| 1953 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 40th |
| Date | March 21 |
| Host city | Vincennes, Île-de-France, France  |
| Venue | Hippodrome de Vincennes |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 89 athletes from 10 nations |
The 1953 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vincennes, France, at the Hippodrome de Vincennes on March 21, 1953. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
Complete results,[2] medallists, [3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
- ^ Scots Runner Fourth - E. Bannon's Feat - E. Bannon (Shettleston Harriers), the Scottish cross-country champion, probably performed the best feat of his career on Saturday in Paris, when he finished fourth to F. Mihalic (Yugoslavia) in the International nine-mile championship at the Vincennes Racecourse..., Glasgow Herald, March 23, 1953, p. 11, retrieved October 1, 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Paris Hippodrome de Vincennes Date: Saturday, March 21, 1953, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on June 13, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
- ^ 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013