1972 International Cross Country Championships

The 1972 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cambridge, England, at the Coldhams Common on 18 March 1972. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1] This was the last competition organized by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU). The organization of the event was transferred to the IAAF as recommended as a result of the meeting of the IAAF cross-country committee that year in London. It was continued as IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[2] From then on, the event was open for all IAAF members whereas before, non-ICCU members were only allowed to compete after special invitation.

1972 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition59th
Date18 March
Host cityCambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
VenueColdhams Common
Events3
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men
4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men
2.8 mi (4.5 km) women
Participation200 athletes from
15 nations

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

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
37:43 Mariano Haro
 Spain
38:01 Ian Stewart
 Scotland
38:20
Junior Men
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Aldo Tomasini
 Italy
23:20 Jim Brown
 Scotland
23:35 Franco Fava
 Italy
23:45
Women
2.8 mi (4.5 km)
Joyce Smith
 England
16:11 Eileen Claugus
 United States
16:13 Rita Ridley
 England
16:19
Team
Men  England84  Morocco94  Belgium140
Junior Men  Italy19  England22  Morocco26
Women  England22  United States40  Scotland64

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gaston Roelants Belgium37:43
Mariano Haro Spain38:01
Ian Stewart Scotland38:20
4Tapio Kantanen Finland38:25
5Trevor Wright England38:26
6Pekka Päivärinta Finland38:28
7Eric de Beck Belgium38:31
8Tony Simmons England38:36
9Haddou Jaddour Morocco38:43
10Lucien Rault France38:47
11Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem Morocco38:50
12Mejjati Lahcen Morocco38:52
13Moumoh Haddou Morocco38:56
14Juan Hidalgo Spain39:04
15Alan Rushmer England39:16
16Colin Robinson England39:16
17Karel Lismont Belgium39:21
18Grenville Tuck England39:28
19Malcolm Thomas Wales39:33
20Jim Alder Scotland39:35
21Tony Ashton Wales39:37
22Keith Angus England39:38
23José Maiz Spain39:39
24Amakdouf Layachi Morocco39:40
25Ghazi Ben Lahcen Morocco39:40
26Gabriele Barbaro Italy39:42
27Lachie Stewart Scotland39:43
28Neil Cusack Ireland39:45
29Fritz Rüegsegger  Switzerland39:47
30Gerry Stevens England39:48
31Christian Dudouet France39:49
32Pat Gilseman Ireland39:52
33Mohamed Sghir Morocco39:54
34René Goris Belgium39:58
35Jean-Yves Le Flohic France40:01
36Alistair Blamire Scotland40:02
37Ben Abdel Kader Morocco40:03
38Francois Blommaerts Belgium40:04
39Rauno Mattila Finland40:06
40Tom O'Riordan Ireland40:07
41Renato Martini Italy40:10
42Santiago de la Parte Spain40:13
43Gilbert Hanssens Belgium40:15
44Andrew McKean Scotland40:16
45Raimo Karsikas Finland40:17
46Noel Tijou France40:18
47René Jourdan France40:18
48Hans Lang  Switzerland40:22
49Carlos Pérez Spain40:23
50Eddy Rombaux Belgium40:29
51Marcel Lechevallier France40:32
52Paddy Coyle Ireland40:35
53Bill Robinson England40:36
54Mikko Ala-Leppilamppi Finland40:37
55Albrecht Moser  Switzerland40:40
56Toni Zimmermann  Switzerland40:41
57Frank Grillaert Belgium40:47
58Steve Kenyon England40:49
59Sean O'Sullivan Ireland40:51
60Bernie Plain Wales40:52
61Franco Veronese Italy40:53
62John Buckley Ireland40:59
63Dennis Fowles Wales41:01
64Franco Ambrosioni Italy41:01
65Alfons Sidler  Switzerland41:02
66Giovanni Pizzi Italy41:09
67Jörg Weber  Switzerland41:10
68Alan Cass Wales41:12
69Jean-Pierre Ouine France41:13
70Antoine Borowski France41:21
71Francesco De Menego Italy41:27
72Walter Fähndrich  Switzerland41:27
73Dick Wedlock Scotland41:28
74Luigi Conti Italy41:29
75John Phelan Ireland41:30
76John Myatt Scotland41:34
77Rafael García Spain41:36
78Jean-Paul Le Gall France41:37
79Frank Greally Ireland41:38
80Mario Binato Italy41:52
81Ian McCafferty Scotland41:54
82John Jones Wales41:54
83Javier Álvarez Spain41:56
84Johan Janssens Belgium41:57
85Veijo Sallinen Finland42:09
86Ramon Tasende Spain42:19
87Padraig Keane Ireland42:26
88Gerry Hannon Northern Ireland42:31
89Ian Morrison Northern Ireland42:36
90Julio Gude Spain42:45
91Jim Wight Scotland42:47
92Dic Evans Wales42:56
93Primo Gretter Italy42:56
94Jim McGuinness Northern Ireland43:19
95Nigel Evans Wales43:31
96Brian Brookes Wales43:43
97Roy Kernoghan Northern Ireland43:46
98John McLaughlin Northern Ireland44:24
99Ian Cotton Northern Ireland44:35
100Kevin Morgan Northern Ireland45:29
101Ernie Cunningham Northern Ireland45:59
102Tom Quinn Northern Ireland46:16

