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]
| 1960 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 47th |
| Date | 26 March |
| Host city | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland  |
| Venue | Hamilton Park |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 71 athletes from 8 nations |
Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Medallists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) |
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Morocco |
43:33 | Gaston Roelants Belgium |
43:40 | John Merriman Wales |
43:40 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men |  England |
52 | Belgium |
61 |  France |
125 |
Individual Race Results edit
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) edit
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam | Morocco |
43:33 |
 |
Gaston Roelants | Belgium |
43:40 |
 |
John Merriman | Wales |
43:40 |
| 4 | Basil Heatley | England |
44:31 |
| 5 | Henri Clerckx | Belgium |
44:38 |
| 6 | Fred Norris | England |
44:42 |
| 7 | Alastair Wood | Scotland |
44:46 |
| 8 | Frank Sando | England |
44:49 |
| 9 | Harry Minshall | England |
44:53 |
| 10 | Stanley Eldon | England |
44:54 |
| 11 | Hedwig Leenaert | Belgium |
44:56 |
| 12 | Eugène Allonsius | Belgium |
44:59 |
| 13 | Hamoud Ameur | France |
45:01 |
| 14 | Georges Fromont | Belgium |
45:03 |
| 15 | Gerry North | England |
45:04 |
| 16 | Salah Beddiaf | France |
45:09 |
| 17 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium |
45:19 |
| 18 | Alain Mimoun | France |
45:22 |
| 19 | Francis Duleau | France |
45:23 |
| 20 | David Richards Jun. | Wales |
45:24 |
| 21 | Brian Hill-Cottingham | England |
45:26 |
| 22 | Graham Everett | Scotland |
45:27 |
| 23 | Bruce Tulloh | Scotland |
45:28 |
| 24 | Julius Saenen | Belgium |
45:29 |
| 25 | Abdallah Ould Lamine | Morocco |
45:30 |
| 26 | Mohamed Ben Hassan | Morocco |
45:31 |
| 27 | Paul Genève | France |
45:39 |
| 28 | Carlos Pérez |  Spain |
45:47 |
| 29 | John Anderson | England |
46:00 |
| 30 | Bakir Benaissa | Morocco |
46:08 |
| 31 | Bertie Messitt |  Ireland |
46:10 |
| 32 | Henri Lucas | France |
46:12 |
| 33 | Alfonso Vidal | Spain |
46:14 |
| 34 | Andy Brown | Scotland |
46:15 |
| 35 | Frans van der Hoeven | Belgium |
46:18 |
| 36 | Luis García | Spain |
46:21 |
| 37 | Abdeslem Bouchta | Morocco |
46:22 |
| 38 | Louis van Praet | Belgium |
46:23 |
| 39 | José Fernández | Spain |
46:26 |
| 40 | Lahcen Benaissa | Morocco |
46:32 |
| 41 | Bert Irving | Scotland |
46:35 |
| 42 | Alan Perkins | England |
46:39 |
| 43 | Mohamed Bensaid | Morocco |
46:41 |
| 44 | Joe Connolly | Scotland |
46:47 |
| 45 | Stan Taylor | Scotland |
46:53 |
| 46 | Willie Dunne | Ireland |
46:58 |
| 47 | Peter Good | Ireland |
47:04 |
| 48 | Tommy Dunne | Ireland |
47:05 |
| 49 | Hamida Addéche | France |
47:06 |
| 50 | Enrique Moreno | Spain |
47:11 |
| 51 | Mohamed Ben Bouchaib | Morocco |
47:19 |
| 52 | Maurice Chiclet | France |
47:21 |
| 53 | Gerald McIntyre | Ireland |
47:22 |
| 54 | Mick Connolly | Ireland |
47:23 |
| 55 | Edward Sinclair | Scotland |
47:27 |
| 56 | Alastair Ross | Scotland |
47:33 |
| 57 | Antonio Amorós | Spain |
47:37 |
| 58 | Jaime Guixa | Spain |
47:38 |
| 59 | Mohamed Ben Mohamed | Morocco |
47:42 |
| 60 | Claude Clement | France |
47:47 |
| 61 | Tony Pumfrey | Wales |
47:51 |
| 62 | Harry Wilson | Wales |
47:59 |
| 63 | Frank White | Ireland |
48:05 |
| 64 | George Dennis | Ireland |
48:22 |
| 65 | John Kelly | Ireland |
48:26 |
| 66 | Bob Roath | Wales |
48:44 |
| 67 | Roger Harrison-Jones | Wales |
48:48 |
| 68 | Brian Jeffs | Wales |
48:54 |
| 69 | Jose Castro Ruibal | Spain |
49:37 |
| 70 | Ken Dare | Wales |
50:12 |
| 71 | Roy Profitt | Wales |
51:53 |
Team Results edit
Men's edit
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
Basil Heatley Fred Norris Frank Sando Harry Minshall Stanley Eldon Gerry North |
52 |
| 2 | Belgium |
Gaston Roelants Henri Clerckx Hedwig Leenaert Eugène Allonsius Georges Fromont Marcel Vandewattyne |
61 |
| 3 | France |
Hamoud Ameur Salah Beddiaf Alain Mimoun Francis Duleau Paul Genève Henri Lucas |
125 |
| 4 | Morocco |
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Abdallah Ould Lamine Mohamed Ben Hassan Bakir Benaissa Abdeslem Bouchta Lahcen Benaissa |
159 |
| 5 | Scotland |
Alastair Wood Graham Everett Bruce Tulloh Andy Brown Bert Irving Joe Connolly |
171 |
| 6 | Spain |
Carlos Pérez Alfonso Vidal Luis García José Fernández Enrique Moreno Antonio Amorós |
243 |
| 7 | Ireland |
Bertie Messitt Willie Dunne Peter Good Tommy Dunne Gerald McIntyre Mick Connolly |
279 |
| 8 | Wales |
John Merriman David Richards Jun. Tony Pumfrey Harry Wilson Bob Roath Roger Harrison-Jones |
279 |
Participation edit
An unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 8 countries.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Cross-country - Moroccan's Fine Win - International Title - A. Rhadi (Morocco), the holder of the Moroccan and French cross-country championships, ran an excellent race and won the individual title in the forty-seventh annual nine-mile International race on Saturday at Hamilton..., Glasgow Herald, 31 March 1947, p. 4, retrieved 2 October 2013
- ^
Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Glasgow Hamilton Park Date: Saturday, March 26, 1960, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 4 August 2007, retrieved 2 October 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
- ^ 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013