| 1953 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 40th |
| Date | March 21 |
| Host city | Vincennes, Île-de-France, France  |
| Venue | Hippodrome de Vincennes |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 89 athletes from 10 nations |
| ← 1952 Hamilton 1954 Birmingham → | |
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.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Franjo Mihalić Yugoslavia |
47:53 | Frank Sando England |
48:03 | Abdallah Ould Lamine France |
48:06 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | England |
64 | France |
84 | Yugoslavia |
129 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Franjo Mihalić | Yugoslavia |
47:53 |
 |
Frank Sando | England |
48:03 |
 |
Abdallah Ould Lamine | France |
48:06 |
| 4 | Eddie Bannon |  Scotland |
48:22 |
| 5 | Fred Norris | England |
48:40 |
| 6 | Bill Gray | England |
48:41 |
| 7 | Pierre Prat | France |
48:47 |
| 8 | Buenaventura Baldoma |  Spain |
48:51 |
| 9 | Mohamed Bouali | France |
48:53 |
| 10 | Hans Frischknecht |  Switzerland |
48:56 |
| 11 | Jim Peters | England |
49:00 |
| 12 | Andy Forbes | Scotland |
49:09 |
| 13 | Marcel Vandewattyne |  Belgium |
49:21 |
| 14 | Antonio Amoros | Spain |
49:23 |
| 15 | André Lecat | France |
49:34 |
| 16 | Boualem Labadie | France |
49:39 |
| 17 | Jose Coll | Spain |
49:44 |
| 18 | Stevan Pavlović | Yugoslavia |
49:54 |
| 19 | Gordon Pirie | England |
50:01 |
| 20 | Domica Cetinic | Yugoslavia |
50:22 |
| 21 | Patrick Ranger | England |
50:28 |
| 22 | Lucien Theys | Belgium |
50:42 |
| 23 | Dennis Holden | England |
50:46 |
| 24 | Maurits van Laere | Belgium |
50:51 |
| 25 | Đorđe Stefanović | Yugoslavia |
51:08 |
| 26 | Svetislav Jovanović | Yugoslavia |
51:09 |
| 27 | Roger Serroels | Belgium |
51:10 |
| 28 | Jaime Guixa | Spain |
51:13 |
| 29 | Davy Harrison |  Ireland |
51:31 |
| 30 | Archie Gibson | Scotland |
51:34 |
| 31 | Phil Morgan |  Wales |
51:41 |
| 32 | August Sutter | Switzerland |
51:43 |
| 33 | Clark Wallace | Scotland |
51:44 |
| 34 | Ali Ou Bassou | France |
51:45 |
| 35 | José Teixeira | Spain |
51:47 |
| 36 | Johnny Marshall | Ireland |
51:48 |
| 37 | Yves Furic | France |
51:58 |
| 38 | Jan Adriaansen |  Netherlands |
52:05 |
| 39 | Zdravko Ceraj | Yugoslavia |
52:07 |
| 40 | Pavle Basic | Yugoslavia |
52:13 |
| 41 | Francisco Irizar | Spain |
52:18 |
| 42 | Gottlieb Stäubli | Switzerland |
52:22 |
| 43 | Felicito Cerezo | Spain |
52:22 |
| 44 | José Quesada | Spain |
52:36 |
| 45 | Roger Tombeur | Belgium |
52:39 |
| 46 | Peter Griggs | Wales |
52:41 |
| 47 | Don Appleby | Ireland |
52:45 |
| 48 | Joseph West | Ireland |
52:50 |
| 49 | Jean-Louis Com | France |
52:58 |
| 50 | Alex Breckenridge | Scotland |
53:07 |
| 51 | Adrianus van der Zande | Netherlands |
53:12 |
| 52 | Frank Sinclair | Scotland |
53:14 |
| 53 | J. Morgan | Ireland |
53:28 |
| 54 | Doug Rees | Wales |
53:38 |
| 55 | Pierre Page | Switzerland |
53:39 |
| 56 | Richard Daniels | Belgium |
53:39 |
| 57 | Cees de Koning | Netherlands |
53:46 |
| 58 | Tom Wood | Wales |
53:46 |
| 59 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland |
