1960 International Cross Country Championships

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1960 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition47th
Date26 March
Host city Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg
Venue Hamilton Park
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation71 athletes from
8 nations

The 1960 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 26 March 1960. 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)
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
43:33 Gaston Roelants
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
43:40 John Merriman
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
43:40
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 52Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 61Flag of France.svg  France 125

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 43:33
Silver medal icon.svg Gaston Roelants Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 43:40
Bronze medal icon.svg John Merriman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 43:40
4 Basil Heatley Flag of England.svg  England 44:31
5 Henri Clerckx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 44:38
6 Fred Norris Flag of England.svg  England 44:42
7 Alastair Wood Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 44:46
8 Frank Sando Flag of England.svg  England 44:49
9Harry MinshallFlag of England.svg  England 44:53
10 Stanley Eldon Flag of England.svg  England 44:54
11 Hedwig Leenaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 44:56
12 Eugène Allonsius Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 44:59
13 Hamoud Ameur Flag of France.svg  France 45:01
14Georges FromontFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45:03
15Gerry NorthFlag of England.svg  England 45:04
16 Salah Beddiaf Flag of France.svg  France 45:09
17 Marcel Vandewattyne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45:19
18 Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 45:22
19Francis DuleauFlag of France.svg  France 45:23
20David Richards Jun.Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 45:24
21Brian Hill-CottinghamFlag of England.svg  England 45:26
22Graham EverettFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 45:27
23 Bruce Tulloh Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 45:28
24Julius SaenenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45:29
25 Abdallah Ould Lamine Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 45:30
26Mohamed Ben HassanFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 45:31
27 Paul Genève Flag of France.svg  France 45:39
28Carlos PérezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 45:47
29John AndersonFlag of England.svg  England 46:00
30Bakir BenaissaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46:08
31 Bertie Messitt Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 46:10
32Henri LucasFlag of France.svg  France 46:12
33Alfonso VidalFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 46:14
34Andy BrownFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46:15
35Frans van der HoevenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46:18
36Luis GarcíaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 46:21
37 Abdeslem Bouchta Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46:22
38Louis van PraetFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46:23
39José FernándezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 46:26
40Lahcen BenaissaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46:32
41Bert IrvingFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46:35
42Alan PerkinsFlag of England.svg  England 46:39
43Mohamed BensaidFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46:41
44Joe ConnollyFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46:47
45Stan TaylorFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46:53
46Willie DunneFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 46:58
47Peter GoodFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 47:04
48Tommy DunneFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 47:05
49Hamida AddécheFlag of France.svg  France 47:06
50Enrique MorenoFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 47:11
51Mohamed Ben BouchaibFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 47:19
52Maurice ChicletFlag of France.svg  France 47:21
53 Gerald McIntyre Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 47:22
54Mick ConnollyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 47:23
55Edward SinclairFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 47:27
56Alastair RossFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 47:33
57 Antonio Amorós  [ ca ]Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 47:37
58Jaime GuixaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 47:38
59Mohamed Ben MohamedFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 47:42
60Claude ClementFlag of France.svg  France 47:47
61Tony PumfreyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 47:51
62Harry WilsonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 47:59
63Frank WhiteFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 48:05
64George DennisFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 48:22
65John KellyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 48:26
66Bob RoathFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 48:44
67Roger Harrison-JonesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 48:48
68Brian JeffsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 48:54
69Jose Castro RuibalFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 49:37
70Ken DareFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:12
71Roy ProfittFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 51:53

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Basil Heatley
Fred Norris
Frank Sando
Harry Minshall
Stanley Eldon
Gerry North
52
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gaston Roelants
Henri Clerckx
Hedwig Leenaert
Eugène Allonsius
Georges Fromont
Marcel Vandewattyne
61
3Flag of France.svg  France Hamoud Ameur
Salah Beddiaf
Alain Mimoun
Francis Duleau
Paul Genève
Henri Lucas
125
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Abdallah Ould Lamine
Mohamed Ben Hassan
Bakir Benaissa
Abdeslem Bouchta
Lahcen Benaissa
159
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Alastair Wood
Graham Everett
Bruce Tulloh
Andy Brown
Bert Irving
Joe Connolly
171
6Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Carlos Pérez
Alfonso Vidal
Luis García
José Fernández
Enrique Moreno
Antonio Amorós  [ ca ]
243
7Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Bertie Messitt
Willie Dunne
Peter Good
Tommy Dunne
Gerald McIntyre
Mick Connolly
279
8Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales John Merriman
David Richards Jun.
Tony Pumfrey
Harry Wilson
Bob Roath
Roger Harrison-Jones
279

Participation

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

See also

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