1959 International Cross Country Championships

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1959 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition46th
DateMarch 21
Host city Lisboa, Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg
Venue National Stadium
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation78 athletes from
9 nations

The 1959 International Cross Country Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the National Stadium on March 21, 1959. Morocco entered a team for the first time after gaining independence. 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)
Fred Norris
Flag of England.svg  England
42:44.8 Frank Sando
Flag of England.svg  England
42:52.4 Salah Beddiaf  [ fr ]
Flag of France.svg  France
43:01.4
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 40Flag of France.svg  France 72Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 110

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Fred Norris Flag of England.svg  England 42:44.8
Silver medal icon.svg Frank Sando Flag of England.svg  England 42:52.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Salah Beddiaf  [ fr ]Flag of France.svg  France 43:01.4
4 Basil Heatley Flag of England.svg  England 43:10.4
5 Stanley Eldon Flag of England.svg  England 43:10.8
6 Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 43:15.4
7 Antonio Amoros Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 43:18
8 Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Flag of France.svg  France 43:20.6
9 Marcel Vandewattyne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 43:25.6
10Henri ClerckxFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 43:46.8
11Bakir BenaissaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 43:50.8
12Carlos PérezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 43:53.8
13Alan PerkinsFlag of England.svg  England 43:57.4
14 Abdallah Ould Lamine Flag of France.svg  France 44:02.8
15Michael MaynardFlag of England.svg  England 44:09.4
16Luis GarcíaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 44:13.8
17 Hamoud Ameur Flag of France.svg  France 44:17.8
18 Mohamed Saïd Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 44:18.8
19 Aurèle Vandendriessche Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 44:27.4
20 Alastair Wood Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 44:28
21David Richards Jun.Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 44:34.8
22Denis JouretFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 44:38.2
23Hedwig LeenaertFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 44:40.4
24C. BouchtaFlag of France.svg  France 44:41.4
25John AndersonFlag of England.svg  England 44:41.8
26Peter WilkinsonFlag of England.svg  England 44:43.2
27 Gaston Roelants Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 44:45.8
28Allal Ben SaoudiFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 44:48.6
29Manuel FariaFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 44:48.8
30Adrian JacksonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 44:53
31Graham EverettFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 45:00.2
32Hélio DuarteFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 45:00.4
33 John Merriman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 45:11.8
34Lahcen BenaissaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 45:17.4
35 Bertie Messitt Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 45:18.4
36Mohamed Ben BouchaibFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 45:19
37Pat KilleenFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 45:26.6
38Jesús HurtadoFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 45:34
39Richard MorganFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 45:36
40 Michael Bullivant Flag of England.svg  England 45:45.4
41José AraújoFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 45:46
42Manuel MarquesFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 45:51
43Denis O'GormanFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 45:54
44Maurits van LaereFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45:59
45Mohamed Ben HassanFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46:08.4
46Alfonso VidalFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 46:14.4
47Joe McGheeFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46:21.6
48Manuel AlonsoFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 46:27.2
49Norman HorrellFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 46:30.8
50Frank WhiteFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 46:31.4
51Maurice ChicletFlag of France.svg  France 46:32.2
52Peter AdamsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 46:43.6
53Enrique MorenoFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 46:45.6
54Joaquim SantosFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 46:59
55Mohamed Ben MohamedFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46:58.2
56Jimmy ToddFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 47:02.4
57Joe ConnollyFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 47:08
58John McLarenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 47:10.2
59Mohamed BensaidFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 47:20
60Bert IrvingFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 47:31
61Frans HermanFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 47:37.8
62Júlio CarmoFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 47:40.2
63Henrique InglêsFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 48:19.4
64Roger Harrison-JonesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 48:19.8
65Roy ProfittFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 48:48.4
66Joaquim FerreiraFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 49:50
67Jim KenmoreFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 49:52.6
68William ButcherFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:32.2
Fernando Aguilar Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF
Tomas BallestinFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF
Michel Bernard Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Willie DunneFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland DNF
Guy Texereau Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Jim DouglasFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland DNF
Natalino AlmeidaFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF
Tommy DunneFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland DNF
Julien VandeveldeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Cherif AhmidFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Fred Norris
Frank Sando
Basil Heatley
Stanley Eldon
Alan Perkins
Michael Maynard
40
2Flag of France.svg  France Salah Beddiaf  [ fr ]
Alain Mimoun
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Abdallah Ould Lamine
Hamoud Ameur
C. Bouchta
72
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Marcel Vandewattyne
Henri Clerckx
Aurèle Vandendriessche
Denis Jouret
Hedwig Leenaert
Gaston Roelants
110
4Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Antonio Amoros
Carlos Pérez
Luis García
Jesús Hurtado
Alfonso Vidal
Manuel Alonso
167
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Bakir Benaissa
Mohamed Saïd
Allal Ben Saoudi
Lahcen Benaissa
Mohamed Ben Bouchaib
Mohamed Ben Hassan
172
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Alastair Wood
Adrian Jackson
Graham Everett
Joe McGhee
Joe Connolly
John McLaren
243
7Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales David Richards Jun.
John Merriman
Richard Morgan
Norman Horrell
Peter Adams
Roger Harrison-Jones
258
8Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Manuel Faria
Hélio Duarte
José Araújo
Manuel Marques
Joaquim Santos
Júlio Carmo
260
9Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Bertie Messitt
Pat Killeen
Denis O'Gorman
Frank White
Jimmy Todd
Jim Kenmore
288

Participation

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

See also

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