The 1953 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vincennes, France, at the Hippodrome de Vincennes on March 21, 1953. 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)Franjo Mihalić 47:53Frank Sando 48:03Abdallah Ould Lamine 48:06 TeamMen 64 84 129
Individual Race Results Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Franjo Mihalić 47:53 Frank Sando 48:03 Abdallah Ould Lamine 48:06 4 Eddie Bannon 48:22 5 Fred Norris 48:40 6 Bill Gray 48:41 7 Pierre Prat 48:47 8 Buenaventura Baldoma 48:51 9 Mohamed Bouali 48:53 10 Hans Frischknecht 48:56 11 Jim Peters 49:00 12 Andy Forbes 49:09 13 Marcel Vandewattyne 49:21 14 Antonio Amoros 49:23 15 André Lecat 49:34 16 Boualem Labadie 49:39 17 Jose Coll 49:44 18 Stevan Pavlović 49:54 19 Gordon Pirie 50:01 20 Domica Cetinic 50:22 21 Patrick Ranger 50:28 22 Lucien Theys 50:42 23 Dennis Holden 50:46 24 Maurits van Laere 50:51 25 Đorđe Stefanović 51:08 26 Svetislav Jovanović 51:09 27 Roger Serroels 51:10 28 Jaime Guixa 51:13 29 Davy Harrison 51:31 30 Archie Gibson 51:34 31 Phil Morgan 51:41 32 August Sutter 51:43 33 Clark Wallace 51:44 34 Ali Ou Bassou 51:45 35 José Teixeira 51:47 36 Johnny Marshall 51:48 37 Yves Furic 51:58 38 Jan Adriaansen 52:05 39 Zdravko Ceraj 52:07 40 Pavle Basic 52:13 41 Francisco Irizar 52:18 42 Gottlieb Stäubli 52:22 43 Felicito Cerezo 52:22 44 José Quesada 52:36 45 Roger Tombeur 52:39 46 Peter Griggs 52:41 47 Don Appleby 52:45 48 Joseph West 52:50 49 Jean-Louis Com 52:58 50 Alex Breckenridge 53:07 51 Adrianus van der Zande 53:12 52 Frank Sinclair 53:14 53 J. Morgan 53:28 54 Doug Rees 53:38 55 Pierre Page 53:39 56 Richard Daniels 53:39 57 Cees de Koning 53:46 58 Tom Wood 53:46 59 Emmet Farrell 53:49 60 Jean Simonet 53:55 61 Dyfrigg Rees 54:22 62 Erwin Bühler 54:25 63 Leo Besters 54:26 64 Walter Glauser 54:45 65 Tom Stevenson 54:50 66 Albert Känzig 54:58 67 Tom Richards 55:23 68 Tom O'Mahoney 55:30 69 S. Casey 55:55 70 Henk van der Veerdonk 56:24 71 Paddy Ross 56:52 72 Georg Steiner 58:02 73 Willy Weert 58:57 74 André Paris 59:10 75 Lyn Bevan 59:52 76 Frans Künen — Velimir Ilic DNF — Antonio Teixeira DNF — Bill Boak DNF — Ted Dalton DNF — Frans Wauters DNF — Siem Bobeldijk DNF — J. McClelland DNF — Joe Stevenson DNF — Ken Huckle DNF — Norman Wilson DNF — Karl Gschwend DNF — René De Rey DNF — Arie Verbaan DNF
Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Frank SandoFred NorrisBill GrayJim PetersGordon PiriePatrick Ranger 64 2 Abdallah Ould LaminePierre PratMohamed BoualiAndré LecatBoualem LabadieAli Ou Bassou 84 3 Franjo MihalićStevan PavlovicDomica CetinicDjordje StefanovicSvetislav JovanovicZdravko Ceraj 129 4 Buenaventura BaldomaAntonio AmorosJose CollJaime GuixaJosé TeixeiraFrancisco Irizar 143 5 Eddie BannonAndy ForbesArchie GibsonClark WallaceAlex BreckenridgeFrank Sinclair 181 6 Marcel VandewattyneLucien TheysMaurits van LaereRoger SerroelsRoger TombeurRichard Daniels 187 7 Hans FrischknechtAugust SutterGottlieb StäubliPierre PageErwin BühlerWalter Glauser 265 8 Davy HarrisonJohnny MarshallDon ApplebyJoseph WestJ. MorganTom O'Mahoney 281 9 Phil MorganPeter GriggsDoug ReesTom WoodDyfrigg ReesTom Richards 317 10 Jan AdriaansenAdrianus van der ZandeCees de KoningLeo BestersHenk van der VeerdonkWilly Weert 352
Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 89 athletes from 10 countries.
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