1954 International Cross Country Championships

1954 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition41st
Date27 March (men)
20 March (women)
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueBromford Bridge Racecourse
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 2.5 mi (4.0 km) women
Participation62 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
7 (men) / 2 (women) nations

The 1954 International Cross Country Championships was held in Birmingham, England, at the Bromford Bridge Racecourse on 27 March 1954. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week earlier at the same place on 20 March 1954. A preview on the men's event,[1] a report on the men's results[2] as well as the women's results[3] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men,[4] and for women (unofficial),[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km) 		Alain Mimoun
 France		 47:51 Ken Norris
 England		 48:13 Patrick Ranger
 England		 48:21
Women (unofficial)
2.5 mi (4.0 km) 		Diane Leather
 England		 15:19 Anne Oliver
 England		 15:45 June Bridgland
 England		 16:12
Team
Men  England 29  France 85  Belgium 102
Women (unofficial)  England 10  Scotland 34

Individual Race results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Alain Mimoun  France 47:51
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ken Norris  England 48:13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick Ranger  England 48:21
4 Frank Sando  England 48:25
5 Derek Walker  England 48:53
6 Lucien Hanswijk  Belgium 49:07
7 Peter Driver  England 49:09
8 Edward Hardy  England 49:10
9 Albert Chorlton  England 49:13
10 Marcel Vandewattyne  Belgium 49:15
11 Antonio Amoros  Spain 49:16
12 André Lecat  France 49:33
13 Edouard Dillien  Belgium 49:40
14 Eddie Bannon  Scotland 49:44
15 Boualem Labadie  France 49:49
16 L. Alami  France 49:53
17 Luis García  Spain 49:55
18 Ken Wood  England 49:59
19 Frans van der Hoeven  Belgium 50:01
20 Pierre Prat  France 50:10
21 Lahcen Ben Allal  France 50:12
22 Pedro Sierra  Spain 50:16
23 Amar Khallouf  France 50:19
24 Harry Fenion  Scotland 50:20
25 Roger Serroels  Belgium 50:26
26 Michael Maynard  England 50:30
27 Forbes McKenzie  Scotland 50:36
28 Joe Stevenson  Scotland 50:41
29 Frans Smets  Belgium 50:42
30 Félix Bidegui  Spain 50:45
31 Mohamed Ali Labidi  France 50:55
32 Felicito Cerezo  Spain 50:58
33 Phil Morgan  Wales 51:00
34 Francisco Irizar  Spain 51:05
35 Tony Pumfrey  Wales 51:16
36 Lucien Theys  Belgium 51:20
37 Archie Gibson  Scotland 51:24
38 Antonio Aguirre  Spain 51:25
39 Robert de Troyer  Belgium 51:35
40 Ronnie Kane  Scotland 51:39
41 Dyfrigg Rees  Wales 51:43
42 Terry Keegan  Ireland 51:45
43 J. McClelland  Ireland 51:51
44 Charlie Owens  Ireland 52:09
45 Marcel Davignon  Belgium 52:15
46 Enrique Moreno  Spain 52:20
47 Willy Dodds  Ireland 52:23
48 K.B. Harvey  Ireland 52:29
49 William Butcher  Wales 52:30
50 Joe McGhee  Scotland 52:35
51 Tommy Tracey  Scotland 52:47
52 Lyn Bevan  Wales 53:01
53 Tom Wood  Wales 53:18
54 Tom Stevenson  Scotland 53:42
55 Johnny Marshall  Ireland 53:49
56 Jim Douglas  Ireland 53:54
57 John Nash  Wales 54:08
58 George Phipps  Wales 54:19
59 Jack Dougan  Ireland 55:24
60 Gilbert Legge  Wales 55:43
– Michel Ascarateil  France DNF
– Eddie McAvoy  Ireland DNF

Women's (2.5 mi / 4.0 km, unofficial)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Diane Leather  England 15:19
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anne Oliver  England 15:45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) June Bridgland  England 16:12
4 Dilys Williams  England 16:23
5 Marian Davies  England 16:30
6 Norah Smalley  England 17:00
7 Anne Drummond  Scotland 17:29
8 Mary Wadler  Scotland 17:55
9 Agnes Elder  Scotland 19:01
10 Mollie Ferguson  Scotland 19:13
11 Betty Moffat  Scotland 20:20
12 Sheila Johnstone  Scotland 21:30

Team results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Ken Norris
Patrick Ranger
Frank Sando
Derek Walker
Peter Driver
Edward Hardy		 29
2  France Alain Mimoun
André Lecat
Boualem Labadie
L. Alami
Pierre Prat
Lahcen Ben Allal		 85
3  Belgium Lucien Hanswijck
Marcel Vandewattyne
Edouard Dillien
Frans van der Hoeven
Roger Serroels
Frans Smets		 102
4  Spain Antonio Amoros
Luis García
Pedro Sierra
Félix Bidegui
Felicito Cerezo
Francisco Irizar		 146
5  Scotland Eddie Bannon
Harry Fenion
Forbes McKenzie
Joe Stevenson
Archie Gibson
Ronnie Kane		 170
6  Wales Phil Morgan
Tony Pumfrey
Dyfrigg Rees
William Butcher
Lyn Bevan
Tom Wood		 263
7  Ireland Terry Keegan
J. McClelland
Charlie Owens
Willy Dodds
K.B. Harvey
Johnny Marshall		 279

Women's (unofficial)

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Diane Leather
Anne Oliver
June Bridgland
Dilys Williams		 10
2  Scotland Anne Drummond
Mary Wadler
Agnes Elder
Mollie Ferguson		 34

Participation

Men's

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

Women's

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

See also

References

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  2. ^ "England's Cross-Country Win - France and England shared the honours, and Scotland once again disappointed in the forty-first cross-country International, which was staged on Saturday at Birmingham Racecourse...", Glasgow Herald, p. 11, 29 March 1954, retrieved 1 October 2013
  3. ^ "Scottish Women Beaten - England easily defeated Scotland in the first post-war women's International cross-country match at Birmingham on Saturday by 19 points to 34...", Glasgow Herald, p. 4, 22 March 1954, retrieved 1 October 2013
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