1951 International Cross Country Championships
# 1951 International Cross Country Championships

The 1951 International Cross Country Championships was held in Caerleon, Wales, at the Caerleon Racecourse on 31 March 1951. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual |||||||
| Men 9.25 mi (14.9 km) | Geoff Saunders England | 54:07 | Frank Aaron England | 54:48 | Charles Cérou France | 55:05 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 47 | France | 54 | Belgium | 99 |

## Individual Race Results

### Men's (9.25 mi / 14.9 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Geoff Saunders | England | 54:07 |
| | Frank Aaron | England | 54:48 |
| | Charles Cérou | France | 55:05 |
| 4 | Walter Hesketh | England | 55:08 |
| 5 | André Paris | France | 55:31 |
| 6 | Mohamed Lahoucine | France | 55:34 |
| 7 | Lucien Theys | Belgium | 55:41 |
| 8 | Henri Lucas | France | 55:45 |
| 9 | Frans Herman | Belgium | 55:49 |
| 10 | Edward Hardy | England | 55:50 |
| 11 | Johnny Marshall | Ireland | 55:51 |
| 12 | Charlie Owens | Ireland | 55:56 |
| 13 | André Nollet | France | 56:11 |
| 14 | Alec Olney | England | 56:13 |
| 15 | Maurits van Laere | Belgium | 56:14 |
| 16 | Bertie Robertson | England | 56:15 |
| 17 | Jose Coll | Spain | 56:38 |
| 18 | Antonio Amoros | Spain | 56:40 |
| 19 | Jacques Varnoux | France | 56:44 |
| 20 | Charles Dewachtere | Belgium | 57:17 |
| 21 | John Doms | Belgium | |
| 22 | Roger Petitjean | France | |
| 23 | Bill Boak | England | |
| 24 | Tommy Tracey | Scotland | 57:39 |
| 25 | Mohamed Brahim | France | |
| 26 | Jaime Guixa | Spain | |
| 27 | Roger Serroels | Belgium | |
| 28 | Ron Williams | England | |
| 29 | Constantino Miranda | Spain | |
| 30 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | |
| 31 | Étienne Gailly | Belgium | |
| 32 | Bobby Reid | Scotland | 58:26 |
| 33 | Doug Rees | Wales | |
| 34 | Albert Chorlton | England | |
| 35 | Don Appleby | Ireland | |
| 36 | Francisco Irizar | Spain | |
| 37 | R. McCabe | Ireland | |
| 38 | Andy Forbes | Scotland | 58:55 |
| 39 | Alan Anderson | Ireland | |
| 40 | Siem Bobeldijk | Netherlands | |
| 41 | Patrick Fahy | Ireland | |
| 42 | Archie Gibson | Scotland | 59:35 |
| 43 | Tom Richards | Wales | |
| 44 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland | 59:58 |
| 45 | Kevin Maguire | Ireland | |
| 46 | Jimmy Ellis | Scotland | 1:00:25 |
| 47 | Leo Besters | Netherlands | |
| 48 | Staf Dobbelaere | Netherlands | |
| 49 | Eddie Bannon | Scotland | 1:00:35 |
| 50 | Jef Lataster | Netherlands | |
| 51 | Charlie Robertson | Scotland | |
| 52 | Jan Adriaansen | Netherlands | |
| 53 | John Edwards | Wales | |
| 54 | Dyfrigg Rees | Wales | |
| 55 | Alex Kidd | Scotland | 1:00:30 |
| 56 | Pie Meyers | Netherlands | |
| 57 | George Phipps | Wales | 1:00:58 |
| 58 | Adrianus van der Zande | Netherlands | |
| 59 | Pat Wallace | Wales | |
| 60 | André Deschacht | Belgium | |
| 61 | William Butcher | Wales | |
| 62 | E. Donnelly | Ireland | |
| 63 | Anthony Noonan | Wales | |
| 64 | José Quesada | Spain | |
| 65 | Dé Slegt | Netherlands | |
| 66 | Henk van der Veerdonk | Netherlands | |
| 67 | Miguel Revert | Spain | |
| 68 | Leonardo Vegas | Spain | |
| — | Lionel Billas | France | DNF |
| — | Eric Williams | Wales | DNF |
| — | M. Duane | Ireland | DNF |

## Team Results

### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | Geoff Saunders Frank Aaron Walter Hesketh Edward Hardy Alec Olney Bertie Robertson | 47 |
| 2 | France | Charles Cérou André Paris Mohamed Lahoucine Henri Lucas André Nollet Jacques Varnoux | 54 |
| 3 | Belgium | Lucien Theys Frans Herman Maurits van Laere Charles Dewachtere John Doms Roger Serroels | 99 |
| 4 | Ireland | Johnny Marshall Charlie Owens Don Appleby R. McCabe Alan Anderson Patrick Fahy | 175 |
| 5 | Spain | Jose Coll Antonio Amoros Jaime Guixa Constantino Miranda Francisco Irizar José Quesada | 190 |
| 6 | Scotland | Tommy Tracey Bobby Reid Andy Forbes Archie Gibson Emmet Farrell Jimmy Ellis | 226 |
| 7 | Netherlands | Siem Bobeldijk Leo Besters Staf Dobbelaere Jef Lataster Jan Adriaansen Pie Meyers | 293 |
| 8 | Wales | Doug Rees Tom Richards John Edwards Dyfrigg Rees George Phipps Pat Wallace | 299 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 8 countries.

* Belgium (9)
* England (9)
* France (9)
* Ireland (9)
* Netherlands (9)
* Scotland (9)
* Spain (8)
* Wales (9)
