1949 International Cross Country Championships

1949 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	36th
Date	March 26
Host city	Dublin, Ireland
Location	Baldoyle Racecourse
Nations participating	7
Athletes participating	62
Races	1
Distances	9 mi (14.5 km)
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The 1949 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on March 26, 1949. 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)	Alain Mimoun  France	47:50	Raphaël Pujazon  France	47:51	Charles Cérou  France	47:55
Team
Men	France	33	England	90	Ireland	123

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
01 !	Alain Mimoun	France	47:50
02 !	Raphaël Pujazon	France	47:51
03 !	Charles Cérou	France	47:55
4	Steve McCooke	Ireland	47:59
5	Geoff Saunders	England	48:14
6	André Paris	France	48:27
7	Frank Aaron	England	48:32
8	Roger Petitjean	France	48:37
9	Constantino Miranda	Spain	48:46
10	Reg Gosney	England	48:48
11	Jose Coll	Spain	48:55
12	John Doms	Belgium	49:01
13	Mohamed Brahim	France	49:06
14	John Barry	Ireland	49:07
15	Andy Forbes	Scotland	49:14
16	Harry Hicks	England	49:15
17	Raymond Allix	France	49:16
18	Lucien Theys	Belgium	49:20
19	Patrick Fahy	Ireland	49:21
20	Willy De Neef	Belgium	49:22
21	Alex Guyodo	France	49:51
22	Ricardo Yebra	Spain	49:52
23	Johnny Marshall	Ireland	49:53
24	Marcel Vandewattyne	Belgium	50:02
25	Jack Carrick	England	50:03
26	Buenaventura Baldoma	Spain	50:04
27	Len Eyre	England	50:13
28	Pat Haughey	Ireland	50:15
29	Bobby Reid	Scotland	50:18
30	Gregorio Rojo	Spain	50:19
31	Doug Thompson	England	50:20
32	George Craig	Scotland	50:21
33	Jacques Vernier	France	50:27
34	Frans Wauters	Belgium	50:29
35	Don Appleby	Ireland	50:30
36	Manuel Polo	Spain	50:31
37	James Fleming	Scotland	50:40
38	Emile Renson	Belgium	50:41
39	Frans Smets	Belgium	50:47
40	Jim Flockhart	Scotland	50:48
41	Tom Walsh	Ireland	50:49
42	Patsy Fitzgerald	Ireland	50:56
43	Simon Aldazabal	Spain	51:03
44	Tom McNeish	Scotland	51:10
45	Jean Chapelle	Belgium	51:13
46	Maldwyn White	Wales	51:28
47	Mick Maleedy	England	51:51
48	James Reid	Scotland	51:54
49	Ivor Lloyd	Wales	52:14
50	John Andrews	Wales	52:16
51	Pedro Sierra	Spain	52:29
52	Albert Christian	England	52:33
53	William Butcher	Wales	53:35
54	Tom Stevenson	Scotland	53:47
55	Pat Wallace	Wales	54:46
56	Emmet Farrell	Scotland	55:03
57	Eddie Cooper	Wales	55:14
58	Tom Wood	Wales	55:32
59	H.F. Bull	Wales	55:52
—	Eric Williams	Wales	DNF
—	M. O'Connell	Ireland	DNF
—	Ernest Delaunois	Belgium	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	France	Alain Mimoun Raphaël Pujazon Charles Cérou André Paris Roger Petitjean Mohamed Brahim	33
2	England	Geoff Saunders Frank Aaron Reg Gosney Harry Hicks Jack Carrick Len Eyre	90
3	Ireland	Steve McCooke John Barry Patrick Fahy Johnny Marshall Pat Haughey Don Appleby	123
4	Spain	Constantino Miranda Jose Coll Ricardo Yebra Buenaventura Baldoma Gregorio Rojo Manuel Polo	134
5	Belgium	John Doms Lucien Theys Willy De Neef Marcel Vandewattyne Frans Wauters Emile Renson	146
6	Scotland	Andy Forbes Bobby Reid George Craig James Fleming Jim Flockhart Tom McNeish	197
7	Wales	Maldwyn White Ivor Lloyd John Andrews William Butcher Pat Wallace Eddie Cooper	310

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 62 athletes from 7 countries.

See also

• 1949 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