1970 International Cross Country Championships

The 1970 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vichy, France, on March 22, 1970. An alternate women's championship was held one day earlier in Frederick, Maryland, United States at the VFW Country Club, on March 21, 1970. A report on the Vichy event[1] as well as on the Frederick event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

1970 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition57th
DateMarch 22
Host cityVichy, Auvergne, France
Frederick, Maryland, United States (alternate women's event)
VenueVFW Country Club (women, Frederick)
Events3 / 1
Distances7.5 mi / 12.1 km (men)
4.35 mi / 7.0 km (junior men)
1.9 mi / 3.0 km (women, Vichy)
2.5 mi / 4.0 km (women, Frederick)
Participation211 athletes from
17 nations

Complete results for men,[3] junior men,[4] women (Vichy),[5] women (Frederick),[6] medallists, [7] and the results of British athletes[8] were published.

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Mike Tagg
 England
36:39.8 Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
36:41.8 Trevor Wright
 England
36:44.6
Junior Men
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
John Hartnett
 Ireland
21:57.2 Jack Lane
 England
22:05.2 Eric de Beck
 Belgium
22:09.2
Women (Vichy)
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Paola Pigni
 Italy
10:38.4 Zofia Kołakowska
 Poland
10:39.2 Ilja Keizer
 Netherlands
10:43.8
Women (Frederick)
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Doris Brown
 United States
15:04 Rita Lincoln
 England
15:11 Thelma Fynn
 Canada
15:14
Team
Men  England35  France85  Belgium136
Junior Men  England15  Belgium15  Italy34
Women (Vichy)  Netherlands19  France39  Italy45
Women (Frederick)  England18  United States46  Ireland48

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Mike Tagg England36:39.8
Gaston Roelants Belgium36:41.8
Trevor Wright England36:44.6
4Dick Taylor England36:50.8
5Noel Tijou France37:03.2
6Ricky Wilde England37:07
7Mike Turner England37:09.8
8Abdelkader Zaddem Tunisia37:11
9Javier Álvarez Spain37:14
10René Jourdan France37:15
11Lucien Rault France37:19
12Lachie Stewart Scotland37:28
13Emiel Puttemans Belgium37:29
14Mike Baxter England37:30
15Michel Bernard France37:36
16Mhedheb Hannachi Tunisia37:37
17Adelaziz Bouguerra Tunisia37:38
18Bernie Plain Wales37:40
19Joseph Prinsen Belgium37:44
20Antoine Borowski France37:50
21Derek Graham Northern Ireland37:53
22John Caine England37:55
23Grant McLaren Canada37:57
24Jean-Pierre Ouine France37:58
25Bill Mullett Scotland37:59
26Giovanni Pizzi Italy38:01
27Werner Dössegger  Switzerland38:05
28Juan Hidalgo Spain38:06
29Achille Vaes Belgium38:07
30Paul Thijs Belgium38:08
31Jim Alder Scotland38:11
32Ron Grove England38:12
33Dave Ellis Canada38:13
34Hamdouni Sghaier Tunisia38:16
35Sean O'Sullivan Ireland38:18
36Pat Gilseman Ireland38:19
37Hamoud Ameur France38:20
38Mohamed Kheddar France38:22
39Renato Martini Italy38:23
40Giuseppe Ardizzone Italy38:24
41Bob Moore Canada38:25
42Adrian Weatherhead Scotland38:27
43André de Hertoghe Belgium38:29
44Ali Khamassi Tunisia38:37
45Dick Wedlock Scotland38:38
46Norman Morrison Scotland38:39
47André Ornelis Belgium38:44
48Kenny Moore United States38:45
49Johnny Dumon Belgium38:46
50Brunello Bertolin Italy38:48
51Tom Heinonen United States38:49
52Tom O'Riordan Ireland38:51
53Fernando Fernandez Spain38:53
54Paddy Coyle Ireland38:54
55Georg Kaiser  Switzerland38:54
56Giacomo Marietta Italy38:57
57Gareth Bryan-Jones Scotland38:58
58Jan Briers Belgium38:58
59Mike Teer Northern Ireland38:59
60Nigel Evans Wales39:02
61Malcolm Thomas Wales39:02
62Giuseppe Cindolo Italy39:07
63Matt Murphy Ireland39:08
64John Loeschhorn United States39:09
65José Maiz Spain39:10
66David Logue Northern Ireland39:14
67Alan Joslyn Wales39:16
68Labidi Ayachi Tunisia39:20
69Carlos Pérez Spain
70Ray Haswell Canada
71Tony Simmons Wales
72Josef Wirth  Switzerland39:22
73Amor Lassoued Tunisia
74Osvaldo Segrada Italy
75Eddie Spillane Ireland
76Cliff Clark United States
77Albrecht Moser  Switzerland39:34
78Fernando Aguilar Spain
79Josef Fähndrich  Switzerland39:36
80Cyril Pennington Northern Ireland
81Primo Gretter Italy
82Pedro Sacristán Spain
83Fritz Schneider  Switzerland39:46
84Guy Texereau France
85Bill Stoddart Scotland
86Malcolm Edger Northern Ireland
87John Sheridan Ireland
88Hans Lang  Switzerland40:03
89Antonio Frechilla Spain
90John Mooney Ireland
91Paul Darney Wales
92Charles Messenger United States
93Bill Norris United States
94Jorge Gonzalez Spain
95Dave Bedford England
96Michel Jossen  Switzerland40:27
97Dave Surman Canada
98Alfred Chivers Northern Ireland
99David Walker Wales
100Jerry Tighe Canada
101Mick Goerke Canada
102Tom Price Northern Ireland
103Max Walti  Switzerland41:49
Ian McCafferty ScotlandDNF
Umberto Risi ItalyDNF
Joe Scanlon IrelandDNF
Timothy Hendricks United StatesDNF

