1947 International Cross Country Championships

1947 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition 34th
Date March 30
Host city Saint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France France
Location Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud
Nations participating 6
Athletes participating 54
Races 1
Distances 9 mi (14.5 km)

The 1947 International Cross Country Championships was held in Saint-Cloud, France, at the Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud on March 30, 1947. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Raphaël Pujazon
 France
50:26 Jean Chapelle
 Belgium
50:51 Mohamed Lahoucine
 France
51:04
Team
Men  France 34  Belgium 86  England 105

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st, gold medalist(s) Raphaël Pujazon  France 50:26
2nd, silver medalist(s) Jean Chapelle  Belgium 50:51
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Lahoucine  France 51:04
4 Georges Gaillot  France 51:19
5 Arsène Piesset  France 51:19
6 Alec Olney  England 51:19
7 Jim Flockhart  Scotland 51:36
8 Bert Hermans  Belgium 51:40
9 Jerry Kiely  Ireland 51:45
10 Paul Messner  France 51:52
11 Henri Leveque  France 51:53
12 Tony Chivers  England 51:54
13 Pat Haughey  Ireland 52:07
14 Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 52:14
15 Reg Gosney  England 52:15
16 André Valdovinos  France 52:20
17 Emile Renson  Belgium 52:26
18 Tom Walsh  Ireland 52:40
19 Emmet Farrell  Scotland 52:41
20 Bobby Reid  Scotland 52:48
21 Edouard Schroeven  Belgium 52:59
22 Bertie Robertson  England 53:01
23 Gordon Monshall  England 53:08
24 Frans Wauters  Belgium 53:13
25 Henri Klein  France 53:17
26 Andy Forbes  Scotland 53:23
27 Matt Smith  England 53:30
28 Frank Sinclair  Scotland 53:37
29 Kevin Maguire  Ireland 53:43
30 Norman Ashcroft  England 53:47
31 Patsy Fitzgerald  Ireland 53:49
32 Ivor Lloyd  Wales 53:53
33 J. Fitzgerald  Ireland 53:58
34 Frans Feremans  Belgium 54:09
35 Mohamed Brahim  France 54:23
36 G. Carolan  Ireland 54:29
37 Alex McGregor  Scotland 54:31
38 Gibby Anderson  Scotland 54:42
39 L. Donelly  Ireland 54:43
40 Len Herbert  England 54:44
41 Norman Jones  England 55:03
42 Tom Richards  Wales 55:28
43 James Reid  Scotland 55:30
44 Willy Sommerville  Scotland 55:56
45 Eric Williams  Wales 56:02
46 Martin Richards  Wales 56:15
47 J. Manning II  Ireland 56:15
48 Frans Smets  Belgium 57:20
49 Eddie Cooper  Wales 57:26
50 Glan Williams  Wales 57:45
51 Bill Richards  Wales 58:38
52 Ken Harris  Wales 59:23
Gaston Reiff  Belgium DNF
Bernard Baldwin  Wales DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1  France Raphaël Pujazon
Mohamed Lahoucine
Georges Gaillot
Arsène Piesset
Paul Messner
Henri Leveque
34
2  Belgium Jean Chapelle
Bert Hermans
Marcel Vandewattyne
Emile Renson
Edouard Schroeven
Frans Wauters
86
3  England Alec Olney
Tony Chivers
Reg Gosney
Bertie Robertson
Gordon Monshall
Matt Smith
105
4  Ireland Jerry Kiely
Pat Haughey
Tom Walsh
Kevin Maguire
Patsy Fitzgerald
J. Fitzgerald
133
5  Scotland Jim Flockhart
Emmet Farrell
Bobby Reid
Andy Forbes
Frank Sinclair
Alex McGregor
137
6  Wales Ivor Lloyd
Tom Richards
Eric Williams
Martin Richards
Eddie Cooper
Glan Williams
264

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

See also

References

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