1957 International Cross Country Championships

1957 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition44th
Date23 March (men)
30 March (women)
Host cityWaregem, West Flanders, Belgium Belgium (men)
Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland Scotland (women)
VenueHippodroom Waregem
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) (men) /
1.9 mi (3.0 km) (women)
Participation89 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
10 (men) / 2 (women) nations

The 1957 International Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on 23 March 1957. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week later at Musselburgh, Scotland on 30 March 1957. A report on the men's event[1] as well as the women's event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men,[3] and for women (unofficial),[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Frank Sando
 England
45:58 Basil Heatley
 England
46:09 Ken Norris
 England
46:18
Women (unofficial)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Diane Leather
 England
11:15 Roma Ashby
 England
11:21 June Bridgland
 England
11:45
Team
Men  Belgium 67  France 80  England 84
Women (unofficial)  England 10  Scotland 34

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Frank Sando  England 45:58
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Basil Heatley  England 46:09
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ken Norris  England 46:18
4 Denis Jouret  Belgium 46:19
5 Albert Chorlton  England 46:29
6 Maurice Chiclet  France 46:33
7 Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 46:47
8 Maurits van Laere  Belgium 46:49
9 Paul Genève  France 46:50
10 Antonio Amoros  Spain 46:53
11 Frans Herman  Belgium 46:56
12 Manuel Faria  Portugal 46:57
13 Aurèle Vandendriessche  Belgium 47:00
14 Abdallah Ould Lamine  France 47:13
15 Bakir Benaissa  France 47:15
16 Luis García  Spain 47:19
17 Salah Beddiaf  France 47:20
18 António Ventura  Portugal 47:25
19 René Aberlenc  France 47:27
20 Said Benmaguini  France 47:29
21 Frans Künen  Netherlands 47:33
22 Robert Bogey  France 47:39
23 Jim Douglas  Ireland 47:40
24 Paul Huylebroeck  Belgium 47:40
25 Henk Viset  Netherlands 47:47
26 Raymond van den Borre  Belgium 47:57
27 Francis Duleau  France 47:59
28 Pat Moy  Scotland 48:02
29 Hein Cujé  Netherlands 48:03
30 Felix Sherry  Ireland 48:04
31 Tommy Dunne  Ireland 48:09
32 Jan Keesom  Netherlands 48:15
33 Bertie Messitt  Ireland 48:24
34 Alan Perkins  England 48:25
35 John McLaren  Scotland 48:25
36 Frans van der Hoeven  Belgium 48:27
37 Eddie Bannon  Scotland 48:36
38 John Russell  Scotland 48:39
39 David Humphreys  England 48:41
40 Richard Morgan  Wales 48:43
41 Joaquin Escudero  Spain 48:46
42 Hélio Duarte  Portugal 48:47
43 Jesús Hurtado  Spain 48:48
44 Joaquim Santos  Portugal 48:52
45 José Araújo  Portugal 48:53
46 Yves Jeannotat   Switzerland 48:59
47 Don Appleby  Ireland 49:15
48 Joep Delnoye  Netherlands 49:17
49 Alfonso Vidal  Spain 49:20
50 Augusto Silva  Portugal 49:23
51 Harry Fenion  Scotland 49:25
52 Michael Firth  England 49:27
53 Alexander McDougall  Scotland 49:34
54 Lucas Larraza  Spain 49:35
55 Davy Harrison  Ireland 49:38
56 Josef Suter   Switzerland 49:40
57 Paul Verra  Netherlands 49:44
58 Jim McCormack  Scotland 49:50
59 Filipe Luis  Portugal 49:52
60 Peter Driver  England 49:55
61 Pierre de Pauw  Belgium 50:08
62 Anton Jonkers  Netherlands 50:09
63 Luis Vargas  Spain 50:15
64 Joe Connolly  Scotland 50:16
65 August Sutter   Switzerland 50:17
66 Norman Horrell  Wales 50:26
67 Willy Dodds  Ireland 50:30
68 José Molíns  Spain 50:34
69 Serge De Quay   Switzerland 50:36
70 Dyfrigg Rees  Wales 50:46
71 Tony Pumfrey  Wales 50:48
72 Tavares de Jesus  Portugal 50:49
73 Jack Wingfield  Wales 50:58
74 Rhys Davies  Wales 51:04
75 Sergio Bueno  Spain 51:14
76 Billy McCue  Ireland 51:15
77 Bobby Calderwood  Scotland 51:25
78 Josef Sidler   Switzerland 51:30
79 William Butcher  Wales 51:50
80 Arie Verbaan  Netherlands 51:50
81 Georg Steiner   Switzerland 51:52
82 Rudolf Morgenthaler   Switzerland 51:53
83 Tom Wood  Wales 52:12
84 Brian James  Wales 52:52
85 Ian Hagan  Ireland 53:03
86 Willy Weert  Netherlands 53:27
87 Jules Zehnder   Switzerland 54:21
88 Anton Schriber   Switzerland 55:12
Hugh Foord  England DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Diane Leather  England 11:15
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Roma Ashby  England 11:21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) June Bridgland  England 11:45
4 Anne Oliver  England 11:53
5 Maureen Bonnano  England 11:54
6 Phyllis Perkins  England 12:05
7 Doreen Fulton  Scotland 13:10
8 Betty Rodger  Scotland 13:26
9 Morag O'Hare  Scotland 13:27
10 Helen Cherry  Scotland 13:52
11 Dale Greig  Scotland 14:02
12 Mary Campbell  Scotland 14:15

