1959 International Cross Country Championships

The 1959 International Cross Country Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the National Stadium on March 21, 1959. Morocco entered a team for the first time after gaining independence. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1959 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition46th
DateMarch 21
Host cityLisboa, Portugal Portugal
VenueNational Stadium
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation78 athletes from
9 nations

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)		 Fred Norris
 England		42:44.8 Frank Sando
 England		42:52.4 Salah Beddiaf
 France		43:01.4
Team
Men  England40  France72  Belgium110

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Fred Norris England42:44.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Frank Sando England42:52.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Salah Beddiaf France43:01.4
4Basil Heatley England43:10.4
5Stanley Eldon England43:10.8
6Alain Mimoun France43:15.4
7Antonio Amoros Spain43:18
8Rhadi Ben Abdesselam France43:20.6
9Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium43:25.6
10Henri Clerckx Belgium43:46.8
11Bakir Benaissa Morocco43:50.8
12Carlos Pérez Spain43:53.8
13Alan Perkins England43:57.4
14Abdallah Ould Lamine France44:02.8
15Michael Maynard England44:09.4
16Luis García Spain44:13.8
17Hamoud Ameur France44:17.8
18Mohamed Saïd Morocco44:18.8
19Aurèle Vandendriessche Belgium44:27.4
20Alastair Wood Scotland44:28
21David Richards Jun. Wales44:34.8
22Denis Jouret Belgium44:38.2
23Hedwig Leenaert Belgium44:40.4
24C. Bouchta France44:41.4
25John Anderson England44:41.8
26Peter Wilkinson England44:43.2
27Gaston Roelants Belgium44:45.8
28Allal Ben Saoudi Morocco44:48.6
29Manuel Faria Portugal44:48.8
30Adrian Jackson Scotland44:53
31Graham Everett Scotland45:00.2
32Hélio Duarte Portugal45:00.4
33John Merriman Wales45:11.8
34Lahcen Benaissa Morocco45:17.4
35Bertie Messitt Ireland45:18.4
36Mohamed Ben Bouchaib Morocco45:19
37Pat Killeen Ireland45:26.6
38Jesús Hurtado Spain45:34
39Richard Morgan Wales45:36
40Michael Bullivant England45:45.4
41José Araújo Portugal45:46
42Manuel Marques Portugal45:51
43Denis O'Gorman Ireland45:54
44Maurits van Laere Belgium45:59
45Mohamed Ben Hassan Morocco46:08.4
46Alfonso Vidal Spain46:14.4
47Joe McGhee Scotland46:21.6
48Manuel Alonso Spain46:27.2
49Norman Horrell Wales46:30.8
50Frank White Ireland46:31.4
51Maurice Chiclet France46:32.2
52Peter Adams Wales46:43.6
53Enrique Moreno Spain46:45.6
54Joaquim Santos Portugal46:59
55Mohamed Ben Mohamed Morocco46:58.2
56Jimmy Todd Ireland47:02.4
57Joe Connolly Scotland47:08
58John McLaren Scotland47:10.2
59Mohamed Bensaid Morocco47:20
60Bert Irving Scotland47:31
61Frans Herman Belgium47:37.8
62Júlio Carmo Portugal47:40.2
63Henrique Inglês Portugal48:19.4
64Roger Harrison-Jones Wales48:19.8
65Roy Profitt Wales48:48.4
66Joaquim Ferreira Portugal49:50
67Jim Kenmore Ireland49:52.6
68William Butcher Wales50:32.2
—Fernando Aguilar SpainDNF
—Tomas Ballestin SpainDNF
—Michel Bernard FranceDNF
—Willie Dunne IrelandDNF
—Guy Texereau FranceDNF
—Jim Douglas IrelandDNF
—Natalino Almeida PortugalDNF
—Tommy Dunne IrelandDNF
—Julien Vandevelde BelgiumDNF
—Cherif Ahmid MoroccoDNF

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandFred Norris
Frank Sando
Basil Heatley
Stanley Eldon
Alan Perkins
Michael Maynard		40
2 FranceSalah Beddiaf
Alain Mimoun
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Abdallah Ould Lamine
Hamoud Ameur
C. Bouchta		72
3 BelgiumMarcel Vandewattyne
Henri Clerckx
Aurèle Vandendriessche
Denis Jouret
Hedwig Leenaert
Gaston Roelants		110
4 SpainAntonio Amoros
Carlos Pérez
Luis García
Jesús Hurtado
Alfonso Vidal
Manuel Alonso		167
5 MoroccoBakir Benaissa
Mohamed Saïd
Allal Ben Saoudi
Lahcen Benaissa
Mohamed Ben Bouchaib
Mohamed Ben Hassan		172
6 ScotlandAlastair Wood
Adrian Jackson
Graham Everett
Joe McGhee
Joe Connolly
John McLaren		243
7 WalesDavid Richards Jun.
John Merriman
Richard Morgan
Norman Horrell
Peter Adams
Roger Harrison-Jones		258
8 PortugalManuel Faria
Hélio Duarte
José Araújo
Manuel Marques
Joaquim Santos
Júlio Carmo		260
9 IrelandBertie Messitt
Pat Killeen
Denis O'Gorman
Frank White
Jimmy Todd
Jim Kenmore		288

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 78 athletes from 9 countries.

See also
  • 1959 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Cross-country - England easily retain International Titles - Norris's fine victory - England easily retain the individual and team titles in the forty-sixth International Cross-country Championships on Saturday at the Estadium National, near Lisbon..., Glasgow Herald, March 23, 1959, p. 4, retrieved October 2, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Lissabon National Stadium Date: Saturday, March 21, 1959, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on June 9, 2007, retrieved October 2, 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
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