1947 International Cross Country Championships
# 1947 International Cross Country Championships

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.

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) | Raphaël Pujazon France | 50:26 | Jean Chapelle Belgium | 50:51 | Mohamed Lahoucine France | 51:04 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | France | 34 | Belgium | 86 | England | 105 |

## Individual Race Results

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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Raphaël Pujazon | France | 50:26 |
| | Jean Chapelle | Belgium | 50:51 |
| | Mohamed Lahoucine | France | 51:04 |
| 4 | Georges Gaillot | France | 51:19 |
| 5 | Arsène Piesset | France | 51:19 |
| 6 | Alec Olney | England | 51:19 |
| 7 | Jim Flockhart | Scotland | 51:36 |
| 8 | Bert Hermans | Belgium | 51:40 |
| 9 | Jerry Kiely | Ireland | 51:45 |
| 10 | Paul Messner | France | 51:52 |
| 11 | Henri Leveque | France | 51:53 |
| 12 | Tony Chivers | England | 51:54 |
| 13 | Pat Haughey | Ireland | 52:07 |
| 14 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 52:14 |
| 15 | Reg Gosney | England | 52:15 |
| 16 | André Valdovinos | France | 52:20 |
| 17 | Emile Renson | Belgium | 52:26 |
| 18 | Tom Walsh | Ireland | 52:40 |
| 19 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland | 52:41 |
| 20 | Bobby Reid | Scotland | 52:48 |
| 21 | Edouard Schroeven | Belgium | 52:59 |
| 22 | Bertie Robertson | England | 53:01 |
| 23 | Gordon Monshall | England | 53:08 |
| 24 | Frans Wauters | Belgium | 53:13 |
| 25 | Henri Klein | France | 53:17 |
| 26 | Andy Forbes | Scotland | 53:23 |
| 27 | Matt Smith | England | 53:30 |
| 28 | Frank Sinclair | Scotland | 53:37 |
| 29 | Kevin Maguire | Ireland | 53:43 |
| 30 | Norman Ashcroft | England | 53:47 |
| 31 | Patsy Fitzgerald | Ireland | 53:49 |
| 32 | Ivor Lloyd | Wales | 53:53 |
| 33 | J. Fitzgerald | Ireland | 53:58 |
| 34 | Frans Feremans | Belgium | 54:09 |
| 35 | Mohamed Brahim | France | 54:23 |
| 36 | G. Carolan | Ireland | 54:29 |
| 37 | Alex McGregor | Scotland | 54:31 |
| 38 | Gibby Anderson | Scotland | 54:42 |
| 39 | Laurence (Larry) Donnelly | Ireland | 54:43 |
| 40 | Len Herbert | England | 54:44 |
| 41 | Norman Jones | England | 55:03 |
| 42 | Tom Richards | Wales | 55:28 |
| 43 | James Reid | Scotland | 55:30 |
| 44 | Willy Sommerville | Scotland | 55:56 |
| 45 | Eric Williams | Wales | 56:02 |
| 46 | Martin Richards | Wales | 56:15 |
| 47 | J. Manning II | Ireland | 56:15 |
| 48 | Frans Smets | Belgium | 57:20 |
| 49 | Eddie Cooper | Wales | 57:26 |
| 50 | Glan Williams | Wales | 57:45 |
| 51 | Bill Richards | Wales | 58:38 |
| 52 | Ken Harris | Wales | 59:23 |
| — | Gaston Reiff | Belgium | DNF |
| — | Bernard Baldwin | Wales | DNF |

## Team Results

### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | Raphaël Pujazon Mohamed Lahoucine Georges Gaillot Arsène Piesset Paul Messner Henri Leveque | 34 |
| 2 | Belgium | Jean Chapelle Bert Hermans Marcel Vandewattyne Emile Renson Edouard Schroeven Frans Wauters | 86 |
| 3 | England | Alec Olney Tony Chivers Reg Gosney Bertie Robertson Gordon Monshall Matt Smith | 105 |
| 4 | Ireland | Jerry Kiely Pat Haughey Tom Walsh Kevin Maguire Patsy Fitzgerald J. Fitzgerald | 133 |
| 5 | Scotland | Jim Flockhart Emmet Farrell Bobby Reid Andy Forbes Frank Sinclair Alex McGregor | 137 |
| 6 | Wales | Ivor 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.

* Belgium (9)
* England (9)
* France (9)
* Ireland (9)
* Scotland (9)
* Wales (9)
