1956 International Cross Country Championships

1956 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition43rd
Date17 March
Host cityBelfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland (men)
Upminster, Essex, England England (women)
VenueRoyal Ulster Showground (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

The 1956 International Cross Country Championships was held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, at the Royal Ulster Showground on 17 March 1956. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held the same day at Upminster, England on 17 March 1956. 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. ^ Scotland Fourth in Belfast Cross-country Race - France regained the International nine miles cross-country championship at Balmoral, Belfast, on Saturday - they last won it three years ago - surprisingly defeating England by 17 points..., Glasgow Herald, 19 March 1956, p. 4, retrieved 1 October 2013
  2. ^ Women's International - England beat Scotland in a women's International race over two miles at Upminster, Essex, England..., Glasgow Herald, 19 March 1956, p. 4, retrieved 1 October 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Belfast Royal Ulster Showground Date: Saturday, March 17, 1956, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 6 August 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), Various Cross Country Events - 3.0km CC Women - Upminster Date: Saturday, March 17, 1956, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 17 May 2006, retrieved 1 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013