1948 International Cross Country Championships

1948 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition35th
Date3 April
Host cityReading, Berkshire, England
VenueLeighton Park
Events1
Distances9 mi (14.5 km)
Participation54 athletes from
6 nations

The 1948 International Cross Country Championships was held in Reading, England, at the Leighton Park on 3 April 1948. 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.

  1. ^ "Cross-Country Titles for Belgium – British Runners Outclassed – All the honours in the International cross-country championship at Reading on Saturday went to Continental athletes, who outclassed their rivals from the four British countries...", Glasgow Herald, p. 4, 5 April 1948, retrieved 1 October 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS – 14.5 km CC Men – Reading Leighton Park Date: Saturday, April 3, 1948, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 19 July 2007, retrieved 1 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS", Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  4. ^ 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