| 1959 International Cross Country Championships | |
| Organisers: | ICCU |
| Edition: | 46th |
| Date: | March 21 |
| Host City: | Lisboa, Portugal  |
| Location: | National Stadium |
| Nations Participating: | 9 |
| Athletes Participating: | 78 |
| Races: | 1 |
| Distances: | 9 mi (14.5 km) |
| Previous: | 1958 Cardiff |
| Next: | 1960 Hamilton |
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.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
| Individual | |||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) | Fred Norris | 42:44.8 | Frank Sando | 42:52.4 |  | 43:01.4 | |
| Team | |||||||
| Men | 40 | | 72 |  | 110 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42:44.8 | ||||
| 42:52.4 | ||||
| | 43:01.4 | |||
| 4 | 43:10.4 | |||
| 5 | 43:10.8 | |||
| 6 | | 43:15.4 | ||
| 7 |  | 43:18 | ||
| 8 | | 43:20.6 | ||
| 9 | | 43:25.6 | ||
| 10 | Henri Clerckx | | 43:46.8 | |
| 11 | Bakir Benaissa |  | 43:50.8 | |
| 12 | Carlos Pérez | | 43:53.8 | |
| 13 | Alan Perkins | 43:57.4 | ||
| 14 | | 44:02.8 | ||
| 15 | Michael Maynard | 44:09.4 | ||
| 16 | Luis García | | 44:13.8 | |
| 17 | | 44:17.8 | ||
| 18 | | 44:18.8 | ||
| 19 | | 44:27.4 | ||
| 20 | 44:28 | |||
| 21 | David Richards Jun. | 44:34.8 | ||
| 22 | Denis Jouret | | 44:38.2 | |
| 23 | Hedwig Leenaert | | 44:40.4 | |
| 24 | C. Bouchta | | 44:41.4 | |
| 25 | John Anderson | 44:41.8 | ||
| 26 | Peter Wilkinson | 44:43.2 | ||
| 27 | | 44:45.8 | ||
| 28 | Allal Ben Saoudi | | 44:48.6 | |
| 29 | Manuel Faria | 44:48.8 | ||
| 30 | Adrian Jackson | 44:53 | ||
| 31 | Graham Everett | 45:00.2 | ||
| 32 | Hélio Duarte | 45:00.4 | ||
| 33 | 45:11.8 | |||
| 34 | Lahcen Benaissa | | 45:17.4 | |
| 35 | 45:18.4 | |||
| 36 | Mohamed Ben Bouchaib | | 45:19 | |
| 37 | Pat Killeen | 45:26.6 | ||
| 38 | Jesús Hurtado | | 45:34 | |
| 39 | Richard Morgan | 45:36 | ||
| 40 | 45:45.4 | |||
| 41 | José Araújo | 45:46 | ||
| 42 | Manuel Marques | 45:51 | ||
| 43 | Denis O'Gorman | 45:54 | ||
| 44 | Maurits van Laere | | 45:59 | |
| 45 | Mohamed Ben Hassan | | 46:08.4 | |
| 46 | Alfonso Vidal | | 46:14.4 | |
| 47 | Joe McGhee | 46:21.6 | ||
| 48 | Manuel Alonso | | 46:27.2 | |
| 49 | Norman Horrell | 46:30.8 | ||
| 50 | Frank White | 46:31.4 | ||
| 51 | Maurice Chiclet | | 46:32.2 | |
| 52 | Peter Adams | 46:43.6 | ||
| 53 | Enrique Moreno | | 46:45.6 | |
| 54 | Joaquim Santos | 46:59 | ||
| 55 | Mohamed Ben Mohamed | | 46:58.2 | |
| 56 | Jimmy Todd | 47:02.4 | ||
| 57 | Joe Connolly | 47:08 | ||
| 58 | John McLaren | 47:10.2 | ||
| 59 | Mohamed Bensaid | | 47:20 | |
| 60 | Bert Irving | 47:31 | ||
| 61 | Frans Herman | | 47:37.8 | |
| 62 | Júlio Carmo | 47:40.2 | ||
| 63 | Henrique Inglês | 48:19.4 | ||
| 64 | Roger Harrison-Jones | 48:19.8 | ||
| 65 | Roy Profitt | 48:48.4 | ||
| 66 | Joaquim Ferreira | 49:50 | ||
| 67 | Jim Kenmore | 49:52.6 | ||
| 68 | William Butcher | 50:32.2 | ||
| — | | DNF | ||
| — | Tomas Ballestin | | DNF | |
| — | | DNF | ||
| — | Willie Dunne | DNF | ||
| — | | DNF | ||
| — | Jim Douglas | DNF | ||
| — | Natalino Almeida | DNF | ||
| — | Tommy Dunne | DNF | ||
| — | Julien Vandevelde | | DNF | |
| — | Cherif Ahmid | | DNF |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | Fred Norris Frank Sando Basil Heatley Stanley Eldon Alan Perkins Michael Maynard | 40 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | Alain Mimoun Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Abdallah Ould Lamine Hamoud Ameur C. Bouchta | 72 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 110 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Antonio Amoros Carlos Pérez Luis García Jesús Hurtado Alfonso Vidal Manuel Alonso | 167 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Bakir Benaissa Mohamed Saïd Allal Ben Saoudi Lahcen Benaissa Mohamed Ben Bouchaib Mohamed Ben Hassan | 172 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | Alastair Wood Adrian Jackson Graham Everett Joe McGhee Joe Connolly John McLaren | 243 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | David Richards Jun. John Merriman Richard Morgan Norman Horrell Peter Adams Roger Harrison-Jones | 258 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | Manuel Faria Hélio Duarte José Araújo Manuel Marques Joaquim Santos Júlio Carmo | 260 | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | Bertie Messitt Pat Killeen Denis O'Gorman Frank White Jimmy Todd Jim Kenmore | 288 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 78 athletes from 9 countries.
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