1954 International Cross Country Championships

The 1954 International Cross Country Championships was held in Birmingham, England, at the Bromford Bridge Racecourse on 27 March 1954. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week earlier at the same place on 20 March 1954. A preview on the men's event,[1] a report on the men's results[2] as well as the women's results[3] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

1954 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition41st
Date27 March (men)
20 March (women)
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueBromford Bridge Racecourse
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 2.5 mi (4.0 km) women
Participation62 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
7 (men) / 2 (women) nations

Complete results for men,[4] and for women (unofficial),[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)		 Alain Mimoun
 France		47:51 Ken Norris
 England		48:13 Patrick Ranger
 England		48:21
Women (unofficial)
2.5 mi (4.0 km)		 Diane Leather
 England		15:19 Anne Oliver
 England		15:45 June Bridgland
 England		16:12
Team
Men  England29  France85  Belgium102
Women (unofficial)  England10  Scotland34

Individual Race results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Alain Mimoun France47:51
Ken Norris England48:13
Patrick Ranger England48:21
4Frank Sando England48:25
5Derek Walker England48:53
6Lucien Hanswijk Belgium49:07
7Peter Driver England49:09
8Edward Hardy England49:10
9Albert Chorlton England49:13
10Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium49:15
11Antonio Amoros Spain49:16
12André Lecat France49:33
13Edouard Dillien Belgium49:40
14Eddie Bannon Scotland49:44
15Boualem Labadie France49:49
16L. Alami France49:53
17Luis García Spain49:55
18Ken Wood England49:59
19Frans van der Hoeven Belgium50:01
20Pierre Prat France50:10
21Lahcen Ben Allal France50:12
22Pedro Sierra Spain50:16
23Amar Khallouf France50:19
24Harry Fenion Scotland50:20
25Roger Serroels Belgium50:26
26Michael Maynard England50:30
27Forbes McKenzie Scotland50:36
28Joe Stevenson Scotland50:41
29Frans Smets Belgium50:42
30Félix Bidegui Spain50:45
31Mohamed Ali Labidi France50:55
32Felicito Cerezo Spain50:58
33Phil Morgan Wales51:00
34Francisco Irizar Spain51:05
35Tony Pumfrey Wales51:16
36Lucien Theys Belgium51:20
37Archie Gibson Scotland51:24
38Antonio Aguirre Spain51:25
39Robert de Troyer Belgium51:35
40Ronnie Kane Scotland51:39
41Dyfrigg Rees Wales51:43
42Terry Keegan Ireland51:45
43J. McClelland Ireland51:51
44Charlie Owens Ireland52:09
45Marcel Davignon Belgium52:15
46Enrique Moreno Spain52:20
47Willy Dodds Ireland52:23
48K.B. Harvey Ireland52:29
49William Butcher Wales52:30
50Joe McGhee Scotland52:35
51Tommy Tracey Scotland52:47
52Lyn Bevan Wales53:01
53Tom Wood Wales53:18
54Tom Stevenson Scotland53:42
55Johnny Marshall Ireland53:49
56Jim Douglas Ireland53:54
57John Nash Wales54:08
58George Phipps Wales54:19
59Jack Dougan Ireland55:24
60Gilbert Legge Wales55:43
–Michel Ascarateil FranceDNF
–Eddie McAvoy IrelandDNF

Women's (2.5 mi / 4.0 km, unofficial)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Diane Leather England15:19
Anne Oliver England15:45
June Bridgland England16:12
4Dilys Williams England16:23
5Marian Davies England16:30
6Norah Smalley England17:00
7Anne Drummond Scotland17:29
8Mary Wadler Scotland17:55
9Agnes Elder Scotland19:01
10Mollie Ferguson Scotland19:13
11Betty Moffat Scotland20:20
12Sheila Johnstone Scotland21:30

Team results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandKen Norris
Patrick Ranger
Frank Sando
Derek Walker
Peter Driver
Edward Hardy		29
2 FranceAlain Mimoun
André Lecat
Boualem Labadie
L. Alami
Pierre Prat
Lahcen Ben Allal		85
3 BelgiumLucien Hanswijck
Marcel Vandewattyne
Edouard Dillien
Frans van der Hoeven
Roger Serroels
Frans Smets		102
4 SpainAntonio Amoros
Luis García
Pedro Sierra
Félix Bidegui
Felicito Cerezo
Francisco Irizar		146
5 ScotlandEddie Bannon
Harry Fenion
Forbes McKenzie
Joe Stevenson
Archie Gibson
Ronnie Kane		170
6 WalesPhil Morgan
Tony Pumfrey
Dyfrigg Rees
William Butcher
Lyn Bevan
Tom Wood		263
7 IrelandTerry Keegan
J. McClelland
Charlie Owens
Willy Dodds
K.B. Harvey
Johnny Marshall		279

Women's (unofficial)
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandDiane Leather
Anne Oliver
June Bridgland
Dilys Williams		10
2 ScotlandAnne Drummond
Mary Wadler
Agnes Elder
Mollie Ferguson		34

Participation

Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 62 athletes from 7 countries.

Women's

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

See also
  • 1954 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. "Cross-Country International - Birmingham Prospects - A. Mimoun, still the outstanding cross-country runner in France, is a strong favourite to win the International race on Saturday at Bromford Bridge, Birmingham...", Glasgow Herald, p. 4, 22 March 1954, retrieved 1 October 2013
  2. "England's Cross-Country Win - France and England shared the honours, and Scotland once again disappointed in the forty-first cross-country International, which was staged on Saturday at Birmingham Racecourse...", Glasgow Herald, p. 11, 29 March 1954, retrieved 1 October 2013
  3. "Scottish Women Beaten - England easily defeated Scotland in the first post-war women's International cross-country match at Birmingham on Saturday by 19 points to 34...", Glasgow Herald, p. 4, 22 March 1954, retrieved 1 October 2013
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5 km CC Men - Birmingham Bromford Bridge Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 27, 1954, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 4 August 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013
  5. Magnusson, Tomas (15 February 2007), Various Cross Country Events - 4.0 km CC Women - Birmingham Date: Saturday, March 20, 1954, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 19 July 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013
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