1964 International Cross Country Championships
The 1964 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Leopardstown Racecourse on March 21, 1964. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1964 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 51st |
| Date | March 21 |
| Host city | Dublin, Ireland  |
| Venue | Leopardstown Racecourse |
| Events | 2 |
| Distances | 7.3 mi (11.7 km) men 4.7 mi (7.6 km) junior men |
| Participation | 113 athletes from 9 nations |
Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] medallists [4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 7.3 mi (11.8 km) |
Francisco Aritmendi.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 40:33 | Ron Hill England | 40:42 | John Cooke England | 40:49 |
| Junior Men 4.7 mi (7.5 km) |
Ian McCafferty Scotland | 24:20 | David Walker England | 24:45 | Don Collins England | 24:45 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | England | 38 |  France | 96 |  Morocco | 149 |
| Junior Men | England | 16 | Scotland | 17 | Morocco | 22 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (7.3 mi / 11.8 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Francisco Aritmendi | Spain | 40:33 |
 | Ron Hill | England | 40:42 |
 | John Cooke | England | 40:49 |
| 4 | Gerry North | England | 40:49 |
| 5 | James Hogan |  Ireland | 40:56 |
| 6 | Jean Vaillant | France | 40:59 |
| 7 | Bruce Tulloh | England | 41:05 |
| 8 | Basil Heatley | England | 41:08 |
| 9 | Abdeslem Bouchta | Morocco | 41:13 |
| 10 | Georges Fromont | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 41:25 |
| 11 | Mariano Haro | Spain | 41:25 |
| 12 | Yves Martinage | France | 41:30 |
| 13 | Fernando Aguilar | Spain | 41:35 |
| 14 | Mel Batty | England | 41:38 |
| 15 | Tom O'Riordan | Ireland | 41:38 |
| 16 | Guy Texereau | France | 41:38 |
| 17 | Ben Assou El Ghazi | Morocco | 41:39 |
| 18 | Alain Mimoun | France | 41:40 |
| 19 | Mohamed Ben Mohamed | Morocco | 41:40 |
| 20 | Mike Turner | England | 41:50 |
| 21 | Jean Fayolle | France | 41:55 |
| 22 | Dominic Keily | England | 41:55 |
| 23 | Lucien Rault | France | 41:56 |
| 24 | Joseph van Lent | Belgium | 41:56 |
| 25 | Hadj Ben Sitel | Morocco | 42:04 |
| 26 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 42:08 |
| 27 | Hedwig Leenaert | Belgium | 42:10 |
| 28 | Bertie Messitt | Ireland | 42:11 |
| 29 | Andy Brown | Scotland | 42:13 |
| 30 | Jim Alder | Scotland | 42:22 |
| 31 | Dirk de Bruyn |  Netherlands | 42:23 |
| 32 | Derek Graham | Ireland | 42:31 |
| 33 | Walter Vanhoutte | Belgium | 42:35 |
| 34 | Ahmed Oukbouch | Morocco | 42:36 |
| 35 | Leon Moreels | Belgium | 42:39 |
| 36 | Noel Tijou | France | 42:44 |
| 37 | Henk Snepvangers | Netherlands | 42:45 |
| 38 | Eddie Strong | England | 42:54 |
| 39 | Alasdair Heron | Scotland | 43:00 |
| 40 | Fergus Murray | Scotland | 43:01 |
| 41 | Lorenzo Gutiérrez | Spain | 43:03 |
| 42 | Frans van der Hoeven | Belgium | 43:09 |
| 43 | Mick Neville | Ireland | 43:12 |
| 44 | José Molíns | Spain | 43:13 |
| 45 | Mohamed Brahim | Morocco | 43:13 |
| 46 | Moha Ouali | Morocco | 43:22 |
| 47 | Manuel Alonso | Spain | 43:27 |
| 48 | James Johnstone | Scotland | 43:28 |
| 49 | Cees Clement | Netherlands | 43:29 |
| 50 | Mel Edwards | Scotland | 43:30 |
| 51 | Fons Veldhuyzen | Netherlands | 43:35 |
| 52 | Jacques van Eekelen | Netherlands | 43:36 |
| 53 | Alastair Wood | Scotland | 43:46 |
| 54 | Roger Petit | France | 43:48 |
| 55 | Jesús Fernández | Spain | 43:51 |
| 56 | José Fernández | Spain | 43:52 |
| 57 | Tom Cochrane | Scotland | 43:55 |
| 58 | Hedydd Davies | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | 43:57 |
| 59 | Frank McDermott | Ireland | 44:02 |
| 60 | Jean-Pierre Delloye | Belgium | 44:07 |
| 61 | Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem | Morocco | 44:10 |
| 62 | Iluminado Corcuera | Spain | 44:15 |
| 63 | Jan van Grinsven | Netherlands | 44:17 |
| 64 | Barry O'Gorman | Ireland | 44:34 |
| 65 | Pat Killeen | Ireland | 44:42 |
| 66 | Tom Edmunds | Wales | 44:50 |
| 67 | Bernard Maroquin | France | 44:56 |
| 68 | Lyn Bevan | Wales | 45:00 |
| 69 | Lachie Stewart | Scotland | 45:09 |
| 70 | Ron Franklin | Wales | 45:50 |
| 71 | Roger Harrison-Jones | Wales | 46:03 |
| 72 | Ken Flowers | Wales | 46:31 |
| 73 | Bill Stitfall | Wales | 47:11 |