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
John Hartnett Ireland21:57.2
Jack Lane England22:05.2
Eric De Beck Belgium22:09.2
4Eddy Van Mullem Belgium22:17.4
5Colin Falconer Scotland22:25.4
6Jim Milton England22:32.4
7Graham Tuck England22:36.8
8Willy van Laer Belgium22:39.8
9Aldo Tomasini Italy22:41.8
10Franco Fava Italy22:41.8
11Francesco Silvestre Spain22:42
12Grenville Tuck England22:49
13Ronald MacDonald Scotland23:00
14Kamel Guemar Algeria23:06
15Franco Veronese Italy23:07
16René Portier France23:08
17Julien Devos Belgium23:09
18Pol Quemener France23:09
19William Burns Scotland23:10
20Daniel Murphy Ireland23:11
21Mario Gilardi Italy23:11
22Marc Masselot France23:12
23Eddie Leddy Ireland23:12
24Ramon Sanchez Spain23:13
25Douglas Gunstone Scotland23:14
26Gérard Thomazo France23:18
27Andres Jimeno Spain23:23
28Chris Garforth England23:31
29Attallah Djelloul Algeria23:38
30Zygmunt Lyznicki Poland23:44
31Leslie Irvine Scotland23:45
32Blaise Schull  Switzerland23:46
33Philip Brennan Ireland23:48
34Francisco Santamaria Spain23:51
35Richard Umberg  Switzerland23:55
36Abdelhaziz Belhocine Algeria23:57
37Etienne Sinic France23:58
38Eduardo Perez Spain24:06
39Howard Wallace Ireland24:08
40Fritz Rüegsegger  Switzerland24:24
41Roland Gehrig  Switzerland24:30
42Bruno Ehrler  Switzerland24:48
43Ryszard Ciucias Poland
44Mohamed Salem Algeria
Sid-Ali Djouadi AlgeriaDNF
Paul Coulon BelgiumDNF
Armando Scozzari ItalyDNF

Women's (Vichy, 1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Paola Pigni Italy10:38.4
Zofia Kołakowska Poland10:39.2
Ilja Keizer Netherlands10:43.8
4Anneloes Bosman Netherlands10:54.4
5Berny Lenferink Netherlands11:02
6Nicole Chassagneux France11:03.6
7Anneke de Lange Netherlands11:06.4
8Teresa Testerini Italy11:15
9Carla Joosten Netherlands11:15
10Claudette Brouard France11:15
11Joëlle Audibert France11:20
12Eliane Rieuf France11:22
13Krystyna Sladek Poland11:24
14Josee van Santberghe Belgium11:26
15Liève van den Broeck Belgium11:27
16Zina Boniolo Italy11:32
17Jadwiga Kalinowska Poland11:32
18Françoise Valentini France12:14
19Francine Peyskens Belgium12:19
20Margherita Gargano Italy12:21
21Marie-Claire Decroix Belgium12:24
22Catherine Michaud France12:28
23Barbara Rubaszewska Poland13:46

Women's (Frederick, 2.5 mi / 4.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Doris Brown United States15:04,4
Rita Lincoln England15:11
Thelma Fynn Canada15:14
4Barbara Banks England15:21
5Joan Page England15:25
6Margaret MacSherry Scotland15:27
7Gillian Tivey England15:30
8Christine Haskett Scotland15:31
9Ann O'Brien Ireland15:33
10Peggy Mullins Ireland15:34
11Jean Lochhead Wales15:35
12Deirdre Foreman Ireland15:37
13Francie Larrieu United States15:42
14Pamela Bagian United States15:45
15Sandra Harper Canada15:46
16Joyce Smith England15:47
17Jane McNicholl Ireland15:51
18Cheryl Bridges United States16:02
19Hope Bishop Canada16:06
20Pat Lowe England16:08
21Nancy Main Canada16:11
22Bronwen Cardy Wales16:23
23Gloria Dourass Wales16:24
24Doreen Martins Canada16:28
25Paula Molesky Canada16:33
26Sheena Fitzmaurice Scotland16:56
27Raie Thompson Australia16:47
28Sandra Kirk Scotland16:56
29Nuala Bowe Ireland17:06
30Patricia Cole United States17:09
31Delyth Davies Wales17:17
32Shirley Springer United States17:18
33Pamela John Wales17:29
34Adrienne Beames Australia17:44

