1954 International Cross Country Championships

1954 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition41st
Date27 March (men)
20 March (women)
Host cityBirmingham, England
VenueBromford Bridge Racecourse
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 2.5 mi (4.0 km) women
Participation62 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
7 (men) / 2 (women) nations

The 1954 International Cross Country Championships was held in Birmingham, England, at the Bromford Bridge Racecourse on 27 March 1954. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week earlier at the same place on 20 March 1954. A preview on the men's event,[1] a report on the men's results[2] as well as the women's results[3] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men,[4] and for women (unofficial),[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

  1. ^ "Cross-Country International - Birmingham Prospects - A. Mimoun, still the outstanding cross-country runner in France, is a strong favourite to win the International race on Saturday at Bromford Bridge, Birmingham...", Glasgow Herald, p. 4, 22 March 1954, retrieved 1 October 2013
  2. ^ "England's Cross-Country Win - France and England shared the honours, and Scotland once again disappointed in the forty-first cross-country International, which was staged on Saturday at Birmingham Racecourse...", Glasgow Herald, p. 11, 29 March 1954, retrieved 1 October 2013
  3. ^ "Scottish Women Beaten - England easily defeated Scotland in the first post-war women's International cross-country match at Birmingham on Saturday by 19 points to 34...", Glasgow Herald, p. 4, 22 March 1954, retrieved 1 October 2013
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5 km CC Men - Birmingham Bromford Bridge Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 27, 1954, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 4 August 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013
  5. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (15 February 2007), Various Cross Country Events - 4.0 km CC Women - Birmingham Date: Saturday, March 20, 1954, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 19 July 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013
  6. ^ "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS", Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  7. ^ 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013