1948 International Cross Country Championships

The 1948 International Cross Country Championships was held in Reading, England, at the Leighton Park on 3 April 1948. 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)John Doms 54:05Emile Renson 54:25Mohamed Lahoucine 54:50 TeamMen 46 47 114

Individual Race results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time John Doms 54:05 Emile Renson 54:25 Mohamed Lahoucine 54:50 4 Charles Cérou 54:52 5 Frans Wauters 55:08 6 Roger Petitjean 55:11 7 Jacques Varnoux 55:14 8 Ted Downer 55:17 9 Jean Chapelle 55:21 10 André Nollet 55:23 11 Arthur Shorrocks 55:28 12 Bobby Reid 55:38 13 Marcel Vandewattyne 55:48 14 Sydney Wooderson 55:50 15 Jerry Kiely 55:55 16 Henri Ost 55:59 17 Abel Merine 56:07 18 Jean De Raedt 56:14 19 Ron Hughes 56:16 20 Charlie Robertson 56:18 21 Brendan Twamley 56:27 22 Claude Joly 56:28 23 Patsy Fitzgerald 56:30 24 René Breistroffer 56:32 25 Alec McLean 56:39 26 Henri Leveque 56:48 27 Robert Conn 56:51 28 Patrick Fahy 56:55 29 Emmet Farrell 57:01 30 Jack Corfield 57:08 31 Pat Haughey 57:11 32 Jack Carrick 57:13 33 John Andrews 57:14 34 Dick Adams 57:15 35 Vic Blowfield 57:23 36 Joseph Reamackers 57:30 37 Jim Flockhart 57:38 38 George Craig 57:44 39 Jack Charlesworth 58:05 40 Jim Alford 58:08 41 Kevin Maguire 58:10 42 Ivor Lloyd 58:18 43 G. Carolan 58:19 44 Jimmy Todd 58:38 45 Robert Schoonjans 58:45 46 James Davies 58:47 47 Eric Williams 58:53 48 Tom Richards 59:08 49 William McLean 59:34 50 Maldwyn White 59:39 51 Dennis Morgan 59:45 52 Frank Bathgate 1:00:03 53 Frank Sinclair 1:00:14 – Horace Oliver DNF

Team results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 John DomsEmile RensonFrans WautersJean ChapelleMarcel VandewattyneHenri Ost 46 2 Mohamed LahoucineCharles CérouRoger PetitjeanJacques VarnouxAndré NolletAbel Merine 47 3 Ted DownerArthur ShorrocksSydney WoodersonRon HughesJack CorfieldJack Carrick 114 4 Jerry KielyBrendan TwamleyPatsy FitzgeraldRobert ConnPatrick FahyPat Haughey 145 5 Bobby ReidCharlie RobertsonAlec McLeanEmmet FarrellJim FlockhartGeorge Craig 161 6 John AndrewsJim AlfordIvor LloydJames DaviesEric WilliamsTom Richards 256

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

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