title: 1952 International Cross Country Championships
text: # 1952 International Cross Country Championships
  
  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, 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 | 48:19 | Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium | 49:02 | Abdelkader Driss France | 49:06 |
  | Team |||||||
  | Men | France | 35 | England | 64 | Belgium | 126 |
  
  ## Individual Race Results
  
  ### Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alain Mimoun | France | 48:19 |
  | | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 49:02 |
  | | Abdelkader Driss | France | 49:06 |
  | 4 | Walter Hesketh | England | 49:19 |
  | 5 | Buenaventura Baldoma | Spain | 49:27 |
  | 6 | Julien Soucours | France | 49:35 |
  | 7 | Mohamed Hamza | France | 49:44 |
  | 8 | Abdallah Ould Lamine | France | 49:51 |
  | 9 | Frank Sando | England | 49:53 |
  | 10 | Ali Ou Bassou | France | 49:54 |
  | 11 | Frank Aaron | England | 50:02 |
  | 12 | Fred Norris | England | 50:08 |
  | 13 | Geoff Saunders | England | 50:11 |
  | 14 | Eddie Bannon | Scotland | 50:18 |
  | 15 | Jim Peters | England | 50:25 |
  | 16 | Ray Hatton | England | |
  | 17 | Maurits van Laere | Belgium | 50:35 |
  | 18 | Roger Petitjean | France | 50:35 |
  | 19 | Antonio Amoros | Spain | 50:38 |
  | 20 | André Deschacht | Belgium | 50:39 |
  | 21 | André Valdovinos | France | |
  | 22 | Ahmed Abdelkrim | France | |
  | 23 | Tommy Tracey | Scotland | |
  | 24 | Roger Serroels | Belgium | |
  | 25 | Andy Forbes | Scotland | |
  | 26 | Bobby Reid | Scotland | |
  | 27 | Dick Adams | England | |
  | 28 | Patsy Fitzgerald | Ireland | |
  | 29 | David Nelson | Scotland | |
  | 30 | Jean Simonet | Belgium | |
  | 31 | Pedro Sierra | Spain | |
  | 32 | Francisco Irizar | Spain | |
  | 33 | Jules Limbourg | Belgium | |
  | 34 | Charlie Robertson | Scotland | |
  | 35 | Charlie Owens | Ireland | |
  | 36 | Johnny Marshall | Ireland | |
  | 37 | Paul Huylebroeck | Belgium | |
  | 38 | Jaime Guixa | Spain | |
  | 39 | Edward Hardy | England | |
  | 40 | Jose Coll | Spain | |
  | 41 | John Doms | Belgium | |
  | 42 | Tom Wood | Wales | |
  | 43 | Joseph Deriemaeker | Belgium | |
  | 44 | Antonio Karamany | Spain | |
  | 45 | Tom Stevenson | Scotland | |
  | 46 | Gregorio Rojo | Spain | |
  | 47 | Don Appleby | Ireland | |
  | 48 | J. McClelland | Ireland | |
  | 49 | W.A. Robertson | Ireland | |
  | 50 | Doug Rees | Wales | |
  | 51 | Dyfrigg Rees | Wales | |
  | 52 | Archie Gibson | Scotland | |
  | 53 | George Phipps | Wales | |
  | 54 | Maldwyn White | Wales | |
  | 55 | Eddie Wilson | Ireland | |
  | 56 | Alan Anderson | Ireland | |
  | 57 | John Edwards | Wales | |
  | 58 | William Butcher | Wales | |
  | 59 | Brendan Twamley | Ireland | |
  | 60 | José Quesada | Spain | |
  | 61 | Norman Wilson | Wales | |
  | 62 | Ian Binnie | Scotland | |
  | 63 | Anthony Noonan | Wales | |
  
  ## Team Results
  
  ### Men's
  
  | Rank | Country | Team | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | Alain Mimoun Abdelkader Driss Julien Soucours Mohamed Hamza Abdallah Ould Lamine Ali Ou Bassou | 35 |
  | 2 | England | Walter Hesketh Frank Sando Frank Aaron Fred Norris Geoff Saunders Jim Peters | 64 |
  | 3 | Belgium | Marcel Vandewattyne Maurits van Laere André Deschacht Roger Serroels Jean Simonet Jules Limbourg | 126 |
  | 4 | Scotland | Eddie Bannon Tommy Tracey Andy Forbes Bobby Reid David Nelson Charlie Robertson | 151 |
  | 5 | Spain | Buenaventura Baldoma Antonio Amoros Pedro Sierra Francisco Irizar Jaime Guixa Jose Coll | 165 |
  | 6 | Ireland | Patsy Fitzgerald Charlie Owens Johnny Marshall Don Appleby J. McClelland W.A. Robertson | 243 |
  | 7 | Wales | Tom Wood Doug Rees Dyfrigg Rees George Phipps Maldwyn White John Edwards | 307 |
  
  ## Participation
  
  An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 athletes from 7 countries.
  
  * Belgium (9)
  * England (9)
  * France (9)
  * Ireland (9)
  * Scotland (9)
  * Spain (9)
  * Wales (9)
  