# 1957 International Cross Country Championships

The 1957 International Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on 23 March 1957. In addition, an unofficial women's championship was held one week later at Musselburgh, Scotland on 30 March 1957. A report on the men's event as well as the women's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results for men, and for women (unofficial), medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) | Frank Sando England | 45:58 | Basil Heatley England | 46:09 | Ken Norris England | 46:18 |
| Women (unofficial) 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Diane Leather England | 11:15 | Roma Ashby England | 11:21 | June Bridgland England | 11:45 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | Belgium | 67 | France | 80 | England | 84 |
| Women (unofficial) | England | 10 | Scotland | 34 | | |

## Individual Race Results
### Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Frank Sando | England | 45:58 |
| | Basil Heatley | England | 46:09 |
| | Ken Norris | England | 46:18 |
| 4 | Denis Jouret | Belgium | 46:19 |
| 5 | Albert Chorlton | England | 46:29 |
| 6 | Maurice Chiclet | France | 46:33 |
| 7 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 46:47 |
| 8 | Maurits van Laere | Belgium | 46:49 |
| 9 | Paul Genève | France | 46:50 |
| 10 | Antonio Amoros | Spain | 46:53 |
| 11 | Frans Herman | Belgium | 46:56 |
| 12 | Manuel Faria | Portugal | 46:57 |
| 13 | Aurèle Vandendriessche | Belgium | 47:00 |
| 14 | Abdallah Ould Lamine | France | 47:13 |
| 15 | Bakir Benaissa | France | 47:15 |
| 16 | Luis García | Spain | 47:19 |
| 17 | Salah Beddiaf | France | 47:20 |
| 18 | António Ventura | Portugal | 47:25 |
| 19 | René Aberlenc | France | 47:27 |
| 20 | Said Benmaguini | France | 47:29 |
| 21 | Frans Künen | Netherlands | 47:33 |
| 22 | Robert Bogey | France | 47:39 |
| 23 | Jim Douglas | Ireland | 47:40 |
| 24 | Paul Huylebroeck | Belgium | 47:40 |
| 25 | Henk Viset | Netherlands | 47:47 |
| 26 | Raymond van den Borre | Belgium | 47:57 |
| 27 | Francis Duleau | France | 47:59 |
| 28 | Pat Moy | Scotland | 48:02 |
| 29 | Hein Cujé | Netherlands | 48:03 |
| 30 | Felix Sherry | Ireland | 48:04 |
| 31 | Tommy Dunne | Ireland | 48:09 |
| 32 | Jan Keesom | Netherlands | 48:15 |
| 33 | Bertie Messitt | Ireland | 48:24 |
| 34 | Alan Perkins | England | 48:25 |
| 35 | John McLaren | Scotland | 48:25 |
| 36 | Frans van der Hoeven | Belgium | 48:27 |
| 37 | Eddie Bannon | Scotland | 48:36 |
| 38 | John Russell | Scotland | 48:39 |
| 39 | David Humphreys | England | 48:41 |
| 40 | Richard Morgan | Wales | 48:43 |
| 41 | Joaquin Escudero | Spain | 48:46 |
| 42 | Hélio Duarte | Portugal | 48:47 |
| 43 | Jesús Hurtado | Spain | 48:48 |
| 44 | Joaquim Santos | Portugal | 48:52 |
| 45 | José Araújo | Portugal | 48:53 |
| 46 | Yves Jeannotat | Switzerland | 48:59 |
| 47 | Don Appleby | Ireland | 49:15 |
| 48 | Joep Delnoye | Netherlands | 49:17 |
| 49 | Alfonso Vidal | Spain | 49:20 |
| 50 | Augusto Silva | Portugal | 49:23 |
| 51 | Harry Fenion | Scotland | 49:25 |
| 52 | Michael Firth | England | 49:27 |
| 53 | Alexander McDougall | Scotland | 49:34 |
| 54 | Lucas Larraza | Spain | 49:35 |
| 55 | Davy Harrison | Ireland | 49:38 |
| 56 | Josef Suter | Switzerland | 49:40 |
| 57 | Paul Verra | Netherlands | 49:44 |
| 58 | Jim McCormack | Scotland | 49:50 |
| 59 | Filipe Luis | Portugal | 49:52 |
| 60 | Peter Driver | England | 49:55 |
| 61 | Pierre de Pauw | Belgium | 50:08 |
| 62 | Anton Jonkers | Netherlands | 50:09 |
| 63 | Luis Vargas | Spain | 50:15 |
| 64 | Joe Connolly | Scotland | 50:16 |
| 65 | August Sutter | Switzerland | 50:17 |
| 66 | Norman Horrell | Wales | 50:26 |
| 67 | Willy Dodds | Ireland | 50:30 |
| 68 | José Molíns | Spain | 50:34 |
| 69 | Serge De Quay | Switzerland | 50:36 |
| 70 | Dyfrigg Rees | Wales | 50:46 |
| 71 | Tony Pumfrey | Wales | 50:48 |
| 72 | Tavares de Jesus | Portugal | 50:49 |
| 73 | Jack Wingfield | Wales | 50:58 |
| 74 | Rhys Davies | Wales | 51:04 |
| 75 | Sergio Bueno | Spain | 51:14 |
| 76 | Billy McCue | Ireland | 51:15 |
| 77 | Bobby Calderwood | Scotland | 51:25 |
| 78 | Josef Sidler | Switzerland | 51:30 |
| 79 | William Butcher | Wales | 51:50 |
| 80 | Arie Verbaan | Netherlands | 51:50 |
| 81 | Georg Steiner | Switzerland | 51:52 |
| 82 | Rudolf Morgenthaler | Switzerland | 51:53 |
| 83 | Tom Wood | Wales | 52:12 |
| 84 | Brian James | Wales | 52:52 |
| 85 | Ian Hagan | Ireland | 53:03 |
| 86 | Willy Weert | Netherlands | 53:27 |
| 87 | Jules Zehnder | Switzerland | 54:21 |
| 88 | Anton Schriber | Switzerland | 55:12 |
| — | Hugh Foord | England | DNF |

### Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km, unofficial)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Diane Leather | England | 11:15 |
| | Roma Ashby | England | 11:21 |
| | June Bridgland | England | 11:45 |
| 4 | Anne Oliver | England | 11:53 |
| 5 | Maureen Bonnano | England | 11:54 |
| 6 | Phyllis Perkins | England | 12:05 |
| 7 | Doreen Fulton | Scotland | 13:10 |
| 8 | Betty Rodger | Scotland | 13:26 |
| 9 | Morag O'Hare | Scotland | 13:27 |
| 10 | Helen Cherry | Scotland | 13:52 |
| 11 | Dale Greig | Scotland | 14:02 |
| 12 | Mary Campbell | Scotland | 14:15 |

## Team Results
### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | Belgium | Denis Jouret Marcel Vandewattyne Maurits van Laere Frans Herman Aurèle Vandendriessche Paul Huylebroeck | 67 |
| 2 | France | Maurice Chiclet Paul Genève Abdallah Ould Lamine Bakir Benaissa Salah Beddiaf René Aberlenc | 80 |
| 3 | England | Frank Sando Basil Heatley Ken Norris Albert Chorlton Alan Perkins David Humphreys | 84 |
| 4 | Portugal | Manuel Faria António Ventura Hélio Duarte Joaquim Santos José Araújo Augusto Silva | 211 |
| 5 | Netherlands | Frans Künen Henk Viset Hein Cujé Jan Keesom Joep Delnoye Paul Verra | 212 |
| 6 | Spain | Antonio Amoros Luis García Joaquin Escudero Jesús Hurtado Alfonso Vidal Lucas Larraza | 213 |
| 7 | Ireland | Jim Douglas Felix Sherry Tommy Dunne Bertie Messitt Don Appleby Davy Harrison | 219 |
| 8 | Scotland | Pat Moy John McLaren Eddie Bannon John Russell Harry Fenion Alexander McDougall | 242 |
| 9 | Wales | Richard Morgan Norman Horrell Dyfrigg Rees Tony Pumfrey Jack Wingfield Rhys Davies | 394 |
| 10 | Switzerland | Yves Jeannotat Josef Suter August Sutter Serge De Quay Josef Sidler Georg Steiner | 395 |

### Women's (unofficial)

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | Diane Leather Roma Ashby June Bridgland Anne Oliver | 10 |
| 2 | Scotland | Doreen Fulton Betty Rodger Morag O'Hare Helen Cherry | 34 |

## Participation
### Men's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 89 male athletes from 10 countries.
* Belgium (9)
* England (9)
* France (9)
* Ireland (9)
* Netherlands (9)
* Portugal (8)
* Scotland (9)
* Spain (9)
* Switzerland (9)
* Wales (9)

### Women's

An unofficial count yields the participation of 12 female athletes from 2 countries.
* England (6)
* Scotland (6)