1947 International Cross Country Championships

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1947 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition34th
DateMarch 30
Host citySaint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France France
VenueHippodrome de Saint-Cloud
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

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
File:Flag of France.svg France
50:26 Jean Chapelle
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
50:51 Mohamed Lahoucine
File:Flag of France.svg France
51:04
Team
Men File:Flag of France.svg France 34 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 86 File:Flag of England.svg England 105

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Raphaël Pujazon File:Flag of France.svg France 50:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean Chapelle File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 50:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohamed Lahoucine File:Flag of France.svg France 51:04
4 Georges Gaillot File:Flag of France.svg France 51:19
5 Arsène Piesset File:Flag of France.svg France 51:19
6 Alec Olney File:Flag of England.svg England 51:19
7 Jim Flockhart File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 51:36
8 Bert Hermans File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 51:40
9 Jerry Kiely File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 51:45
10 Paul Messner File:Flag of France.svg France 51:52
11 Henri Leveque File:Flag of France.svg France 51:53
12 Tony Chivers File:Flag of England.svg England 51:54
13 Pat Haughey File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 52:07
14 Marcel Vandewattyne File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 52:14
15 Reg Gosney File:Flag of England.svg England 52:15
16 André Valdovinos File:Flag of France.svg France 52:20
17 Emile Renson File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 52:26
18 Tom Walsh File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 52:40
19 Emmet Farrell File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 52:41
20 Bobby Reid File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 52:48
21 Edouard Schroeven File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 52:59
22 Bertie Robertson File:Flag of England.svg England 53:01
23 Gordon Monshall File:Flag of England.svg England 53:08
24 Frans Wauters File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 53:13
25 Henri Klein File:Flag of France.svg France 53:17
26 Andy Forbes File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 53:23
27 Matt Smith File:Flag of England.svg England 53:30
28 Frank Sinclair File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 53:37
29 Kevin Maguire File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 53:43
30 Norman Ashcroft File:Flag of England.svg England 53:47
31 Patsy Fitzgerald File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 53:49
32 Ivor Lloyd File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 53:53
33 J. Fitzgerald File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 53:58
34 Frans Feremans File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 54:09
35 Mohamed Brahim File:Flag of France.svg France 54:23
36 G. Carolan File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 54:29
37 Alex McGregor File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 54:31
38 Gibby Anderson File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 54:42
39 Laurence (Larry) Donnelly File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 54:43
40 Len Herbert File:Flag of England.svg England 54:44
41 Norman Jones File:Flag of England.svg England 55:03
42 Tom Richards File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 55:28
43 James Reid File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 55:30
44 Willy Sommerville File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 55:56
45 Eric Williams File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 56:02
46 Martin Richards File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 56:15
47 J. Manning II File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 56:15
48 Frans Smets File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 57:20
49 Eddie Cooper File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 57:26
50 Glan Williams File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 57:45
51 Bill Richards File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 58:38
52 Ken Harris File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 59:23
Gaston Reiff File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium DNF
Bernard Baldwin File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1 File:Flag of France.svg France Raphaël Pujazon
Mohamed Lahoucine
Georges Gaillot
Arsène Piesset
Paul Messner
Henri Leveque
34
2 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Jean Chapelle
Bert Hermans
Marcel Vandewattyne
Emile Renson
Edouard Schroeven
Frans Wauters
86
3 File:Flag of England.svg England Alec Olney
Tony Chivers
Reg Gosney
Bertie Robertson
Gordon Monshall
Matt Smith
105
4 File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland Jerry Kiely
Pat Haughey
Tom Walsh
Kevin Maguire
Patsy Fitzgerald
J. Fitzgerald
133
5 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Jim Flockhart
Emmet Farrell
Bobby Reid
Andy Forbes
Frank Sinclair
Alex McGregor
137
6 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg 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

  1. Cross-Country Feat - Raphael Pujazon (Racing Club de France) won the individual honours in the six nations' international cross-country championship in Paris yesterday, when he covered the course of about nine miles at St. Cloud, near Paris, in 50min 27sec., Glasgow Herald, March 31, 1947, p. 2, retrieved October 1, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Paris Hippodrome de St. Cloud Date: Sunday, March 30, 1947, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  4. 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