1955 International Cross Country Championships

1955 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition42nd
Date19 March (men)
26 March (women)
Host citySan Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain Spain (men)
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland Scotland (women)
VenueLasarte Hippodrome (men)
Events1 / 1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km) men / 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation70 (men) / 12 (women) athletes from
8 (men) / 2 (women) nations
British Pathe Highlights

The 1955 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the Lasarte Hippodrome on 19 March 1955. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week later at Ayr, Scotland on 26 March 1955. A report on the men's event[1] as well as the women's event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men,[3] and for women (unofficial),[4] medallists,[5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

  1. ^ Scots' Cross-country Race Failure - Scotland gave a disappointing performance in the International Cross-country Championship on Saturday over 8 1/4 miles at San Sebastian, Spain..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1955, p. 4, retrieved October 1, 2013
  2. ^ England Win at Ayr - Women's Cross-country - England triumphed so easily in the women's cross-country International over 2 1/2 miles at Ayr on Saturday that not only did they win the team race with four counting by the lowest possible points but went on to add to Scotland's rout by providing the first six home..., Glasgow Herald, March 28, 1955, p. 4, retrieved October 1, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - San Sebastian Lasarte Hippodrome Date: Saturday, March 19, 1955, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on July 19, 2007, retrieved October 1, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Ayr Date: Saturday, March 26, 1955, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on May 17, 2006, retrieved October 1, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  6. ^ 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