1948 International Cross Country Championships

1948 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	35th
Date	3 April
Host city	Reading, Berkshire, England
Location	Leighton Park
Nations participating	6
Athletes participating	54
Races	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
← 1947 Saint-Cloud 1949 Dublin →

The 1948 International Cross Country Championships was held in Reading, England, at the Leighton Park on 3 April 1948. 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)	John Doms  Belgium	54:05	Emile Renson  Belgium	54:25	Mohamed Lahoucine  France	54:50
Team
Men	Belgium	46	France	47	England	114

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01 !	John Doms	Belgium	54:05
02 !	Emile Renson	Belgium	54:25
03 !	Mohamed Lahoucine	France	54:50
4	Charles Cérou	France	54:52
5	Frans Wauters	Belgium	55:08
6	Roger Petitjean	France	55:11
7	Jacques Varnoux	France	55:14
8	Ted Downer	England	55:17
9	Jean Chapelle	Belgium	55:21
10	André Nollet	France	55:23
11	Arthur Shorrocks	England	55:28
12	Bobby Reid	Scotland	55:38
13	Marcel Vandewattyne	Belgium	55:48
14	Sydney Wooderson	England	55:50
15	Jerry Kiely	Ireland	55:55
16	Henri Ost	Belgium	55:59
17	Abel Merine	France	56:07
18	Jean De Raedt	Belgium	56:14
19	Ron Hughes	England	56:16
20	Charlie Robertson	Scotland	56:18
21	Brendan Twamley	Ireland	56:27
22	Claude Joly	France	56:28
23	Patsy Fitzgerald	Ireland	56:30
24	René Breistroffer	France	56:32
25	Alec McLean	Scotland	56:39
26	Henri Leveque	France	56:48
27	Robert Conn	Ireland	56:51
28	Patrick Fahy	Ireland	56:55
29	Emmet Farrell	Scotland	57:01
30	Jack Corfield	England	57:08
31	Pat Haughey	Ireland	57:11
32	Jack Carrick	England	57:13
33	John Andrews	Wales	57:14
34	Dick Adams	England	57:15
35	Vic Blowfield	England	57:23
36	Joseph Reamackers	Belgium	57:30
37	Jim Flockhart	Scotland	57:38
38	George Craig	Scotland	57:44
39	Jack Charlesworth	England	58:05
40	Jim Alford	Wales	58:08
41	Kevin Maguire	Ireland	58:10
42	Ivor Lloyd	Wales	58:18
43	G. Carolan	Ireland	58:19
44	Jimmy Todd	Ireland	58:38
45	Robert Schoonjans	Belgium	58:45
46	James Davies	Wales	58:47
47	Eric Williams	Wales	58:53
48	Tom Richards	Wales	59:08
49	William McLean	Scotland	59:34
50	Maldwyn White	Wales	59:39
51	Dennis Morgan	Wales	59:45
52	Frank Bathgate	Scotland	1:00:03
53	Frank Sinclair	Scotland	1:00:14
—	Horace Oliver	Wales	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	Belgium	John Doms Emile Renson Frans Wauters Jean Chapelle Marcel Vandewattyne Henri Ost	46
2	France	Mohamed Lahoucine Charles Cérou Roger Petitjean Jacques Varnoux André Nollet Abel Merine	47
3	England	Ted Downer Arthur Shorrocks Sydney Wooderson Ron Hughes Jack Corfield Jack Carrick	114
4	Ireland	Jerry Kiely Brendan Twamley Patsy Fitzgerald Robert Conn Patrick Fahy Pat Haughey	145
5	Scotland	Bobby Reid Charlie Robertson Alec McLean Emmet Farrell Jim Flockhart George Craig	161
6	Wales	John Andrews Jim Alford Ivor Lloyd James Davies Eric Williams Tom Richards	256

Participation

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

See also

• 1948 in athletics (track and field)

References

International Cross Country Championships 1898 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 See also: IAAF World Cross Country Championships