| 1948 International Cross Country Championships | |
| Organisers: | ICCU |
| Edition: | 35th |
| Date: | 3 April |
| Host City: | Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Location: | Leighton Park |
| Nations Participating: | 6 |
| Athletes Participating: | 54 |
| Races: | 1 |
| Distances: | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Previous: | 1947 Saint-Cloud |
| Next: | 1949 Dublin |
The 1948 International Cross Country Championships was held in Reading, England, at the Leighton Park on 3 April 1948. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
| Individual | |||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) | John Doms | 54:05 | Emile Renson | 54:25 | Mohamed Lahoucine | 54:50 | |
| Team | |||||||
| Men | | 46 | | 47 | 114 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 54:05 | |||
| | 54:25 | |||
| | 54:50 | |||
| 4 | | 54:52 | ||
| 5 | Frans Wauters | | 55:08 | |
| 6 | Roger Petitjean | | 55:11 | |
| 7 | Jacques Varnoux | | 55:14 | |
| 8 | Ted Downer | 55:17 | ||
| 9 | | 55:21 | ||
| 10 | André Nollet | | 55:23 | |
| 11 | Arthur Shorrocks | 55:28 | ||
| 12 | Bobby Reid | 55:38 | ||
| 13 | | 55:48 | ||
| 14 | 55:50 | |||
| 15 | Jerry Kiely | 55:55 | ||
| 16 | Henri Ost | | 55:59 | |
| 17 | Abel Merine | | 56:07 | |
| 18 | Jean De Raedt | | 56:14 | |
| 19 | Ron Hughes | 56:16 | ||
| 20 | Charlie Robertson | 56:18 | ||
| 21 | Brendan Twamley | 56:27 | ||
| 22 | Claude Joly | | 56:28 | |
| 23 | Patsy Fitzgerald | 56:30 | ||
| 24 | René Breistroffer | | 56:32 | |
| 25 | Alec McLean | 56:39 | ||
| 26 | Henri Leveque | | 56:48 | |
| 27 | Robert Conn | 56:51 | ||
| 28 | Patrick Fahy | 56:55 | ||
| 29 | Emmet Farrell | 57:01 | ||
| 30 | Jack Corfield | 57:08 | ||
| 31 | Pat Haughey | 57:11 | ||
| 32 | Jack Carrick | 57:13 | ||
| 33 | 57:14 | |||
| 34 | Dick Adams | 57:15 | ||
| 35 | Vic Blowfield | 57:23 | ||
| 36 | Joseph Reamackers | | 57:30 | |
| 37 | 57:38 | |||
| 38 | George Craig | 57:44 | ||
| 39 | Jack Charlesworth | 58:05 | ||
| 40 | Jim Alford | 58:08 | ||
| 41 | Kevin Maguire | 58:10 | ||
| 42 | Ivor Lloyd | 58:18 | ||
| 43 | G. Carolan | 58:19 | ||
| 44 | Jimmy Todd | 58:38 | ||
| 45 | Robert Schoonjans | | 58:45 | |
| 46 | James Davies | 58:47 | ||
| 47 | Eric Williams | 58:53 | ||
| 48 | 59:08 | |||
| 49 | William McLean | 59:34 | ||
| 50 | Maldwyn White | 59:39 | ||
| 51 | Dennis Morgan | 59:45 | ||
| 52 | Frank Bathgate | 1:00:03 | ||
| 53 | Frank Sinclair | 1:00:14 | ||
| – | Horace Oliver | DNF |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | John Doms Emile Renson Frans Wauters Jean Chapelle Marcel Vandewattyne Henri Ost | 46 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | Mohamed Lahoucine Charles Cérou Roger Petitjean Jacques Varnoux André Nollet Abel Merine | 47 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | Ted Downer Arthur Shorrocks Sydney Wooderson Ron Hughes Jack Corfield Jack Carrick | 114 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Jerry Kiely Brendan Twamley Patsy Fitzgerald Robert Conn Patrick Fahy Pat Haughey | 145 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Bobby Reid Charlie Robertson Alec McLean Emmet Farrell Jim Flockhart George Craig | 161 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 256 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.