| 1952 International Cross Country Championships | |
| Organisers: | ICCU |
| Edition: | 39th |
| Date: | 22 March |
| Location: | Hamilton Park |
| Nations Participating: | 7 |
| Athletes Participating: | 63 |
| Races: | 1 |
| Distances: | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Previous: | 1951 Caerleon |
| Next: | 1953 Vincennes |
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.
| Individual | |||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) | Alain Mimoun | 48:19 | Marcel Vandewattyne | 49:02 | Abdelkader Driss | 49:06 | |
| Team | |||||||
| Men | | 35 | 64 | | 126 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 48:19 | |||
| | 49:02 | |||
| | 49:06 | |||
| 4 | Walter Hesketh | 49:19 | ||
| 5 | Buenaventura Baldoma |  | 49:27 | |
| 6 | Julien Soucours | | 49:35 | |
| 7 | | 49:44 | ||
| 8 | | 49:51 | ||
| 9 | 49:53 | |||
| 10 | Ali Ou Bassou | | 49:54 | |
| 11 | 50:02 | |||
| 12 | 50:08 | |||
| 13 | 50:11 | |||
| 14 | Eddie Bannon | 50:18 | ||
| 15 | 50:25 | |||
| 16 | ||||
| 17 | Maurits van Laere | | 50:35 | |
| 18 | Roger Petitjean | | 50:35 | |
| 19 | | 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 | | |||
| 42 | Tom Wood | |||
| 43 | Joseph Deriemaeker | | ||
| 44 | Antonio Karamany | | ||
| 45 | Tom Stevenson | |||
| 46 | | |||
| 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 |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | Alain Mimoun Abdelkader Driss Julien Soucours Mohamed Hamza Abdallah Ould Lamine Ali Ou Bassou | 35 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 64 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | Marcel Vandewattyne Maurits van Laere André Deschacht Roger Serroels Jean Simonet Jules Limbourg | 126 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Eddie Bannon Tommy Tracey Andy Forbes Bobby Reid David Nelson Charlie Robertson | 151 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Buenaventura Baldoma Antonio Amoros Pedro Sierra Francisco Irizar Jaime Guixa Jose Coll | 165 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | Patsy Fitzgerald Charlie Owens Johnny Marshall Don Appleby J. McClelland W.A. Robertson | 243 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | Tom Wood Doug Rees Dyfrigg Rees George Phipps Maldwyn White John Edwards | 307 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 63 athletes from 7 countries.
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