinicFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 50:22
21 Patrick Ranger Flag of England.svg  England 50:28
22 Lucien Theys Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 50:42
23Dennis HoldenFlag of England.svg  England 50:46
24Maurits van LaereFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 50:51
25 Đorđe Stefanović Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 51:08
26Svetislav JovanovićFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 51:09
27Roger SerroelsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 51:10
28Jaime GuixaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 51:13
29Davy HarrisonFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 51:31
30Archie GibsonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 51:34
31Phil MorganFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 51:41
32August SutterFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 51:43
33Clark WallaceFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 51:44
34Ali Ou BassouFlag of France.svg  France 51:45
35José TeixeiraFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 51:47
36Johnny MarshallFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 51:48
37Yves FuricFlag of France.svg  France 51:58
38Jan AdriaansenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 52:05
39 Zdravko Ceraj Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 52:07
40Pavle BasicFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 52:13
41Francisco IrizarFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 52:18
42Gottlieb StäubliFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 52:22
43Felicito CerezoFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 52:22
44José QuesadaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 52:36
45Roger TombeurFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 52:39
46Peter GriggsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 52:41
47Don ApplebyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 52:45
48Joseph WestFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 52:50
49Jean-Louis ComFlag of France.svg  France 52:58
50Alex BreckenridgeFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 53:07
51Adrianus van der ZandeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 53:12
52Frank SinclairFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 53:14
53J. MorganFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 53:28
54Doug ReesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 53:38
55Pierre PageFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 53:39
56Richard DanielsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 53:39
57Cees de KoningFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 53:46
58Tom WoodFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 53:46
59Emmet FarrellFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 53:49
60Jean SimonetFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 53:55
61Dyfrigg ReesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 54:22
62Erwin BühlerFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 54:25
63Leo BestersFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 54:26
64Walter GlauserFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 54:45
65Tom StevensonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 54:50
66Albert KänzigFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 54:58
67 Tom Richards Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 55:23
68Tom O'MahoneyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 55:30
69S. CaseyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 55:55
70Henk van der VeerdonkFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 56:24
71Paddy RossFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 56:52
72Georg SteinerFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 58:02
73Willy WeertFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 58:57
74André ParisFlag of France.svg  France 59:10
75Lyn BevanFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 59:52
76 Frans Künen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Velimir IlicFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia DNF
Antonio TeixeiraFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF
Bill BoakFlag of England.svg  England DNF
Ted DaltonFlag of England.svg  England DNF
Frans WautersFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Siem BobeldijkFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF
J. McClellandFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland DNF
Joe StevensonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
Ken HuckleFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DNF
Norman WilsonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DNF
Karl GschwendFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland DNF
René De ReyFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Arie VerbaanFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Frank Sando
Fred Norris
Bill Gray
Jim Peters
Gordon Pirie
Patrick Ranger
64
2Flag of France.svg  France Abdallah Ould Lamine
Pierre Prat
Mohamed Bouali
André Lecat
Boualem Labadie
Ali Ou Bassou
84
3Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Franjo Mihalić
Stevan Pavlovic
Domica Cetinic
Djordje Stefanovic
Svetislav Jovanovic
Zdravko Ceraj
129
4Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Buenaventura Baldoma
Antonio Amoros
Jose Coll
Jaime Guixa
José Teixeira
Francisco Irizar
143
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Eddie Bannon
Andy Forbes
Archie Gibson
Clark Wallace
Alex Breckenridge
Frank Sinclair
181
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Marcel Vandewattyne
Lucien Theys
Maurits van Laere
Roger Serroels
Roger Tombeur
Richard Daniels
187
7Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Hans Frischknecht
August Sutter
Gottlieb Stäubli
Pierre Page
Erwin Bühler
Walter Glauser
265
8Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Davy Harrison
Johnny Marshall
Don Appleby
Joseph West
J. Morgan
Tom O'Mahoney
281
9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Phil Morgan
Peter Griggs
Doug Rees
Tom Wood
Dyfrigg Rees
Tom Richards
317
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jan Adriaansen
Adrianus van der Zande
Cees de Koning
Leo Besters
Henk van der Veerdonk
Willy Weert
352

Participation

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

See also

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