| 1949 International Cross Country Championships | |
| Organisers: | ICCU |
| Edition: | 36th |
| Date: | March 26 |
| Host City: | Dublin, Ireland  |
| Location: | Baldoyle Racecourse |
| Nations Participating: | 7 |
| Athletes Participating: | 62 |
| Races: | 1 |
| Distances: | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Previous: | 1948 Reading |
| Next: | 1950 Bruxelles |
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.
| Individual | |||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) | Alain Mimoun | 47:50 | Raphaël Pujazon | 47:51 | Charles Cérou | 47:55 | |
| Team | |||||||
| Men | | 33 | 90 | | 123 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 47:50 | |||
| | 47:51 | |||
| | 47:55 | |||
| 4 | Steve McCooke | 47:59 | ||
| 5 | 48:14 | |||
| 6 | André Paris | | 48:27 | |
| 7 | 48:32 | |||
| 8 | Roger Petitjean | | 48:37 | |
| 9 |  | 48:46 | ||
| 10 | Reg Gosney | 48:48 | ||
| 11 | Jose Coll | | 48:55 | |
| 12 |  | 49:01 | ||
| 13 | Mohamed Brahim | | 49:06 | |
| 14 | John Barry | 49:07 | ||
| 15 | Andy Forbes | 49:14 | ||
| 16 | Harry Hicks | 49:15 | ||
| 17 | Raymond Allix | | 49:16 | |
| 18 | | 49:20 | ||
| 19 | Patrick Fahy | 49:21 | ||
| 20 | Willy De Neef | | 49:22 | |
| 21 | | 49:51 | ||
| 22 | Ricardo Yebra | | 49:52 | |
| 23 | Johnny Marshall | 49:53 | ||
| 24 | | 50:02 | ||
| 25 | Jack Carrick | 50:03 | ||
| 26 | Buenaventura Baldoma | | 50:04 | |
| 27 | 50:13 | |||
| 28 | Pat Haughey | 50:15 | ||
| 29 | Bobby Reid | 50:18 | ||
| 30 | | 50:19 | ||
| 31 | Doug Thompson | 50:20 | ||
| 32 | George Craig | 50:21 | ||
| 33 | Jacques Vernier | | 50:27 | |
| 34 | Frans Wauters | | 50:29 | |
| 35 | Don Appleby | 50:30 | ||
| 36 | Manuel Polo | | 50:31 | |
| 37 | James Fleming | 50:40 | ||
| 38 | | 50:41 | ||
| 39 | Frans Smets | | 50:47 | |
| 40 | 50:48 | |||
| 41 | Tom Walsh | 50:49 | ||
| 42 | Patsy Fitzgerald | 50:56 | ||
| 43 | Simon Aldazabal | | 51:03 | |
| 44 | Tom McNeish | 51:10 | ||
| 45 | | 51:13 | ||
| 46 | Maldwyn White | 51:28 | ||
| 47 | Mick Maleedy | 51:51 | ||
| 48 | James Reid | 51:54 | ||
| 49 | Ivor Lloyd | 52:14 | ||
| 50 | 52:16 | |||
| 51 | Pedro Sierra | | 52:29 | |
| 52 | Albert Christian | 52:33 | ||
| 53 | William Butcher | 53:35 | ||
| 54 | Tom Stevenson | 53:47 | ||
| 55 | Pat Wallace | 54:46 | ||
| 56 | Emmet Farrell | 55:03 | ||
| 57 | Eddie Cooper | 55:14 | ||
| 58 | Tom Wood | 55:32 | ||
| 59 | H.F. Bull | 55:52 | ||
| — | Eric Williams | DNF | ||
| — | M. O'Connell | DNF | ||
| — | Ernest Delaunois | | DNF |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | Alain Mimoun Raphaël Pujazon Charles Cérou André Paris Roger Petitjean Mohamed Brahim | 33 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 90 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | Steve McCooke John Barry Patrick Fahy Johnny Marshall Pat Haughey Don Appleby | 123 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Constantino Miranda Jose Coll Ricardo Yebra Buenaventura Baldoma Gregorio Rojo Manuel Polo | 134 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 146 | |||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | Andy Forbes Bobby Reid George Craig James Fleming Jim Flockhart Tom McNeish | 197 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | Maldwyn White Ivor Lloyd John Andrews William Butcher Pat Wallace Eddie Cooper | 310 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 62 athletes from 7 countries.
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