1958 International Cross Country Championships

1958 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	45th
Date	22 March
Host city	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Venue	Pontcanna Fields
Events	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation	78 athletes from 9 nations
← 1957 Waregem 1959 Lisbon →

The 1958 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cardiff, Wales, at the Pontcanna Fields on 22 March 1958. Tunisia entered a team for the first time after gaining independence. 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 mi (14.5 km)	Stanley Eldon   England	46:29	Alain Mimoun   France	46:30	Frank Sando   England	46:33
Team
Men	England	35	France	64	Belgium	166

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Stanley Eldon	England	46:29
	Alain Mimoun	France	46:30
	Frank Sando	England	46:33
4	Alan Perkins	England	46:38
5	Willie Dunne	Ireland	46:43
6	Michel Bernard	France	46:48
7	John Merriman	Wales	46:57
8	Fred Norris	England	47:07
9	Basil Heatley	England	47:12
10	Alan Cocking	England	47:15
11	Maurice Chiclet	France	47:19
12	Francis Duleau	France	47:21
13	Marcel Vandewattyne	Belgium	47:26
14	Ahmed Messafta	Tunisia	47:28
15	Rhadi Ben Abdesselam	France	47:43
16	Hélio Duarte	Portugal	47:48
17	David Richards Jun.	Wales	48:04
18	Salah Beddiaf	France	48:09
19	Bertie Messitt	Ireland	48:10
20	Robert Bogey	France	48:12
21	Frans Herman	Belgium	48:13
22	Norman Horrell	Wales	48:14
23	Hamoud Ameur	France	48:16
24	Manuel Faria	Portugal	48:17
25	John Russell	Scotland	48:18
26	Paul Genève	France	48:23
27	Michael Firth	England	48:30
28	Luis García	Spain	48:32
29	Frans van der Hoeven	Belgium	48:34
30	António Ventura	Portugal	48:36
31	Willy Putzeys	Belgium	48:42
32	Aurèle Vandendriessche	Belgium	48:44
33	Antonio Amoros	Spain	48:46
34	Joe Connolly	Scotland	48:49
35	Kenneth Caulder	England	48:57
36	Abdelmalek El Ouni	Tunisia	49:00
37	Pat Moy	Scotland	49:04
38	Joaquim Santos	Portugal	49:08
39	Labidi Ayachi	Tunisia	49:10
40	Frans Scheers	Belgium	49:16
41	Joaquim Ferreira	Portugal	49:19
42	Harry Fenion	Scotland	49:22
43	Mariano Martin	Spain	49:24
44	Raymond van den Borre	Belgium	49:27
45	Jean van Onselen	Belgium	49:33
46	Adrian Jackson	Scotland	49:34
47	Tommy Dunne	Ireland	49:35
48	José Fernández	Spain	49:37
49	Jim Douglas	Ireland	49:40
50	Andrew Fleming	Scotland	49:49
51	Jose Castro Ruibal	Spain	50:02
52	Maurits van Laere	Belgium	50:09
53	Miguel Navarro	Spain	50:11
54	Andy Brown	Scotland	50:14
55	Armando Aldegalega	Portugal	50:25
56	Des Dickson	Scotland	50:26
57	Luis Vargas	Spain	50:27
58	Adam Brown	Ireland	50:29
59	Harry Wilson	Wales	50:33
60	Amor Manai	Tunisia	50:35
61	Rhys Davies	Wales	50:39
62	J.I. Evans	Wales	50:41
63	Davy Harrison	Ireland	50:56
64	Augusto Silva	Portugal	51:09
65	Sean O'Sullivan	Ireland	51:21
66	Rachid Ben Naceur	Tunisia	51:27
67	Peter Bowden	Wales	51:37
68	John McLaren	Scotland	51:39
69	Michael Maynard	England	51:39
70	Abdessalem Dargouth	Tunisia	51:49
71	Frazer Walker	Ireland	51:55
72	Barrie Saunders	Wales	52:00
73	Joaquin Escudero	Spain	52:11
74	Ali Tarbag	Tunisia	52:23
75	Abdelbaki Ben Ali	Tunisia	53:00
76	Haydn Tawton	Wales	53:25
77	Bob McCullough	Ireland	53:35
—	Hassan Amri	Tunisia	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Stanley Eldon Frank Sando Alan Perkins Fred Norris Basil Heatley Alan Cocking	35
2	France	Alain Mimoun Michel Bernard Maurice Chiclet Francis Duleau Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Salah Beddiaf	64
3	Belgium	Marcel Vandewattyne Frans Herman Frans van der Hoeven Willy Putzeys Aurèle Vandendriessche Frans Scheers	166
4	Portugal	Hélio Duarte Manuel Faria António Ventura Joaquim Santos Joaquim Ferreira Armando Aldegalega	204
5	Wales	John Merriman David Richards Jun. Norman Horrell Harry Wilson Rhys Davies J.I. Evans	228
6	Scotland	John Russell Joe Connolly Pat Moy Harry Fenion Adrian Jackson Andrew Fleming	234
7	Ireland	Willie Dunne Bertie Messitt Tommy Dunne Jim Douglas Adam Brown Davy Harrison	241
8	Spain	Luis García Antonio Amoros Mariano Martin José Fernández Jose Castro Ruibal Miguel Navarro	256
9	Tunisia	Ahmed Messafta Abdelmalek El Ouni Labidi Ayachi Amor Manai Rachid Ben Naceur Abdessalem Dargouth	285

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 78 athletes from 9 countries.

•   Belgium (9)
•   England (9)
•   France (9)
•   Ireland (9)
•   Portugal (7)
•   Scotland (9)
•   Spain (8)
•   Tunisia (9)
•   Wales (9)

References

1. "Cross-country - England win both titles at Cardiff - England won both team and individual titles on Saturday in the forty-fifth International cross-country championship at Pontcanna Field, Cardiff..." Glasgow Herald. March 24, 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Cardiff Pontcanna Fields Date: Saturday, March 22, 1958". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 12 September 2007. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
3. "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.