The 1951 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 31 March 1951. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medalists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medalists IndividualMen9.25 mi (14.9 km)Geoff Saunders 54:07Frank Aaron 54:48Charles Cérou 55:05 TeamMen 47 54 99
Individual Race Results Men's (9.25 mi / 14.9 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Geoff Saunders 54:07 Frank Aaron 54:48 Charles Cérou 55:05 4 Walter Hesketh 55:08 5 André Paris 55:31 6 Mohamed Lahoucine 55:34 7 Lucien Theys 55:41 8 Henri Lucas 55:45 9 Frans Herman 55:49 10 Edward Hardy 55:50 11 Johnny Marshall 55:51 12 Charlie Owens 55:56 13 André Nollet 56:11 14 Alec Olney 56:13 15 Maurits van Laere 56:14 16 Bertie Robertson 56:15 17 Jose Coll 56:38 18 Antonio Amoros 56:40 19 Jacques Varnoux 56:44 20 Charles Dewachtere 57:17 21 John Doms 22 Roger Petitjean 23 Bill Boak 24 Tommy Tracey 57:39 25 Mohamed Brahim 26 Jaime Guixa 27 Roger Serroels 28 Ron Williams 29 Constantino Miranda 30 Marcel Vandewattyne 31 Étienne Gailly 32 Bobby Reid 58:26 33 Doug Rees 34 Albert Chorlton 35 Don Appleby 36 Francisco Irizar 37 R. McCabe 38 Andy Forbes 58:55 39 Alan Anderson 40 Siem Bobeldijk 41 Patrick Fahy 42 Archie Gibson 59:35 43 Tom Richards 44 Emmet Farrell 59:58 45 Kevin Maguire 46 Jimmy Ellis 1:00:25 47 Leo Besters 48 Staf Dobbelaere 49 Eddie Bannon 1:00:35 50 Jef Lataster 51 Charlie Robertson 52 Jan Adriaansen 53 John Edwards 54 Dyfrigg Rees 55 Alex Kidd 1:00:30 56 Pie Meyers 57 George Phipps 1:00:58 58 Adrianus van der Zande 59 Pat Wallace 60 André Deschacht 61 William Butcher 62 E. Donnelly 63 Anthony Noonan 64 José Quesada 65 Dé Slegt 66 Henk van der Veerdonk 67 Miguel Revert 68 Leonardo Vegas — Lionel Billas DNF — Eric Williams DNF — M. Duane DNF
Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Geoff SaundersFrank AaronWalter HeskethEdward HardyAlec OlneyBertie Robertson 47 2 Charles CérouAndré ParisMohamed LahoucineHenri LucasAndré NolletJacques Varnoux 54 3 Lucien TheysFrans HermanMaurits van LaereCharles DewachtereJohn DomsRoger Serroels 99 4 Johnny MarshallCharlie OwensDon ApplebyR. McCabeAlan AndersonPatrick Fahy 175 5 Jose CollAntonio AmorosJaime GuixaConstantino MirandaFrancisco IrizarJosé Quesada 190 6 Tommy TraceyBobby ReidAndy ForbesArchie GibsonEmmet FarrellJimmy Ellis 226 7 Siem BobeldijkLeo BestersStaf DobbelaereJef LatasterJan AdriaansenPie Meyers 293 8 Doug ReesTom RichardsJohn EdwardsDyfrigg ReesGeorge PhippsPat Wallace 299
Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 8 countries.
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