1950 International Cross Country Championships
# 1950 International Cross Country Championships

The 1950 International Cross Country Championships was held in Brussels, Belgium, at the Hippodrome de Boitsfort on March 25, 1950. 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 mi (14.5 km) | Lucien Theys Belgium | 45:42 | Alain Mimoun France | 45:50 | Mohamed Hamza France | 46:00 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | France | 43 | Belgium | 77 | England | 82 |

## Individual Race Results

### Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Lucien Theys | Belgium | 45:42 |
| | Alain Mimoun | France | 45:50 |
| | Mohamed Hamza | France | 46:00 |
| 4 | Frank Aaron | England | 46:09 |
| 5 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 46:10 |
| 6 | Buenaventura Baldoma | Spain | 46:32 |
| 7 | Alec Olney | England | 46:35 |
| 8 | Roger Petitjean | France | 46:38 |
| 9 | André Nollet | France | 46:42 |
| 10 | Mohamed Brahim | France | 46:45 |
| 11 | Charles Cérou | France | 46:50 |
| 12 | John Doms | Belgium | 46:53 |
| 13 | René Tessier | France | 47:07 |
| 14 | Geoff Saunders | England | 47:09 |
| 15 | Maurits van Laere | Belgium | 47:11 |
| 16 | August Sutter | Switzerland | 47:12 |
| 17 | Len Eyre | England | 47:15 |
| 18 | Reg Gosney | England | 47:20 |
| 19 | Pedro Sierra | Spain | 47:23 |
| 20 | Frans Herman | Belgium | 47:34 |
| 21 | Raphaël Pujazon | France | 47:38 |
| 22 | Harry Hicks | England | 47:39 |
| 23 | Ricardo Yebra | Spain | 47:42 |
| 24 | Emile Renson | Belgium | 47:50 |
| 25 | Doug Thompson | England | 47:52 |
| 26 | Johnny Marshall | Ireland | 47:53 |
| 27 | Willy De Neef | Belgium | 47:54 |
| 28 | Jaime Guixa | Spain | 48:02 |
| 29 | Andy Forbes | Scotland | 48:03 |
| 30 | Jef Lataster | Netherlands | 48:04 |
| 31 | Don Appleby | Ireland | 48:09 |
| 32 | John Diamond | Ireland | 48:12 |
| 33 | Roger Serroels | Belgium | 48:13 |
| 34 | Pierre Page | Switzerland | 48:14 |
| 35 | Hans Frischknecht | Switzerland | 48:15 |
| 36 | Benito Losada Santiago | Spain | 48:17 |
| 37 | Albert Känzig | Switzerland | 48:18 |
| 38 | Charlie Owens | Ireland | 48:29 |
| 39 | Anthony Noonan | Wales | 48:39 |
| 40 | Simon Aldazabal | Spain | 48:40 |
| 41 | Richard Daniels | Belgium | 48:41 |
| 42 | Ted Coggin | England | 48:42 |
| 43 | Gottlieb Stäubli | Switzerland | 48:46 |
| 44 | Charlie Robertson | Scotland | 48:55 |
| 45 | Bobby Reid | Scotland | 48:58 |
| 46 | Frank Sinclair | Scotland | 49:07 |
| 47 | John Green | England | 49:09 |
| 48 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland | 49:19 |
| 49 | Ben Bickerton | Scotland | 49:20 |
| 50 | Antonio Merono | Spain | 49:22 |
| 51 | Karl Gschwend | Switzerland | 49:28 |
| 52 | John Morrow | Ireland | 49:34 |
| 53 | Ernst Sandmeier | Switzerland | 49:36 |
| 54 | Doug Rees | Wales | 49:40 |
| 55 | George Craig | Scotland | 49:42 |
| 56 | Patrick Fahy | Ireland | 49:45 |
| 57 | Rudolf Morgenthaler | Switzerland | 49:46 |
| 58 | Patsy Fitzgerald | Ireland | 49:49 |
| 59 | Tom Moore | Ireland | 49:53 |
| 60 | André Paris | France | 49:54 |
| 61 | Alwin Probst | Switzerland | 49:57 |
| 62 | Dé Slegt | Netherlands | 49:58 |
| 63 | Leonardo Vegas | Spain | 50:01 |
| 64 | Maldwyn White | Wales | 50:04 |
| 65 | J. van Veen | Netherlands | 50:10 |
| 66 | Ivor Lloyd | Wales | 50:18 |
| 67 | Tom Wood | Wales | 50:37 |
| 68 | Jean-Pierre Hoffmann | Luxembourg | 50:49 |
| 69 | Dyfrigg Rees | Wales | 50:51 |
| 70 | Joop Overdijk | Netherlands | 50:55 |
| 71 | Hein Finken | Netherlands | 50:56 |
| 72 | Siem Bobeldijk | Netherlands | 51:00 |
| 73 | Cees de Koning | Netherlands | 51:01 |
| 74 | Pat Wallace | Wales | 51:32 |
| 75 | Tommy Tracey | Scotland | 51:33 |
| 76 | Bruno Mathiussi | Luxembourg | 52:04 |
| 77 | Hans Huizinga | Netherlands | 52:14 |
| 78 | Ken Harris | Wales | 52:15 |
| 79 | Staf Dobbelaere | Netherlands | 52:18 |
| 80 | Roger Ricaille | Luxembourg | 53:20 |
| 81 | Louis Welu | Luxembourg | 53:26 |
| 82 | Venant Kinsch | Luxembourg | 54:53 |
| 83 | Albert Schumacher | Luxembourg | 54:53 |
| 84 | Marcel Barthels | Luxembourg | 58:12 |
| 85 | James Sanderson | Scotland | 58:26 |
| — | Kevin Maguire | Ireland | DNF |
| — | Cliff Rosser | Wales | DNF |
| — | Charles Heirendt | Luxembourg | DNF |

## Team Results

### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | Alain Mimoun Mohamed Hamza Roger Petitjean André Nollet Mohamed Brahim Charles Cérou | 43 |
| 2 | Belgium | Lucien Theys Marcel Vandewattyne John Doms Maurits van Laere Frans Herman Emile Renson | 77 |
| 3 | England | Frank Aaron Alec Olney Geoff Saunders Len Eyre Reg Gosney Harry Hicks | 82 |
| 4 | Spain | Buenaventura Baldoma Pedro Sierra Ricardo Yebra Jaime Guixa Benito Losada Santiago Simon Aldazabal | 152 |
| 5 | Switzerland | August Sutter Pierre Page Hans Frischknecht Albert Känzig Gottlieb Stäubli Karl Gschwend | 216 |
| 6 | Ireland | Johnny Marshall Don Appleby John Diamond Charlie Owens John Morrow Patrick Fahy | 235 |
| 7 | Scotland | Andy Forbes Charlie Robertson Bobby Reid Frank Sinclair Emmet Farrell Ben Bickerton | 261 |
| 8 | Wales | Anthony Noonan Doug Rees Maldwyn White Ivor Lloyd Tom Wood Dyfrigg Rees | 359 |
| 9 | Netherlands | Jef Lataster Dé Slegt J. van Veen Joop Overdijk Hein Finken Siem Bobeldijk | 370 |
| 10 | Luxembourg | Jean-Pierre Hoffmann Bruno Mathiussi Roger Ricaille Louis Welu Venant Kinsch Albert Schumacher | 470 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 88 athletes from 10 countries.

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