1947 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition34th
DateMarch 30
Host citySaint-Cloud, Île-de-France, France France
VenueHippodrome de Saint-Cloud
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

The 1947 International Cross Country Championships was held in Saint-Cloud, France, at the Hippodrome de Saint-Cloud on March 30, 1947. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Raphaël Pujazon
 France
50:26 Jean Chapelle
 Belgium
50:51 Mohamed Lahoucine
 France
51:04
Team
Men  France34  Belgium86  England105

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Raphaël Pujazon France50:26
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Jean Chapelle Belgium50:51
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mohamed Lahoucine France51:04
4Georges Gaillot France51:19
5Arsène Piesset France51:19
6Alec Olney England51:19
7Jim Flockhart Scotland51:36
8Bert Hermans Belgium51:40
9Jerry Kiely Ireland51:45
10Paul Messner France51:52
11Henri Leveque France51:53
12Tony Chivers England51:54
13Pat Haughey Ireland52:07
14Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium52:14
15Reg Gosney England52:15
16André Valdovinos France52:20
17Emile Renson Belgium52:26
18Tom Walsh Ireland52:40
19Emmet Farrell Scotland52:41
20Bobby Reid Scotland52:48
21Edouard Schroeven Belgium52:59
22Bertie Robertson England53:01
23Gordon Monshall England53:08
24Frans Wauters Belgium53:13
25Henri Klein France53:17
26Andy Forbes Scotland53:23
27Matt Smith England53:30
28Frank Sinclair Scotland53:37
29Kevin Maguire Ireland53:43
30Norman Ashcroft England53:47
31Patsy Fitzgerald Ireland53:49
32Ivor Lloyd Wales53:53
33J. Fitzgerald Ireland53:58
34Frans Feremans Belgium54:09
35Mohamed Brahim France54:23
36G. Carolan Ireland54:29
37Alex McGregor Scotland54:31
38Gibby Anderson Scotland54:42
39Laurence (Larry) Donnelly Ireland54:43
40Len Herbert England54:44
41Norman Jones England55:03
42Tom Richards Wales55:28
43James Reid Scotland55:30
44Willy Sommerville Scotland55:56
45Eric Williams Wales56:02
46Martin Richards Wales56:15
47J. Manning II Ireland56:15
48Frans Smets Belgium57:20
49Eddie Cooper Wales57:26
50Glan Williams Wales57:45
51Bill Richards Wales58:38
52Ken Harris Wales59:23
Gaston Reiff BelgiumDNF
Bernard Baldwin WalesDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 FranceRaphaël Pujazon
Mohamed Lahoucine
Georges Gaillot
Arsène Piesset
Paul Messner
Henri Leveque
34
2 BelgiumJean Chapelle
Bert Hermans
Marcel Vandewattyne
Emile Renson
Edouard Schroeven
Frans Wauters
86
3 EnglandAlec Olney
Tony Chivers
Reg Gosney
Bertie Robertson
Gordon Monshall
Matt Smith
105
4 IrelandJerry Kiely
Pat Haughey
Tom Walsh
Kevin Maguire
Patsy Fitzgerald
J. Fitzgerald
133
5 ScotlandJim Flockhart
Emmet Farrell
Bobby Reid
Andy Forbes
Frank Sinclair
Alex McGregor
137
6 WalesIvor Lloyd
Tom Richards
Eric Williams
Martin Richards
Eddie Cooper
Glan Williams
264

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.

See also

  • 1947 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. Cross-Country Feat - Raphael Pujazon (Racing Club de France) won the individual honours in the six nations' international cross-country championship in Paris yesterday, when he covered the course of about nine miles at St. Cloud, near Paris, in 50min 27sec., Glasgow Herald, March 31, 1947, p. 2, retrieved October 1, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Paris Hippodrome de St. Cloud Date: Sunday, March 30, 1947, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  4. 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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