1948 International Cross Country Championships

1948 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition35th
Date3 April
Host cityReading, Berkshire, England
VenueLeighton Park
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

The 1948 International Cross Country Championships was held in Reading, England, at the Leighton Park on 3 April 1948. 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) 		John Doms
 Belgium		 54:05 Emile Renson
 Belgium		 54:25 Mohamed Lahoucine
 France		 54:50
Team
Men  Belgium 46  France 47  England 114

Individual Race results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
John Doms  Belgium 54:05
Emile Renson  Belgium 54:25
Mohamed Lahoucine  France 54:50
4 Charles Cérou  France 54:52
5 Frans Wauters  Belgium 55:08
6 Roger Petitjean  France 55:11
7 Jacques Varnoux  France 55:14
8 Ted Downer  England 55:17
9 Jean Chapelle  Belgium 55:21
10 André Nollet  France 55:23
11 Arthur Shorrocks  England 55:28
12 Bobby Reid  Scotland 55:38
13 Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 55:48
14 Sydney Wooderson  England 55:50
15 Jerry Kiely  Ireland 55:55
16 Henri Ost  Belgium 55:59
17 Abel Merine  France 56:07
18 Jean De Raedt  Belgium 56:14
19 Ron Hughes  England 56:16
20 Charlie Robertson  Scotland 56:18
21 Brendan Twamley  Ireland 56:27
22 Claude Joly  France 56:28
23 Patsy Fitzgerald  Ireland 56:30
24 René Breistroffer  France 56:32
25 Alec McLean  Scotland 56:39
26 Henri Leveque  France 56:48
27 Robert Conn  Ireland 56:51
28 Patrick Fahy  Ireland 56:55
29 Emmet Farrell  Scotland 57:01
30 Jack Corfield  England 57:08
31 Pat Haughey  Ireland 57:11
32 Jack Carrick  England 57:13
33 John Andrews  Wales 57:14
34 Dick Adams  England 57:15
35 Vic Blowfield  England 57:23
36 Joseph Reamackers  Belgium 57:30
37 Jim Flockhart  Scotland 57:38
38 George Craig  Scotland 57:44
39 Jack Charlesworth  England 58:05
40 Jim Alford  Wales 58:08
41 Kevin Maguire  Ireland 58:10
42 Ivor Lloyd  Wales 58:18
43 G. Carolan  Ireland 58:19
44 Jimmy Todd  Ireland 58:38
45 Robert Schoonjans  Belgium 58:45
46 James Davies  Wales 58:47
47 Eric Williams  Wales 58:53
48 Tom Richards  Wales 59:08
49 William McLean  Scotland 59:34
50 Maldwyn White  Wales 59:39
51 Dennis Morgan  Wales 59:45
52 Frank Bathgate  Scotland 1:00:03
53 Frank Sinclair  Scotland 1:00:14
– Horace Oliver  Wales DNF

Team results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1 Belgium John Doms
Emile Renson
Frans Wauters
Jean Chapelle
Marcel Vandewattyne
Henri Ost		 46
2 France Mohamed Lahoucine
Charles Cérou
Roger Petitjean
Jacques Varnoux
André Nollet
Abel Merine		 47
3 England Ted Downer
Arthur Shorrocks
Sydney Wooderson
Ron Hughes
Jack Corfield
Jack Carrick		 114
4 Ireland Jerry Kiely
Brendan Twamley
Patsy Fitzgerald
Robert Conn
Patrick Fahy
Pat Haughey		 145
5 Scotland Bobby Reid
Charlie Robertson
Alec McLean
Emmet Farrell
Jim Flockhart
George Craig		 161
6 Wales John Andrews
Jim Alford
Ivor Lloyd
James Davies
Eric Williams
Tom Richards		 256

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

References

  1. ^ "Cross-Country Titles for Belgium – British Runners Outclassed – All the honours in the International cross-country championship at Reading on Saturday went to Continental athletes, who outclassed their rivals from the four British countries..." Glasgow Herald. 5 April 1948. p. 4. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007). "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – 14.5 km CC Men – Reading Leighton Park Date: Saturday, April 3, 1948". Athchamps (archived). Archived from the original on 19 July 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 September 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 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
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