1960 International Cross Country Championships Explained

1960 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers:ICCU
Edition:47th
Date:26 March
Location:Hamilton Park
Nations Participating:8
Athletes Participating:71
Races:1
Distances:9 mi (14.5 km)
Previous:1959 Lissabon
Next:1961 Nantes

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

Individual
Men
9 mi (14.5 km)
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
43:33Gaston Roelants
43:40John Merriman
43:40
Team
Men52 61 125

Individual Race Results

Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
43:33
43:40
43:40
4 44:31
5 Henri Clerckx 44:38
6 44:42
7 44:46
8 44:49
9 Harry Minshall 44:53
10 44:54
11 44:56
12 44:59
13 45:01
14 Georges Fromont 45:03
15 Gerry North 45:04
16 45:09
17 45:19
18 45:22
19 Francis Duleau 45:23
20 David Richards Jun. 45:24
21 Brian Hill-Cottingham 45:26
22 Graham Everett 45:27
23 45:28
24 Julius Saenen 45:29
25 45:30
26 Mohamed Ben Hassan 45:31
27 45:39
28 Carlos Pérez 45:47
29 John Anderson 46:00
30 Bakir Benaissa 46:08
31 46:10
32 Henri Lucas 46:12
33 Alfonso Vidal 46:14
34 Andy Brown 46:15
35 Frans van der Hoeven 46:18
36 Luis García 46:21
37 46:22
38 Louis van Praet 46:23
39 José Fernández 46:26
40 Lahcen Benaissa 46:32
41 Bert Irving 46:35
42 Alan Perkins 46:39
43 Mohamed Bensaid 46:41
44 Joe Connolly 46:47
45 Stan Taylor 46:53
46 Willie Dunne 46:58
47 Peter Good 47:04
48 Tommy Dunne 47:05
49 Hamida Addéche 47:06
50 Enrique Moreno 47:11
51 Mohamed Ben Bouchaib 47:19
52 Maurice Chiclet 47:21
53 47:22
54 Mick Connolly 47:23
55 Edward Sinclair 47:27
56 Alastair Ross 47:33
57 47:37
58 Jaime Guixa 47:38
59 Mohamed Ben Mohamed 47:42
60 Claude Clement 47:47
61 Tony Pumfrey 47:51
62 Harry Wilson 47:59
63 Frank White 48:05
64 George Dennis 48:22
65 John Kelly 48:26
66 Bob Roath 48:44
67 Roger Harrison-Jones 48:48
68 Brian Jeffs 48:54
69 Jose Castro Ruibal 49:37
70 Ken Dare 50:12
71 Roy Profitt 51:53

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1 align=left align=left Basil Heatley
Fred Norris
Frank Sando
Harry Minshall
Stanley Eldon
Gerry North
52
2 align=left align=left 61
3 align=left align=left Hamoud Ameur
Salah Beddiaf
Alain Mimoun
Francis Duleau
Paul Genève
Henri Lucas
125
4 align=left align=left Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Abdallah Ould Lamine
Mohamed Ben Hassan
Bakir Benaissa
Abdeslem Bouchta
Lahcen Benaissa
159
5 align=left align=left Alastair Wood
Graham Everett
Bruce Tulloh
Andy Brown
Bert Irving
Joe Connolly
171
6 align=left align=left Carlos Pérez
Alfonso Vidal
Luis García
José Fernández
Enrique Moreno
243
7 align=left align=left Bertie Messitt
Willie Dunne
Peter Good
Tommy Dunne
Gerald McIntyre
Mick Connolly
279
8 align=left align=left 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.

See also