1949 International Cross Country Championships

The 1949 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on March 26, 1949. 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)Alain Mimoun 47:50Raphaël Pujazon 47:51Charles Cérou 47:55 TeamMen 33 90 123

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Alain Mimoun 47:50 Raphaël Pujazon 47:51 Charles Cérou 47:55 4 Steve McCooke 47:59 5 Geoff Saunders 48:14 6 André Paris 48:27 7 Frank Aaron 48:32 8 Roger Petitjean 48:37 9 Constantino Miranda 48:46 10 Reg Gosney 48:48 11 Jose Coll 48:55 12 John Doms 49:01 13 Mohamed Brahim 49:06 14 John Barry 49:07 15 Andy Forbes 49:14 16 Harry Hicks 49:15 17 Raymond Allix 49:16 18 Lucien Theys 49:20 19 Patrick Fahy 49:21 20 Willy De Neef 49:22 21 Alexandre Guyodo 49:51 22 Ricardo Yebra 49:52 23 Johnny Marshall 49:53 24 Marcel Vandewattyne 50:02 25 Jack Carrick 50:03 26 Buenaventura Baldoma 50:04 27 Len Eyre 50:13 28 Pat Haughey 50:15 29 Bobby Reid 50:18 30 Gregorio Rojo 50:19 31 Doug Thompson 50:20 32 George Craig 50:21 33 Jacques Vernier 50:27 34 Frans Wauters 50:29 35 Don Appleby 50:30 36 Manuel Polo 50:31 37 James Fleming 50:40 38 Emile Renson 50:41 39 Frans Smets 50:47 40 Jim Flockhart 50:48 41 Tom Walsh 50:49 42 Patsy Fitzgerald 50:56 43 Simon Aldazabal 51:03 44 Tom McNeish 51:10 45 Jean Chapelle 51:13 46 Maldwyn White 51:28 47 Mick Maleedy 51:51 48 James Reid 51:54 49 Ivor Lloyd 52:14 50 John Andrews 52:16 51 Pedro Sierra 52:29 52 Albert Christian 52:33 53 William Butcher 53:35 54 Tom Stevenson 53:47 55 Pat Wallace 54:46 56 Emmet Farrell 55:03 57 Eddie Cooper 55:14 58 Tom Wood 55:32 59 H.F. Bull 55:52 — Eric Williams DNF — M. O'Connell DNF — Ernest Delaunois DNF

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Alain MimounRaphaël PujazonCharles CérouAndré ParisRoger PetitjeanMohamed Brahim 33 2 Geoff SaundersFrank AaronReg GosneyHarry HicksJack CarrickLen Eyre 90 3 Steve McCookeJohn BarryPatrick FahyJohnny MarshallPat HaugheyDon Appleby 123 4 Constantino MirandaJose CollRicardo YebraBuenaventura BaldomaGregorio RojoManuel Polo 134 5 John DomsLucien TheysWilly De NeefMarcel VandewattyneFrans WautersEmile Renson 146 6 Andy ForbesBobby ReidGeorge CraigJames FlemingJim FlockhartTom McNeish 197 7 Maldwyn WhiteIvor LloydJohn AndrewsWilliam ButcherPat WallaceEddie Cooper 310

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

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