The 1952 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 22 March 1952. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medalists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medalists IndividualMen9 mi (14.5 km)Alain Mimoun 48:19Marcel Vandewattyne 49:02Abdelkader Driss 49:06 TeamMen 35 64 126
Individual Race Results Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Alain Mimoun 48:19 Marcel Vandewattyne 49:02 Abdelkader Driss 49:06 4 Walter Hesketh 49:19 5 Buenaventura Baldoma 49:27 6 Julien Soucours 49:35 7 Mohamed Hamza 49:44 8 Abdallah Ould Lamine 49:51 9 Frank Sando 49:53 10 Ali Ou Bassou 49:54 11 Frank Aaron 50:02 12 Fred Norris 50:08 13 Geoff Saunders 50:11 14 Eddie Bannon 50:18 15 Jim Peters 50:25 16 Ray Hatton 17 Maurits van Laere 50:35 18 Roger Petitjean 50:35 19 Antonio Amoros 50:38 20 André Deschacht 50:39 21 André Valdovinos 22 Ahmed Abdelkrim 23 Tommy Tracey 24 Roger Serroels 25 Andy Forbes 26 Bobby Reid 27 Dick Adams 28 Patsy Fitzgerald 29 David Nelson 30 Jean Simonet 31 Pedro Sierra 32 Francisco Irizar 33 Jules Limbourg 34 Charlie Robertson 35 Charlie Owens 36 Johnny Marshall 37 Paul Huylebroeck 38 Jaime Guixa 39 Edward Hardy 40 Jose Coll 41 John Doms 42 Tom Wood 43 Joseph Deriemaeker 44 Antonio Karamany 45 Tom Stevenson 46 Gregorio Rojo 47 Don Appleby 48 J. McClelland 49 W.A. Robertson 50 Doug Rees 51 Dyfrigg Rees 52 Archie Gibson 53 George Phipps 54 Maldwyn White 55 Eddie Wilson 56 Alan Anderson 57 John Edwards 58 William Butcher 59 Brendan Twamley 60 José Quesada 61 Norman Wilson 62 Ian Binnie 63 Anthony Noonan
Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Alain MimounAbdelkader DrissJulien SoucoursMohamed HamzaAbdallah Ould LamineAli Ou Bassou 35 2 Walter HeskethFrank SandoFrank AaronFred NorrisGeoff SaundersJim Peters 64 3 Marcel VandewattyneMaurits van LaereAndré DeschachtRoger SerroelsJean SimonetJules Limbourg 126 4 Eddie BannonTommy TraceyAndy ForbesBobby ReidDavid NelsonCharlie Robertson 151 5 Buenaventura BaldomaAntonio AmorosPedro SierraFrancisco IrizarJaime GuixaJose Coll 165 6 Patsy FitzgeraldCharlie OwensJohnny MarshallDon ApplebyJ. McClellandW.A. Robertson 243 7 Tom WoodDoug ReesDyfrigg ReesGeorge PhippsMaldwyn WhiteJohn Edwards 307
Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 athletes from 7 countries.
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