1949 International Cross Country Championships
# 1949 International Cross Country Championships

The 1949 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Baldoyle Racecourse on March 26, 1949. 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) | Alain Mimoun France | 47:50 | Raphaël Pujazon France | 47:51 | Charles Cérou France | 47:55 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | France | 33 | England | 90 | Ireland | 123 |

## Individual Race Results

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

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Alain Mimoun | France | 47:50 |
| | Raphaël Pujazon | France | 47:51 |
| | Charles Cérou | France | 47:55 |
| 4 | Steve McCooke | Ireland | 47:59 |
| 5 | Geoff Saunders | England | 48:14 |
| 6 | André Paris | France | 48:27 |
| 7 | Frank Aaron | England | 48:32 |
| 8 | Roger Petitjean | France | 48:37 |
| 9 | Constantino Miranda | Spain | 48:46 |
| 10 | Reg Gosney | England | 48:48 |
| 11 | Jose Coll | Spain | 48:55 |
| 12 | John Doms | Belgium | 49:01 |
| 13 | Mohamed Brahim | France | 49:06 |
| 14 | John Barry | Ireland | 49:07 |
| 15 | Andy Forbes | Scotland | 49:14 |
| 16 | Harry Hicks | England | 49:15 |
| 17 | Raymond Allix | France | 49:16 |
| 18 | Lucien Theys | Belgium | 49:20 |
| 19 | Patrick Fahy | Ireland | 49:21 |
| 20 | Willy De Neef | Belgium | 49:22 |
| 21 | Alexandre Guyodo | France | 49:51 |
| 22 | Ricardo Yebra | Spain | 49:52 |
| 23 | Johnny Marshall | Ireland | 49:53 |
| 24 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 50:02 |
| 25 | Jack Carrick | England | 50:03 |
| 26 | Buenaventura Baldoma | Spain | 50:04 |
| 27 | Len Eyre | England | 50:13 |
| 28 | Pat Haughey | Ireland | 50:15 |
| 29 | Bobby Reid | Scotland | 50:18 |
| 30 | Gregorio Rojo | Spain | 50:19 |
| 31 | Doug Thompson | England | 50:20 |
| 32 | George Craig | Scotland | 50:21 |
| 33 | Jacques Vernier | France | 50:27 |
| 34 | Frans Wauters | Belgium | 50:29 |
| 35 | Don Appleby | Ireland | 50:30 |
| 36 | Manuel Polo | Spain | 50:31 |
| 37 | James Fleming | Scotland | 50:40 |
| 38 | Emile Renson | Belgium | 50:41 |
| 39 | Frans Smets | Belgium | 50:47 |
| 40 | Jim Flockhart | Scotland | 50:48 |
| 41 | Tom Walsh | Ireland | 50:49 |
| 42 | Patsy Fitzgerald | Ireland | 50:56 |
| 43 | Simon Aldazabal | Spain | 51:03 |
| 44 | Tom McNeish | Scotland | 51:10 |
| 45 | Jean Chapelle | Belgium | 51:13 |
| 46 | Maldwyn White | Wales | 51:28 |
| 47 | Mick Maleedy | England | 51:51 |
| 48 | James Reid | Scotland | 51:54 |
| 49 | Ivor Lloyd | Wales | 52:14 |
| 50 | John Andrews | Wales | 52:16 |
| 51 | Pedro Sierra | Spain | 52:29 |
| 52 | Albert Christian | England | 52:33 |
| 53 | William Butcher | Wales | 53:35 |
| 54 | Tom Stevenson | Scotland | 53:47 |
| 55 | Pat Wallace | Wales | 54:46 |
| 56 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland | 55:03 |
| 57 | Eddie Cooper | Wales | 55:14 |
| 58 | Tom Wood | Wales | 55:32 |
| 59 | H.F. Bull | Wales | 55:52 |
| — | Eric Williams | Wales | DNF |
| — | M. O'Connell | Ireland | DNF |
| — | Ernest Delaunois | Belgium | DNF |

## Team Results

### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | France | Alain Mimoun Raphaël Pujazon Charles Cérou André Paris Roger Petitjean Mohamed Brahim | 33 |
| 2 | England | Geoff Saunders Frank Aaron Reg Gosney Harry Hicks Jack Carrick Len Eyre | 90 |
| 3 | Ireland | Steve McCooke John Barry Patrick Fahy Johnny Marshall Pat Haughey Don Appleby | 123 |
| 4 | Spain | Constantino Miranda Jose Coll Ricardo Yebra Buenaventura Baldoma Gregorio Rojo Manuel Polo | 134 |
| 5 | Belgium | John Doms Lucien Theys Willy De Neef Marcel Vandewattyne Frans Wauters Emile Renson | 146 |
| 6 | Scotland | Andy Forbes Bobby Reid George Craig James Fleming Jim Flockhart Tom McNeish | 197 |
| 7 | Wales | Maldwyn White Ivor Lloyd John Andrews William Butcher Pat Wallace Eddie Cooper | 310 |

## Participation

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

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