| 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.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists
| 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)
See also
References
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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
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
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