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1  Belgium Denis Jouret
Marcel Vandewattyne
Maurits van Laere
Frans Herman
Aurèle Vandendriessche
Paul Huylebroeck
67
2  France Maurice Chiclet
Paul Genève
Abdallah Ould Lamine
Bakir Benaissa
Salah Beddiaf
René Aberlenc
80
3  England Frank Sando
Basil Heatley
Ken Norris
Albert Chorlton
Alan Perkins
David Humphreys
84
4  Portugal Manuel Faria
António Ventura
Hélio Duarte
Joaquim Santos
José Araújo
Augusto Silva
211
5  Netherlands Frans Künen
Henk Viset
Hein Cujé
Jan Keesom
Joep Delnoye
Paul Verra
212
6  Spain Antonio Amoros
Luis García
Joaquin Escudero
Jesús Hurtado
Alfonso Vidal
Lucas Larraza
213
7  Ireland Jim Douglas
Felix Sherry
Tommy Dunne
Bertie Messitt
Don Appleby
Davy Harrison
219
8  Scotland Pat Moy
John McLaren
Eddie Bannon
John Russell
Harry Fenion
Alexander McDougall
242
9  Wales Richard Morgan
Norman Horrell
Dyfrigg Rees
Tony Pumfrey
Jack Wingfield
Rhys Davies
394
10   Switzerland Yves Jeannotat
Josef Suter
August Sutter
Serge De Quay
Josef Sidler
Georg Steiner
395

Women's (unofficial)

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Diane Leather
Roma Ashby
June Bridgland
Anne Oliver
10
2  Scotland Doreen Fulton
Betty Rodger
Morag O'Hare
Helen Cherry
34

Participation

Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 89 male athletes from 10 countries.

Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.

See also

  • 1957 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. ^ Cross-country - International Title Race - Britons Disappoint - Although England filled four of the first five places in the 44th International Cross-country Championship at Waregem, Belgium, on Saturday they finished only third in the team contest which was won by Belgium with 67 points, France were second with 80 and England had 84..., Glasgow Herald, March 25, 1957, p. 4, retrieved October 2, 2013
  2. ^ Cross-country - Englishwomen Beat Scots - First Six Places - England with the minimum score of 10 points - in fact their runners filled the first six places - easily beat Scotland, who aggregated 34 points, on Saturday in a women's cross-country International over a two-mile course at Musselburgh..., Glasgow Herald, April 1, 1957, p. 4, retrieved October 1, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Waregem Hippodrome Date: Saturday, March 23, 1957, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on December 26, 2005, retrieved October 2, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Musselburgh Date: Saturday, March 30, 1957, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on May 17, 2006, retrieved October 2, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  6. ^ 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 (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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