| 1959 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 46th |
| Date | March 21 |
| Host city | Lisboa, Portugal  |
| Venue | National Stadium |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Participation | 78 athletes from 9 nations |
The 1959 International Cross Country Championships was held in Lisbon, Portugal, at the National Stadium on March 21, 1959. Morocco entered a team for the first time after gaining independence. 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.
- ^ Cross-country - England easily retain International Titles - Norris's fine victory - England easily retain the individual and team titles in the forty-sixth International Cross-country Championships on Saturday at the Estadium National, near Lisbon..., Glasgow Herald, March 23, 1959, p. 4, retrieved October 2, 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.5km CC Men - Lissabon National Stadium Date: Saturday, March 21, 1959, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on June 9, 2007, retrieved October 2, 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