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandMike Tagg
Trevor Wright
Dick Taylor
Ricky Wilde
Mike Turner
Mike Baxter
35
2 FranceNoel Tijou
René Jourdan
Lucien Rault
Michel Bernard
Antoine Borowski
Jean-Pierre Ouine
85
3 BelgiumGaston Roelants
Emiel Puttemans
Joseph Prinsen
Achille Vaes
Paul Thijs
André de Hertoghe
136
4 TunisiaAbdelkader Zaddem
Mhedheb Hannachi
Adelaziz Bouguerra
Hamdouni Sghaier
Ali Khamassi
Labidi Ayachi
187
5 ScotlandLachie Stewart
Bill Mullett
Jim Alder
Adrian Weatherhead
Dick Wedlock
Norman Morrison
201
6 ItalyGiovanni Pizzi
Renato Martini
Giuseppe Ardizzone
Brunello Bertolin
Giacomo Marietta
Giuseppe Cindolo
273
7 SpainJavier Álvarez
Juan Hidalgo
Fernando Fernandez
José Maiz
Carlos Pérez
Fernando Aguilar
302
8 IrelandSean O'Sullivan
Pat Gilseman
Tom O'Riordan
Paddy Coyle
Matt Murphy
Eddie Spillane
315
9 CanadaGrant McLaren
Dave Ellis
Bob Moore
Ray Haswell
Dave Surman
Jerry Tighe
364
10 WalesBernie Plain
Nigel Evans
Malcolm Thomas
Alan Joslyn
Tony Simmons
Paul Darney
368
11  SwitzerlandWerner Dössegger
Georg Kaiser
Josef Wirth
Albrecht Moser
Josef Fähndrich
Fritz Schneider
393
12 Northern IrelandDerek Graham
Mike Teer
David Logue
Cyril Pennington
Malcolm Edger
Alfred Chivers
410
13 United StatesKenny Moore
Tom Heinonen
John Loeschhorn
Cliff Clark
Charles Messenger
Bill Norris
424

Junior Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandJack Lane
Jim Milton
Graham Tuck
15
2 BelgiumEric De Beck
Eddy Van Mullem
Willy van Laer
15
3 ItalyAldo Tomasini
Franco Fava
Franco Veronese
34
4 ScotlandColin Falconer
Ronald MacDonald
William Burns
37
5 IrelandJohn Hartnett
Daniel Murphy
Eddie Leddy
44
6 FranceRené Portier
Pol Quemener
Marc Masselot
56
7 SpainFrancesco Silvestre
Ramon Sanchez
Andres Jimeno
62
8 AlgeriaKamel Guemar
Attallah Djelloul
Abdelhaziz Belhocine
79
9  SwitzerlandBlaise Schull
Richard Umberg
Fritz Rüegsegger
107

Women's (Vichy)

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 NetherlandsIlja Keizer
Anneloes Bosman
Berny Lenferink
Anneke de Lange
19
2 FranceNicole Chassagneux
Claudette Brouard
Joëlle Audibert
Eliane Rieuf
39
3 ItalyPaola Pigni
Teresa Testerini
Zina Boniolo
Margherita Gargano
45
4 PolandZofia Kołakowska
Krystyna Sladek
Jadwiga Kalinowska
Barbara Rubaszewska
55
5 BelgiumJosee van Santberghe
Liève van den Broeck
Francine Peyskens
Marie-Claire Decroix
69

Women's (Frederick)

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandRita Lincoln
Barbara Banks
Joan Page
Gillian Tivey
18
2 United StatesDoris Brown
Francie Larrieu
Pamela Bagian
Cheryl Bridges
46
3 IrelandAnn O'Brien
Peggy Mullins
Deirdre Foreman
Jane McNicholl
48
4 CanadaThelma Fynn
Sandra Harper
Hope Bishop
Nancy Main
58
5 ScotlandMargaret MacSherry
Christine Haskett
Sheena Fitzmaurice
Sandra Kirk
68
6 WalesJean Lochhead
Bronwen Cardy
Gloria Dourass
Delyth Davies
87

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 211 athletes from 17 countries.

See also

  • 1970 in athletics (track and field)

References

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