| 74 | Bakir Benaissa | Morocco | 47:35 |
| 75 | Josephus Scheyen | Netherlands | 47:43 |
| 76 | Gerry Barrell | Wales | |
| — | Gaston Roelants | Belgium | DNF |
| — | Tony Harris | Wales | DNF |
| — | Colin Shillington | Ireland | DNF |
Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian McCafferty | Scotland | 24:20 |
| David Walker | England | 24:45 |
| Don Collins | England | 24:45 |
| 4 | Larbi Oukada | Morocco | 25:04 |
| 5 | Jean-Marie Rebry | Belgium | 25:07 |
| 6 | Robert Mack | Wales | 25:08 |
| 7 | Alec Brown | Scotland | 25:12 |
| 8 | Bouabib Chaoui | Morocco | 25:13 |
| 9 | Joseph Reilly | Scotland | 25:18 |
| 10 | Miloud Lhouceine | Morocco | 25:20 |
| 11 | Thomas O'Reilly | England | 25:37 |
| 12 | Jesús de Alba | Spain | 25:44 |
| 13 | Armand Dobbelaere | Belgium | 25:48 |
| 14 | Graham Taylor | England | 25:53 |
| 15 | Maurice de Roo | Belgium | 25:58 |
| 16 | Jorge González | Spain | 25:59 |
| 17 | Chris Loosley | Wales | 26:05 |
| 18 | John McGrow | England | 26:15 |
| 19 | Juan Hidalgo | Spain | 26:21 |
| 20 | Dehbi Elyazid | Morocco | 26:23 |
| 21 | Francisco Albert | Spain | 26:26 |
| 22 | Ian Young | Scotland | 26:40 |
| 23 | Marnix Stevens | Belgium | 26:43 |
| 24 | Mike Teer | Ireland | 26:48 |
| 25 | Will Francis | Wales | 27:00 |
| 26 | Tony Hopkins | Ireland | 27:05 |
| 27 | Eric Denduyver | Belgium | 27:08 |
| 28 | Jim Wright | Scotland | 27:12 |
| 29 | Clive Williams | Wales | 27:26 |
| 30 | B. Boyd | Ireland | 27:34 |
| 31 | Eric McMaster | Ireland | 28:59 |
| — | José Morera | Spain | DNF |
| — | Paul Lavelle | Ireland | DNF |
| — | Mehdi Jaouhar | Morocco | DNF |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | Ron Hill John Cooke Gerry North Bruce Tulloh Basil Heatley Mel Batty | 38 |
| 2 | France | Jean Vaillant Yves Martinage Guy Texereau Alain Mimoun Jean Fayolle Lucien Rault | 96 |
| 3 | Morocco | Abdeslem Bouchta Ben Assou El Ghazi Mohamed Ben Mohamed Hadj Ben Sitel Ahmed Oukbouch Mohamed Brahim | 149 |
| 4 | Belgium | Georges Fromont Joseph van Lent Marcel Vandewattyne Hedwig Leenaert Walter Vanhoutte Leon Moreels | 155 |
| 5 | Spain | Francisco Aritmendi Mariano Haro Fernando Aguilar Lorenzo Gutierrez José Molíns Manuel Alonso | 157 |
| 6 | Ireland | James Hogan Tom O'Riordan Bertie Messitt Derek Graham Mick Neville Frank McDermott | 182 |
| 7 | Scotland | Andy Brown Jim Alder Alasdair Heron Fergus Murray James Johnstone Mel Edwards | 236 |
| 8 | Netherlands | Dirk de Bruyn Henk Snepvangers Cees Clement Fons Veldhuyzen Jacques van Eekelen Jan van Grinsven | 283 |
| 9 | Wales | Hedydd Davies Tom Edmunds Lyn Bevan Ron Franklin Roger Harrison-Jones Ken Flowers | 405 |
Junior Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | David Walker Don Collins Thomas O'Reilly | 16 |
| 2 | Scotland | Ian McCafferty Alec Brown Joseph Reilly | 17 |
| 3 | Morocco | Larbi Oukada Bouabib Chaoui Miloud Lhouceine | 22 |
| 4 | Belgium | Jean-Marie Rebry Armand Dobbelaere Maurice de Roo | 33 |
| 5 | Spain | Jesús de Alba Jorge González Juan Hidalgo | 47 |
| 6 | Wales | Robert Mack Chris Loosley Will Francis | 48 |
| 7 | Ireland | Mike Teer Tony Hopkins B. Boyd | 80 |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 113 athletes from 9 countries.
See also
- 1964 in athletics (track and field)
References
- Athletics - Scottish Seniors Fail in Dublin - McCafferty's Junior Title - The Scottish runners in the senior International cross-country championship, decided over five laps of Leopardstown Racecouse, Dublin, on Saturday, were disappointing, for only two or three of the team of nine runners revealed anything like their true form..., Glasgow Herald, March 23, 1964, p. 4, retrieved October 3, 2013
- Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 11.8km CC Men - Dublin Leopardstown Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 21, 1964, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 5, 2007, retrieved October 3, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.5km CC Men - Dublin Leopardstown Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 21, 1964, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved October 3, 2013CS1 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 2012-05-09, retrieved September 24, 2013
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