1947 International Cross Country Championships

The 1947 International Cross Country Championships was held in Saint-Cloud, France, at the Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud on March 30, 1947. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results, medalists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medalists IndividualMen9 mi (14.5 km)Raphaël Pujazon 50:26Jean Chapelle 50:51Mohamed Lahoucine 51:04 TeamMen 34 86 105

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Raphaël Pujazon 50:26 Jean Chapelle 50:51 Mohamed Lahoucine 51:04 4 Georges Gaillot 51:19 5 Arsène Piesset 51:19 6 Alec Olney 51:19 7 Jim Flockhart 51:36 8 Bert Hermans 51:40 9 Jerry Kiely 51:45 10 Paul Messner 51:52 11 Henri Leveque 51:53 12 Tony Chivers 51:54 13 Pat Haughey 52:07 14 Marcel Vandewattyne 52:14 15 Reg Gosney 52:15 16 André Valdovinos 52:20 17 Emile Renson 52:26 18 Tom Walsh 52:40 19 Emmet Farrell 52:41 20 Bobby Reid 52:48 21 Edouard Schroeven 52:59 22 Bertie Robertson 53:01 23 Gordon Monshall 53:08 24 Frans Wauters 53:13 25 Henri Klein 53:17 26 Andy Forbes 53:23 27 Matt Smith 53:30 28 Frank Sinclair 53:37 29 Kevin Maguire 53:43 30 Norman Ashcroft 53:47 31 Patsy Fitzgerald 53:49 32 Ivor Lloyd 53:53 33 J. Fitzgerald 53:58 34 Frans Feremans 54:09 35 Mohamed Brahim 54:23 36 G. Carolan 54:29 37 Alex McGregor 54:31 38 Gibby Anderson 54:42 39 Laurence (Larry) Donnelly 54:43 40 Len Herbert 54:44 41 Norman Jones 55:03 42 Tom Richards 55:28 43 James Reid 55:30 44 Willy Sommerville 55:56 45 Eric Williams 56:02 46 Martin Richards 56:15 47 J. Manning II 56:15 48 Frans Smets 57:20 49 Eddie Cooper 57:26 50 Glan Williams 57:45 51 Bill Richards 58:38 52 Ken Harris 59:23 — Gaston Reiff DNF — Bernard Baldwin DNF

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Raphaël PujazonMohamed LahoucineGeorges GaillotArsène PiessetPaul MessnerHenri Leveque 34 2 Jean ChapelleBert HermansMarcel VandewattyneEmile RensonEdouard SchroevenFrans Wauters 86 3 Alec OlneyTony ChiversReg GosneyBertie RobertsonGordon MonshallMatt Smith 105 4 Jerry KielyPat HaugheyTom WalshKevin MaguirePatsy FitzgeraldJ. Fitzgerald 133 5 Jim FlockhartEmmet FarrellBobby ReidAndy ForbesFrank SinclairAlex McGregor 137 6 Ivor LloydTom RichardsEric WilliamsMartin RichardsEddie CooperGlan Williams 264

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

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