1955 International Cross Country Championships

The 1955 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the Lasarte Hippodrome on 19 March 1955. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week later at Ayr, Scotland on 26 March 1955. A report on the men's event as well as the women's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men, and for women (unofficial), medalists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medalists IndividualMen9 mi (14.5 km)Frank Sando 46:09Hugh Foord 46:33Ken Norris 46:35Women (unofficial)1.9 mi (3.0 km)Diane Leather 16:08Anne Oliver 16:31Leila Buckland 16:45 TeamMen 27 102 109Women (unofficial) 10 34

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Frank Sando 46:09 Hugh Foord 46:33 Ken Norris 46:35 4 Lucien Theys 46:41 5 Antonio Amoros 46:48 6 Patrick Ranger 46:54 7 Edward Hardy 46:55 8 Michael Maynard 46:56 9 Bakir Benaissa 46:57 10 Luis García 46:59 11 George Rhodes 47:06 12 Maurits van Laere 47:10 13 Jean-Louis Com 47:18 14 Manuel Faria 47:25 15 Frans Herman 47:28 16 Roger Deweer 47:36 17 Mohamed Bensaid 47:42 18 João Silva 47:43 19 Pierre Prat 47:48 20 Kenneth Caulder 47:49 21 Francisco Irizar 47:50 22 Felicito Cerezo 47:53 23 Félix Bidegui 47:55 24 Belkacem Chikhane 47:57 25 José Araújo 48:01 26 Marcel Davignon 48:03 27 Bill Boak 48:04 28 Antonio Aguirre 48:09 29 Marcel Vandewattyne 48:19 30 Enrique Moreno 48:20 31 David Richards Jun. 48:24 32 Ken Huckle 48:25 33 Phil Morgan 48:26 34 Serge Blusson 48:30 35 Eddie Bannon 48:31 36 Denis O'Gorman 48:35 37 John Disley 48:41 38 Pierre de Pauw 48:44 39 Tony Pumfrey 48:46 40 Norman Wilson 48:47 41 Filipe Luis 48:48 42 Donald Henson 48:58 43 Jaime Guixa 49:00 44 Charlie Owens 49:03 45 Maurice Chiclet 49:11 46 Richard Daniels 49:12 47 António Ventura 49:13 48 John McLaren 49:25 49 Frans van der Hoeven 49:31 50 Lucas Larraza 49:35 51 Willie Lindsay 49:36 52 Andy Brown 49:38 53 Johnny Marshall 49:41 54 Joe McGhee 49:47 55 Brian James 49:59 56 Augusto Silva 49:59 57 Tom Stevenson 50:12 58 Jim Douglas 50:37 59 Joaquim Santos 50:51 60 Joe Stevenson 50:54 61 Willy Dodds 50:56 62 Armando Silva 50:57 63 Robert Hanna 51:36 64 Lyn Bevan 51:46 65 Adam Brown 51:56 66 Don Appleby 52:18 67 Frazer Walker 54:29 — Lahcen Ben Allal DNF — Maurice Simonnet DNF — Ian Binnie DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Diane Leather 16:08 Anne Oliver 16:31 Leila Buckland 16:45 4 June Bridgland 16:57 5 Marian Davies 17:00 6 Madeline Wooller 17:01 7 Catherine Boyce 18:18 8 Anne Drummond 18:40 9 Elizabeth McLeod 18:47 10 Mollie Ferguson 19:15 11 Doreen Fulton 19:20 12 Agnes Elder 19:25

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Frank SandoHugh FoordKen NorrisPatrick RangerEdward HardyMichael Maynard 27 2 Lucien TheysMaurits van LaereFrans HermanRoger DeweerMarcel DavignonMarcel Vandewattyne 102 3 Antonio AmorosLuis GarcíaFrancisco IrizarFelicito CerezoFélix BideguiAntonio Aguirre 109 4 Bakir BenaissaJean-Louis ComMohamed BensaidPierre PratBelkacem ChikhaneSerge Blusson 116 5 Manuel FariaJoão SilvaJosé AraújoFilipe LuisAntónio VenturaAugusto Silva 201 6 David Richards Jun.Ken HucklePhil MorganJohn DisleyTony PumfreyNorman Wilson 212 7 Eddie BannonDonald HensonJohn McLarenWillie LindsayAndy BrownJoe McGhee 282 8 Denis O'GormanCharlie OwensJohnny MarshallJim DouglasWilly DoddsRobert Hanna 315

Women's (unofficial) Rank Country Team Points 1 Diane LeatherAnne OliverLeila BucklandJune Bridgland 10 2 Catherine BoyceAnne DrummondElizabeth McLeodMollie Ferguson 34

Participation

Men's An unofficial count yields the participation of male 70 athletes from 8 countries.

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Women's An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.

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