1956 International Cross Country Championships

The 1956 International Cross Country Championships was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the Royal Ulster Showground on 17 March 1956. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held the same day at Upminster, England on 17 March 1956. A report on the men's event[1] as well as the women's event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

1956 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition43rd
Date17 March
Host cityBelfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland (men)
Upminster, Essex, England England (women)
VenueRoyal Ulster Showground (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation70 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
8 (men) / 2 (women) nations

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

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Alain Mimoun
  France
45:18 Frank Sando
  England
45:28 Ken Norris
  England
45:28
Women
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Roma Ashby
  England
13:05 June Bridgland
  England
13:11 Diane Leather
  England
13:12
Team
Men   France 42   England 59   Belgium 131
Women   England 10   Scotland 34

Individual Race Results

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Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Alain Mimoun   France 45:18
  Frank Sando   England 45:28
  Ken Norris   England 45:28
4 Fred Norris   England 45:36
5 Hamoud Ameur   France 45:42
6 Lahcen Ben Allal   France 45:44
7 Frans Herman   Belgium 45:46
8 Antonio Amoros   Spain 45:57
9 Bakir Benaissa   France 46:00
10 Said Benmaguini   France 46:10
11 Amar Khallouf   France 46:11
12 John McLaren   Scotland 46:12
13 Ken Gates   England 46:13
14 Pat Moy   Scotland 46:14
15 Luis García   Spain 46:27
16 Marcel Vandewattyne   Belgium 46:38
17 Peter Driver   England 46:41
18 Maurits van Laere   Belgium 46:45
19 Frans van der Hoeven   Belgium 46:49
20 Albert Chorlton   England 46:50
21 Paul Genève   France 46:52
22 Chris Suddaby   Wales 46:53
23 Manuel Faria   Portugal 46:57
24 António Ventura   Portugal 47:04
25 Hélio Duarte   Portugal 47:05
26 Abdallah Ould Lamine   France 47:14
27 Francisco Irizar   Spain 47:15
28 Charlie Owens   Ireland 47:28
29 João Silva   Portugal 47:30
30 José Araújo   Portugal 47:33
31 Ken Huckle   Wales 47:34
32 Don Appleby   Ireland 47:34
33 Eddie Bannon   Scotland 47:38
34 Pierre de Pauw   Belgium 47:44
35 David Richards Jun.   Wales 47:46
36 Davy Harrison   Ireland 47:47
37 Denis Jouret   Belgium 47:47
38 Joe Stevenson   Scotland 47:55
39 Tom Stevenson   Scotland 47:56
40 Bertie Messitt   Ireland 48:03
41 Bobby Calderwood   Scotland 48:06
42 Sergio Bueno   Spain 48:09
43 Tommy Dunne   Ireland 48:11
44 Lucas Larraza   Spain 48:15
45 Jim McCormack   Scotland 48:19
46 Derek Ibbotson   England 48:20
47 Filipe Luis   Portugal 48:31
48 John Disley   Wales 48:32
49 Jose Castro Ruibal   Spain 48:41
50 Andy Brown   Scotland 48:43
51 Alan Perkins   England 48:48
52 Jesús Hurtado   Spain 48:50
53 Jack Dougan   Ireland 48:53
54 Julien Vandevelde   Belgium 49:07
55 Augusto Silva   Portugal 49:15
56 Jim Mahood   Ireland 49:26
57 Terry Keegan   Ireland 49:31
58 Jimmy Todd   Ireland 49:37
59 Peter Bowden   Wales 49:42
60 Gordon Dunn   Scotland 49:47
61 Dyfrigg Rees   Wales 50:24
62 Mariano Martin   Spain 50:53
63 Ken Flowers   Wales 51:06
64 William Butcher   Wales 51:19
65 Richard Morgan   Wales 51:21
Hamida Addéche   France DNF
Lucien Theys   Belgium DNF
Félix Bidegui   Spain DNF
Derek Walker   England DNF
Joaquim Santos   Portugal DNF

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

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Roma Ashby   England 13:05
  June Bridgland   England 13:11
  Diane Leather   England 13:12
4 Phyllis Perkins   England 13:23
5 Madeline Wooller   England 13:25
6 Maureen Bonnano   England 13:51
7 Anne Drummond   Scotland 14:35
8 Anne Herman   Scotland 15:11
9 Doreen Fulton   Scotland 15:17
10 Mollie Ferguson   Scotland 15:18
11 Elizabeth Steedman   Scotland 15:19
12 Mary Campbell   Scotland 16:05

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   France Alain Mimoun
Hamoud Ameur
Lahcen Ben Allal
Bakir Benaissa
Said Benmaguini
Amar Khallouf
42
2   England Frank Sando
Ken Norris
Fred Norris
Ken Gates
Peter Driver
Albert Chorlton
59
3   Belgium Frans Herman
Marcel Vandewattyne
Maurits van Laere
Frans van der Hoeven
Pierre de Pauw
Denis Jouret
131
4   Scotland John McLaren
Pat Moy
Eddie Bannon
Joe Stevenson
Tom Stevenson
Bobby Calderwood
177
5   Portugal Manuel Faria
António Ventura
Hélio Duarte
João Silva
José Araújo
Filipe Luis
178
6   Spain Antonio Amoros
Luis García
Francisco Irizar
Sergio Bueno
Lucas Larraza
Jose Castro Ruibal
185
7   Ireland Charlie Owens
Don Appleby
Davy Harrison
Bertie Messitt
Tommy Dunne
Jack Dougan
232
8   Wales Chris Suddaby
Ken Huckle
David Richards Jun.
John Disley
Peter Bowden
Dyfrigg Rees
256

Women's (unofficial)

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Rank Country Team Points
1   England Roma Ashby
June Bridgland
Diane Leather
Phyllis Perkins
10
2   Scotland Anne Drummond
Anne Herman
Doreen Fulton
Mollie Ferguson
34

Participation

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Men's

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 70 male athletes from 8 countries.

Women's

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scotland Fourth in Belfast Cross-country Race - France regained the International nine miles cross-country championship at Balmoral, Belfast, on Saturday - they last won it three years ago - surprisingly defeating England by 17 points..., Glasgow Herald, 19 March 1956, p. 4, retrieved 1 October 2013
  2. ^ Women's International - England beat Scotland in a women's International race over two miles at Upminster, Essex, England..., Glasgow Herald, 19 March 1956, p. 4, retrieved 1 October 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Belfast Royal Ulster Showground Date: Saturday, March 17, 1956, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 6 August 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Upminster Date: Saturday, March 17, 1956, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 17 May 2006, retrieved 1 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013