1956 International Cross Country Championships

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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

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

Medallists

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

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alain Mimoun File:Flag of France.svg France 45:18
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Sando File:Flag of England.svg England 45:28
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ken Norris File:Flag of England.svg England 45:28
4 Fred Norris File:Flag of England.svg England 45:36
5 Hamoud Ameur File:Flag of France.svg France 45:42
6 Lahcen Ben Allal File:Flag of France.svg France 45:44
7 Frans Herman File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 45:46
8 Antonio Amoros File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 45:57
9 Bakir Benaissa File:Flag of France.svg France 46:00
10 Said Benmaguini File:Flag of France.svg France 46:10
11 Amar Khallouf File:Flag of France.svg France 46:11
12 John McLaren File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 46:12
13 Ken Gates File:Flag of England.svg England 46:13
14 Pat Moy File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 46:14
15 Luis García File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 46:27
16 Marcel Vandewattyne File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 46:38
17 Peter Driver File:Flag of England.svg England 46:41
18 Maurits van Laere File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 46:45
19 Frans van der Hoeven File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 46:49
20 Albert Chorlton File:Flag of England.svg England 46:50
21 Paul Genève File:Flag of France.svg France 46:52
22 Chris Suddaby File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 46:53
23 Manuel Faria File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 46:57
24 António Ventura File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 47:04
25 Hélio Duarte File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 47:05
26 Abdallah Ould Lamine File:Flag of France.svg France 47:14
27 Francisco Irizar File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 47:15
28 Charlie Owens File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 47:28
29 João Silva File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 47:30
30 José Araújo File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 47:33
31 Ken Huckle File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 47:34
32 Don Appleby File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 47:34
33 Eddie Bannon File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 47:38
34 Pierre de Pauw File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 47:44
35 David Richards Jun. File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 47:46
36 Davy Harrison File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 47:47
37 Denis Jouret File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 47:47
38 Joe Stevenson File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 47:55
39 Tom Stevenson File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 47:56
40 Bertie Messitt File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 48:03
41 Bobby Calderwood File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 48:06
42 Sergio Bueno File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 48:09
43 Tommy Dunne File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 48:11
44 Lucas Larraza File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 48:15
45 Jim McCormack File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 48:19
46 Derek Ibbotson File:Flag of England.svg England 48:20
47 Filipe Luis File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 48:31
48 John Disley File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 48:32
49 Jose Castro Ruibal File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 48:41
50 Andy Brown File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 48:43
51 Alan Perkins File:Flag of England.svg England 48:48
52 Jesús Hurtado File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 48:50
53 Jack Dougan File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 48:53
54 Julien Vandevelde File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 49:07
55 Augusto Silva File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 49:15
56 Jim Mahood File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 49:26
57 Terry Keegan File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 49:31
58 Jimmy Todd File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland 49:37
59 Peter Bowden File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 49:42
60 Gordon Dunn File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 49:47
61 Dyfrigg Rees File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 50:24
62 Mariano Martin File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain 50:53
63 Ken Flowers File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 51:06
64 William Butcher File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 51:19
65 Richard Morgan File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 51:21
— Hamida Addéche File:Flag of France.svg France DNF
— Lucien Theys File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium DNF
— Félix Bidegui File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain DNF
— Derek Walker File:Flag of England.svg England DNF
— Joaquim Santos File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal DNF

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

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roma Ashby File:Flag of England.svg England 13:05
2nd place, silver medalist(s) June Bridgland File:Flag of England.svg England 13:11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Diane Leather File:Flag of England.svg England 13:12
4 Phyllis Perkins File:Flag of England.svg England 13:23
5 Madeline Wooller File:Flag of England.svg England 13:25
6 Maureen Bonnano File:Flag of England.svg England 13:51
7 Anne Drummond File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 14:35
8 Anne Herman File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 15:11
9 Doreen Fulton File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 15:17
10 Mollie Ferguson File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 15:18
11 Elizabeth Steedman File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 15:19
12 Mary Campbell File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 16:05

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1 File:Flag of France.svg France Alain Mimoun
Hamoud Ameur
Lahcen Ben Allal
Bakir Benaissa
Said Benmaguini
Amar Khallouf		 42
2 File:Flag of England.svg England Frank Sando
Ken Norris
Fred Norris
Ken Gates
Peter Driver
Albert Chorlton		 59
3 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Frans Herman
Marcel Vandewattyne
Maurits van Laere
Frans van der Hoeven
Pierre de Pauw
Denis Jouret		 131
4 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland John McLaren
Pat Moy
Eddie Bannon
Joe Stevenson
Tom Stevenson
Bobby Calderwood		 177
5 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Manuel Faria
António Ventura
Hélio Duarte
João Silva
José Araújo
Filipe Luis		 178
6 File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain Antonio Amoros
Luis García
Francisco Irizar
Sergio Bueno
Lucas Larraza
Jose Castro Ruibal		 185
7 File:Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland Charlie Owens
Don Appleby
Davy Harrison
Bertie Messitt
Tommy Dunne
Jack Dougan		 232
8 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales Chris Suddaby
Ken Huckle
David Richards Jun.
John Disley
Peter Bowden
Dyfrigg Rees		 256

Women's (unofficial)

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

Participation

Men's

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

Women's

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

See also

References

  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
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