1959 International Cross Country Championships

The 1959 International Cross Country Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the National Stadium on March 21, 1959. Morocco entered a team for the first time after gaining independence. 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)Fred Norris 42:44.8Frank Sando 42:52.4 43:01.4 TeamMen 40 72 110

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Fred Norris 42:44.8 Frank Sando 42:52.4 43:01.4 4 Basil Heatley 43:10.4 5 Stanley Eldon 43:10.8 6 Alain Mimoun 43:15.4 7 Antonio Amoros 43:18 8 Rhadi Ben Abdesselam 43:20.6 9 Marcel Vandewattyne 43:25.6 10 Henri Clerckx 43:46.8 11 Bakir Benaissa 43:50.8 12 Carlos Pérez 43:53.8 13 Alan Perkins 43:57.4 14 Abdallah Ould Lamine 44:02.8 15 Michael Maynard 44:09.4 16 Luis García 44:13.8 17 Hamoud Ameur 44:17.8 18 Mohamed Saïd 44:18.8 19 Aurèle Vandendriessche 44:27.4 20 Alastair Wood 44:28 21 David Richards Jun. 44:34.8 22 Denis Jouret 44:38.2 23 Hedwig Leenaert 44:40.4 24 C. Bouchta 44:41.4 25 John Anderson 44:41.8 26 Peter Wilkinson 44:43.2 27 Gaston Roelants 44:45.8 28 Allal Ben Saoudi 44:48.6 29 Manuel Faria 44:48.8 30 Adrian Jackson 44:53 31 Graham Everett 45:00.2 32 Hélio Duarte 45:00.4 33 John Merriman 45:11.8 34 Lahcen Benaissa 45:17.4 35 Bertie Messitt 45:18.4 36 Mohamed Ben Bouchaib 45:19 37 Pat Killeen 45:26.6 38 Jesús Hurtado 45:34 39 Richard Morgan 45:36 40 Michael Bullivant 45:45.4 41 José Araújo 45:46 42 Manuel Marques 45:51 43 Denis O'Gorman 45:54 44 Maurits van Laere 45:59 45 Mohamed Ben Hassan 46:08.4 46 Alfonso Vidal 46:14.4 47 Joe McGhee 46:21.6 48 Manuel Alonso 46:27.2 49 Norman Horrell 46:30.8 50 Frank White 46:31.4 51 Maurice Chiclet 46:32.2 52 Peter Adams 46:43.6 53 Enrique Moreno 46:45.6 54 Joaquim Santos 46:59 55 Mohamed Ben Mohamed 46:58.2 56 Jimmy Todd 47:02.4 57 Joe Connolly 47:08 58 John McLaren 47:10.2 59 Mohamed Bensaid 47:20 60 Bert Irving 47:31 61 Frans Herman 47:37.8 62 Júlio Carmo 47:40.2 63 Henrique Inglês 48:19.4 64 Roger Harrison-Jones 48:19.8 65 Roy Profitt 48:48.4 66 Joaquim Ferreira 49:50 67 Jim Kenmore 49:52.6 68 William Butcher 50:32.2 — Fernando Aguilar DNF — Tomas Ballestin DNF — Michel Bernard DNF — Willie Dunne DNF — Guy Texereau DNF — Jim Douglas DNF — Natalino Almeida DNF — Tommy Dunne DNF — Julien Vandevelde DNF — Cherif Ahmid DNF

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Fred NorrisFrank SandoBasil HeatleyStanley EldonAlan PerkinsMichael Maynard 40 2 Alain MimounRhadi Ben AbdesselamAbdallah Ould LamineHamoud AmeurC. Bouchta 72 3 Marcel VandewattyneHenri ClerckxAurèle VandendriesscheDenis JouretHedwig LeenaertGaston Roelants 110 4 Antonio AmorosCarlos PérezLuis GarcíaJesús HurtadoAlfonso VidalManuel Alonso 167 5 Bakir BenaissaMohamed SaïdAllal Ben SaoudiLahcen BenaissaMohamed Ben BouchaibMohamed Ben Hassan 172 6 Alastair WoodAdrian JacksonGraham EverettJoe McGheeJoe ConnollyJohn McLaren 243 7 David Richards Jun.John MerrimanRichard MorganNorman HorrellPeter AdamsRoger Harrison-Jones 258 8 Manuel FariaHélio DuarteJosé AraújoManuel MarquesJoaquim SantosJúlio Carmo 260 9 Bertie MessittPat KilleenDenis O'GormanFrank WhiteJimmy ToddJim Kenmore 288

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 78 athletes from 9 countries.

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