1950 International Cross Country Championships

The 1950 International Cross Country Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Boitsfort on March 25, 1950. 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)Lucien Theys 45:42Alain Mimoun 45:50Mohamed Hamza 46:00 TeamMen 43 77 82

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Lucien Theys 45:42 Alain Mimoun 45:50 Mohamed Hamza 46:00 4 Frank Aaron 46:09 5 Marcel Vandewattyne 46:10 6 Buenaventura Baldoma 46:32 7 Alec Olney 46:35 8 Roger Petitjean 46:38 9 André Nollet 46:42 10 Mohamed Brahim 46:45 11 Charles Cérou 46:50 12 John Doms 46:53 13 René Tessier 47:07 14 Geoff Saunders 47:09 15 Maurits van Laere 47:11 16 August Sutter 47:12 17 Len Eyre 47:15 18 Reg Gosney 47:20 19 Pedro Sierra 47:23 20 Frans Herman 47:34 21 Raphaël Pujazon 47:38 22 Harry Hicks 47:39 23 Ricardo Yebra 47:42 24 Emile Renson 47:50 25 Doug Thompson 47:52 26 Johnny Marshall 47:53 27 Willy De Neef 47:54 28 Jaime Guixa 48:02 29 Andy Forbes 48:03 30 Jef Lataster 48:04 31 Don Appleby 48:09 32 John Diamond 48:12 33 Roger Serroels 48:13 34 Pierre Page 48:14 35 Hans Frischknecht 48:15 36 Benito Losada Santiago 48:17 37 Albert Känzig 48:18 38 Charlie Owens 48:29 39 Anthony Noonan 48:39 40 Simon Aldazabal 48:40 41 Richard Daniels 48:41 42 Ted Coggin 48:42 43 Gottlieb Stäubli 48:46 44 Charlie Robertson 48:55 45 Bobby Reid 48:58 46 Frank Sinclair 49:07 47 John Green 49:09 48 Emmet Farrell 49:19 49 Ben Bickerton 49:20 50 Antonio Merono 49:22 51 Karl Gschwend 49:28 52 John Morrow 49:34 53 Ernst Sandmeier 49:36 54 Doug Rees 49:40 55 George Craig 49:42 56 Patrick Fahy 49:45 57 Rudolf Morgenthaler 49:46 58 Patsy Fitzgerald 49:49 59 Tom Moore 49:53 60 André Paris 49:54 61 Alwin Probst 49:57 62 Dé Slegt 49:58 63 Leonardo Vegas 50:01 64 Maldwyn White 50:04 65 J. van Veen 50:10 66 Ivor Lloyd 50:18 67 Tom Wood 50:37 68 Jean-Pierre Hoffmann 50:49 69 Dyfrigg Rees 50:51 70 Joop Overdijk 50:55 71 Hein Finken 50:56 72 Siem Bobeldijk 51:00 73 Cees de Koning 51:01 74 Pat Wallace 51:32 75 Tommy Tracey 51:33 76 Bruno Mathiussi 52:04 77 Hans Huizinga 52:14 78 Ken Harris 52:15 79 Staf Dobbelaere 52:18 80 Roger Ricaille 53:20 81 Louis Welu 53:26 82 Venant Kinsch 54:53 83 Albert Schumacher 54:53 84 Marcel Barthels 58:12 85 James Sanderson 58:26 — Kevin Maguire DNF — Cliff Rosser DNF — Charles Heirendt DNF

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Alain MimounMohamed HamzaRoger PetitjeanAndré NolletMohamed BrahimCharles Cérou 43 2 Lucien TheysMarcel VandewattyneJohn DomsMaurits van LaereFrans HermanEmile Renson 77 3 Frank AaronAlec OlneyGeoff SaundersLen EyreReg GosneyHarry Hicks 82 4 Buenaventura BaldomaPedro SierraRicardo YebraJaime GuixaBenito Losada SantiagoSimon Aldazabal 152 5 August SutterPierre PageHans FrischknechtAlbert KänzigGottlieb StäubliKarl Gschwend 216 6 Johnny MarshallDon ApplebyJohn DiamondCharlie OwensJohn MorrowPatrick Fahy 235 7 Andy ForbesCharlie RobertsonBobby ReidFrank SinclairEmmet FarrellBen Bickerton 261 8 Anthony NoonanDoug ReesMaldwyn WhiteIvor LloydTom WoodDyfrigg Rees 359 9 Jef LatasterDé SlegtJ. van VeenJoop OverdijkHein FinkenSiem Bobeldijk 370 10 Jean-Pierre HoffmannBruno MathiussiRoger RicailleLouis WeluVenant KinschAlbert Schumacher 470

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 88 athletes from 10 countries.

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