title: 1960 International Cross Country Championships
text: # 1960 International Cross Country Championships
  
  The 1960 International Cross Country Championships was held in Hamilton, Scotland, at the Hamilton Park on 26 March 1960. 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) | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Morocco | 43:33 | Gaston Roelants Belgium | 43:40 | John Merriman Wales | 43:40 |
  | Team |||||||
  | Men | England | 52 | Belgium | 61 | France | 125 |
  
  ## Individual Race Results
  
  ### Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam | Morocco | 43:33 |
  | | Gaston Roelants | Belgium | 43:40 |
  | | John Merriman | Wales | 43:40 |
  | 4 | Basil Heatley | England | 44:31 |
  | 5 | Henri Clerckx | Belgium | 44:38 |
  | 6 | Fred Norris | England | 44:42 |
  | 7 | Alastair Wood | Scotland | 44:46 |
  | 8 | Frank Sando | England | 44:49 |
  | 9 | Harry Minshall | England | 44:53 |
  | 10 | Stanley Eldon | England | 44:54 |
  | 11 | Hedwig Leenaert | Belgium | 44:56 |
  | 12 | Eugène Allonsius | Belgium | 44:59 |
  | 13 | Hamoud Ameur | France | 45:01 |
  | 14 | Georges Fromont | Belgium | 45:03 |
  | 15 | Gerry North | England | 45:04 |
  | 16 | Salah Beddiaf | France | 45:09 |
  | 17 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 45:19 |
  | 18 | Alain Mimoun | France | 45:22 |
  | 19 | Francis Duleau | France | 45:23 |
  | 20 | David Richards Jun. | Wales | 45:24 |
  | 21 | Brian Hill-Cottingham | England | 45:26 |
  | 22 | Graham Everett | Scotland | 45:27 |
  | 23 | Bruce Tulloh | Scotland | 45:28 |
  | 24 | Julius Saenen | Belgium | 45:29 |
  | 25 | Abdallah Ould Lamine | Morocco | 45:30 |
  | 26 | Mohamed Ben Hassan | Morocco | 45:31 |
  | 27 | Paul Genève | France | 45:39 |
  | 28 | Carlos Pérez | Spain | 45:47 |
  | 29 | John Anderson | England | 46:00 |
  | 30 | Bakir Benaissa | Morocco | 46:08 |
  | 31 | Bertie Messitt | Ireland | 46:10 |
  | 32 | Henri Lucas | France | 46:12 |
  | 33 | Alfonso Vidal | Spain | 46:14 |
  | 34 | Andy Brown | Scotland | 46:15 |
  | 35 | Frans van der Hoeven | Belgium | 46:18 |
  | 36 | Luis García | Spain | 46:21 |
  | 37 | Abdeslem Bouchta | Morocco | 46:22 |
  | 38 | Louis van Praet | Belgium | 46:23 |
  | 39 | José Fernández | Spain | 46:26 |
  | 40 | Lahcen Benaissa | Morocco | 46:32 |
  | 41 | Bert Irving | Scotland | 46:35 |
  | 42 | Alan Perkins | England | 46:39 |
  | 43 | Mohamed Bensaid | Morocco | 46:41 |
  | 44 | Joe Connolly | Scotland | 46:47 |
  | 45 | Stan Taylor | Scotland | 46:53 |
  | 46 | Willie Dunne | Ireland | 46:58 |
  | 47 | Peter Good | Ireland | 47:04 |
  | 48 | Tommy Dunne | Ireland | 47:05 |
  | 49 | Hamida Addéche | France | 47:06 |
  | 50 | Enrique Moreno | Spain | 47:11 |
  | 51 | Mohamed Ben Bouchaib | Morocco | 47:19 |
  | 52 | Maurice Chiclet | France | 47:21 |
  | 53 | Gerald McIntyre | Ireland | 47:22 |
  | 54 | Mick Connolly | Ireland | 47:23 |
  | 55 | Edward Sinclair | Scotland | 47:27 |
  | 56 | Alastair Ross | Scotland | 47:33 |
  | 57 | Antonio Amorós [ca] | Spain | 47:37 |
  | 58 | Jaime Guixa | Spain | 47:38 |
  | 59 | Mohamed Ben Mohamed | Morocco | 47:42 |
  | 60 | Claude Clement | France | 47:47 |
  | 61 | Tony Pumfrey | Wales | 47:51 |
  | 62 | Harry Wilson | Wales | 47:59 |
  | 63 | Frank White | Ireland | 48:05 |
  | 64 | George Dennis | Ireland | 48:22 |
  | 65 | John Kelly | Ireland | 48:26 |
  | 66 | Bob Roath | Wales | 48:44 |
  | 67 | Roger Harrison-Jones | Wales | 48:48 |
  | 68 | Brian Jeffs | Wales | 48:54 |
  | 69 | Jose Castro Ruibal | Spain | 49:37 |
  | 70 | Ken Dare | Wales | 50:12 |
  | 71 | Roy Profitt | Wales | 51:53 |
  
  ## Team Results
  
  ### Men's
  
  | Rank | Country | Team | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | England | Basil Heatley Fred Norris Frank Sando Harry Minshall Stanley Eldon Gerry North | 52 |
  | 2 | Belgium | Gaston Roelants Henri Clerckx Hedwig Leenaert Eugène Allonsius Georges Fromont Marcel Vandewattyne | 61 |
  | 3 | France | Hamoud Ameur Salah Beddiaf Alain Mimoun Francis Duleau Paul Genève Henri Lucas | 125 |
  | 4 | Morocco | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Abdallah Ould Lamine Mohamed Ben Hassan Bakir Benaissa Abdeslem Bouchta Lahcen Benaissa | 159 |
  | 5 | Scotland | Alastair Wood Graham Everett Bruce Tulloh Andy Brown Bert Irving Joe Connolly | 171 |
  | 6 | Spain | Carlos Pérez Alfonso Vidal Luis García José Fernández Enrique Moreno Antonio Amorós [ca] | 243 |
  | 7 | Ireland | Bertie Messitt Willie Dunne Peter Good Tommy Dunne Gerald McIntyre Mick Connolly | 279 |
  | 8 | Wales | John Merriman David Richards Jun. Tony Pumfrey Harry Wilson Bob Roath Roger Harrison-Jones | 279 |
  
  ## Participation
  
  An unofficial count yields the participation of 71 athletes from 8 countries.
  
  * Belgium (9)
  * England (9)
  * France (9)
  * Ireland (9)
  * Morocco (9)
  * Scotland (9)
  * Spain (8)
  * Wales (9)
  