53:49 |
| 60 | Jean Simonet | Belgium |
53:55 |
| 61 | Dyfrigg Rees | Wales |
54:22 |
| 62 | Erwin Bühler | Switzerland |
54:25 |
| 63 | Leo Besters | Netherlands |
54:26 |
| 64 | Walter Glauser | Switzerland |
54:45 |
| 65 | Tom Stevenson | Scotland |
54:50 |
| 66 | Albert Känzig | Switzerland |
54:58 |
| 67 | Tom Richards | Wales |
55:23 |
| 68 | Tom O'Mahoney | Ireland |
55:30 |
| 69 | S. Casey | Ireland |
55:55 |
| 70 | Henk van der Veerdonk | Netherlands |
56:24 |
| 71 | Paddy Ross | Ireland |
56:52 |
| 72 | Georg Steiner | Switzerland |
58:02 |
| 73 | Willy Weert | Netherlands |
58:57 |
| 74 | André Paris | France |
59:10 |
| 75 | Lyn Bevan | Wales |
59:52 |
| 76 | Frans Künen | Netherlands |
|
| — | Velimir Ilic | Yugoslavia |
DNF |
| — | Antonio Teixeira | Spain |
DNF |
| — | Bill Boak | England |
DNF |
| — | Ted Dalton | England |
DNF |
| — | Frans Wauters | Belgium |
DNF |
| — | Siem Bobeldijk | Netherlands |
DNF |
| — | J. McClelland | Ireland |
DNF |
| — | Joe Stevenson | Scotland |
DNF |
| — | Ken Huckle | Wales |
DNF |
| — | Norman Wilson | Wales |
DNF |
| — | Karl Gschwend | Switzerland |
DNF |
| — | René De Rey | Belgium |
DNF |
| — | Arie Verbaan | Netherlands |
DNF |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
Frank Sando Fred Norris Bill Gray Jim Peters Gordon Pirie Patrick Ranger |
64 |
| 2 | France |
Abdallah Ould Lamine Pierre Prat Mohamed Bouali André Lecat Boualem Labadie Ali Ou Bassou |
84 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
Franjo Mihalić Stevan Pavlovic Domica Cetinic Djordje Stefanovic Svetislav Jovanovic Zdravko Ceraj |
129 |
| 4 | Spain |
Buenaventura Baldoma Antonio Amoros Jose Coll Jaime Guixa José Teixeira Francisco Irizar |
143 |
| 5 | Scotland |
Eddie Bannon Andy Forbes Archie Gibson Clark Wallace Alex Breckenridge Frank Sinclair |
181 |
| 6 | Belgium |
Marcel Vandewattyne Lucien Theys Maurits van Laere Roger Serroels Roger Tombeur Richard Daniels |
187 |
| 7 | Switzerland |
Hans Frischknecht August Sutter Gottlieb Stäubli Pierre Page Erwin Bühler Walter Glauser |
265 |
| 8 | Ireland |
Davy Harrison Johnny Marshall Don Appleby Joseph West J. Morgan Tom O'Mahoney |
281 |
| 9 | Wales |
Phil Morgan Peter Griggs Doug Rees Tom Wood Dyfrigg Rees Tom Richards |
317 |
| 10 | 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.
- Belgium (9)
- England (9)
- France (9)
- Ireland (9)
- Netherlands (9)
- Scotland (9)
- Spain (9)
Switzerland (9)- Wales (9)
- Yugoslavia (8)
See also
References
- Scots Runner Fourth - E. Bannon's Feat - E. Bannon (Shettleston Harriers), the Scottish cross-country champion, probably performed the best feat of his career on Saturday in Paris, when he finished fourth to F. Mihalic (Yugoslavia) in the International nine-mile championship at the Vincennes Racecourse..., Glasgow Herald, March 23, 1953, p. 11, retrieved October 1, 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Paris Hippodrome de Vincennes Date: Saturday, March 21, 1953, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on June 13, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
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