1960 International Cross Country Championships
The 1960 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 26 March 1960. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1960 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 47th |
| Date | 26 March |
| Host city | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland  |
| Venue | Hamilton Park |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 71 athletes from 8 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) |
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Morocco | 43:33 | Gaston Roelants.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 43:40 | John Merriman Wales | 43:40 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men |  England | 52 | Belgium | 61 |  France | 125 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam | Morocco | 43:33 |
 | Gaston Roelants | Belgium | 43:40 |
 | John Merriman | Wales | 43:40 |
| 4 | Basil Heatley | England | 44:31 |
| 5 | Henri Clerckx | Belgium | 44:38 |
| 6 | Fred Norris | England | 44:42 |
| 7 | Alastair Wood | Scotland | 44:46 |
| 8 | Frank Sando | England | 44:49 |
| 9 | Harry Minshall | England | 44:53 |
| 10 | Stanley Eldon | England | 44:54 |
| 11 | Hedwig Leenaert | Belgium | 44:56 |
| 12 | Eugène Allonsius | Belgium | 44:59 |
| 13 | Hamoud Ameur | France | 45:01 |
| 14 | Georges Fromont | Belgium | 45:03 |
| 15 | Gerry North | England | 45:04 |
| 16 | Salah Beddiaf | France | 45:09 |
| 17 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 45:19 |
| 18 | Alain Mimoun | France | 45:22 |
| 19 | Francis Duleau | France | 45:23 |
| 20 | David Richards Jun. | Wales | 45:24 |
| 21 | Brian Hill-Cottingham | England | 45:26 |
| 22 | Graham Everett | Scotland | 45:27 |
| 23 | Bruce Tulloh | Scotland | 45:28 |
| 24 | Julius Saenen | Belgium | 45:29 |
| 25 | Abdallah Ould Lamine | Morocco | 45:30 |
| 26 | Mohamed Ben Hassan | Morocco | 45:31 |
| 27 | Paul Genève | France | 45:39 |
| 28 | Carlos Pérez | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 45:47 |
| 29 | John Anderson | England | 46:00 |
| 30 | Bakir Benaissa | Morocco | 46:08 |
| 31 | Bertie Messitt |  Ireland | 46:10 |
| 32 | Henri Lucas | France | 46:12 |
| 33 | Alfonso Vidal | Spain | 46:14 |
| 34 | Andy Brown | Scotland | 46:15 |
| 35 | Frans van der Hoeven | Belgium | 46:18 |
| 36 | Luis García | Spain | 46:21 |
| 37 | Abdeslem Bouchta | Morocco | 46:22 |
| 38 | Louis van Praet | Belgium | 46:23 |
| 39 | José Fernández | Spain | 46:26 |
| 40 | Lahcen Benaissa | Morocco | 46:32 |
| 41 | Bert Irving | Scotland | 46:35 |
| 42 | Alan Perkins | England | 46:39 |
| 43 | Mohamed Bensaid | Morocco | 46:41 |
| 44 | Joe Connolly | Scotland | 46:47 |
| 45 | Stan Taylor | Scotland | 46:53 |
| 46 | Willie Dunne | Ireland | 46:58 |
| 47 | Peter Good | Ireland | 47:04 |
| 48 | Tommy Dunne | Ireland | 47:05 |
| 49 | Hamida Addéche | France | 47:06 |
| 50 | Enrique Moreno | Spain | 47:11 |
| 51 | Mohamed Ben Bouchaib | Morocco | 47:19 |
| 52 | Maurice Chiclet | France | 47:21 |
| 53 | Gerald McIntyre | Ireland | 47:22 |
| 54 | Mick Connolly | Ireland | 47:23 |
| 55 | Edward Sinclair | Scotland | 47:27 |
| 56 | Alastair Ross | Scotland | 47:33 |
| 57 | Antonio Amorós | Spain | 47:37 |
| 58 | Jaime Guixa | Spain | 47:38 |
| 59 | Mohamed Ben Mohamed | Morocco | 47:42 |
| 60 | Claude Clement | France | 47:47 |
| 61 | Tony Pumfrey | Wales | 47:51 |
| 62 | Harry Wilson | Wales | 47:59 |
| 63 | Frank White | Ireland | 48:05 |
| 64 | George Dennis | Ireland | 48:22 |
| 65 | John Kelly | Ireland | 48:26 |
| 66 | Bob Roath | Wales | 48:44 |
| 67 | Roger Harrison-Jones | Wales | 48:48 |
| 68 | Brian Jeffs | Wales | 48:54 |
| 69 | Jose Castro Ruibal | Spain | 49:37 |
| 70 | Ken Dare | Wales | 50:12 |
| 71 | Roy Profitt | Wales | 51:53 |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | Basil Heatley Fred Norris Frank Sando Harry Minshall Stanley Eldon Gerry North | 52 |
| 2 | Belgium | Gaston Roelants Henri Clerckx Hedwig Leenaert Eugène Allonsius Georges Fromont Marcel Vandewattyne | 61 |
| 3 | France | Hamoud Ameur Salah Beddiaf Alain Mimoun Francis Duleau Paul Genève Henri Lucas | 125 |
| 4 | Morocco | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Abdallah Ould Lamine Mohamed Ben Hassan Bakir Benaissa Abdeslem Bouchta Lahcen Benaissa | 159 |
| 5 | Scotland | Alastair Wood Graham Everett Bruce Tulloh Andy Brown Bert Irving Joe Connolly | 171 |
| 6 | Spain | Carlos Pérez Alfonso Vidal Luis García José Fernández Enrique Moreno Antonio Amorós | 243 |
| 7 | Ireland | Bertie Messitt Willie Dunne Peter Good Tommy Dunne Gerald McIntyre Mick Connolly | 279 |
| 8 | Wales | John Merriman David Richards Jun. Tony Pumfrey Harry Wilson Bob Roath Roger Harrison-Jones | 279 |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 8 countries.
See also
- 1960 in athletics (track and field)
References
- Cross-country - Moroccan's Fine Win - International Title - A. Rhadi (Morocco), the holder of the Moroccan and French cross-country championships, ran an excellent race and won the individual title in the forty-seventh annual nine-mile International race on Saturday at Hamilton..., Glasgow Herald, 31 March 1947, p. 4, retrieved 2 October 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Glasgow Hamilton Park Date: Saturday, March 26, 1960, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 4 August 2007, retrieved 2 October 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
- 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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