1957 International Cross Country Championships

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.

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

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)
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

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Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Frank Sando   England 45:58
  Basil Heatley   England 46:09
  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)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Diane Leather   England 11:15
  Roma Ashby   England 11:21
  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

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Men's

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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)

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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

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Men's

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