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Aldo Tomasini Italy23:20
Jim Brown Scotland23:35
Franco Fava Italy23:45
4David Black England23:48
5Larbi M'Hidra Morocco23:58
6Barry Smith England24:04
7Ahmed Roubial Morocco24:07
8Ricardo Ortega Spain24:09
9Fernando Cerrada Spain24:18
10José Haro Spain24:21
11Kamel Guemar Algeria24:21
12Dennis Coates England24:31
13Paul Bannon Scotland24:33
14Mohamed Chahin Morocco24:43
15Luca Bigatello Italy24:46
16Léon Schots Belgium24:53
17Peter Ratcliffe Wales24:55
18Mark Broeckx Belgium24:57
19Robin Walker Ireland24:59
20Laurence Reilly Scotland25:01
21Abdelkrim Djelassi Tunisia25:03
22Ben Aissa Ben Jelloun Morocco25:06
23Ronald MacDonald Scotland25:13
24Franz Bühler  Switzerland25:14
25Hanspeter Stauffacher  Switzerland25:17
26Eamonn Coghlan Ireland25:18
27Taieb Merdassi Tunisia25:19
28Brian Donovan Wales25:20
29Robert Lismont Belgium25:21
30Francisco Morera Spain25:23
31Tony Staynings England25:28
32Desmond O'Connor Ireland25:32
33John Davies Wales25:37
34Franky Calus Belgium25:41
35Julian Goater England25:42
36Lakhdar Boulkhoukh Algeria25:50
37Steve Slocombe Wales25:51
38Hugo Wey  Switzerland25:53
39Abdelmadjid Mada Algeria26:03
40Richard Samuels Wales26:05
41Mohamed Moussa Tunisia26:16
42Mohamed Ben Tayeb Algeria26:23
43Paul Moeyaert Belgium26:24
44Mohamed Ouertani Tunisia26:26
45Tom Hesketh Northern Ireland26:34
46Michael Treacy Ireland26:40
47Phil English Ireland26:57
48Roberto Volpi Italy26:58
49Dessi Martin Northern Ireland27:00
50Lawrie Spence Scotland27:04
51Paul Younger Northern Ireland27:25
52Martin Donaldson Northern Ireland28:19
José Luis Ruiz SpainDNF
Mario Brembilla ItalyDNF

Women's (2.8 mi / 4.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Joyce Smith England16:11
Eileen Claugus United States16:13
Rita Ridley England16:19
4Josee van Santberghe Belgium16:20
5Margaret Coomber Scotland16:31
6Paola Pigni Italy16:34
7Sheila Carey England16:42
8Jean Lochhead Wales16:43
9Caroline Walker United States16:45
10Giuseppina Torello Italy16:47
11Ann Yeoman England16:49
12Joan Allison England16:52
13Mary Lynch Ireland16:55
14Beth Bonner United States16:57
15Deborah Roth United States17:03
16Tena Anex United States17:03
17Mary Stewart Scotland17:05
18Angela Lovell England17:09
19Christine Haskett Scotland17:10
20Deirdre Foreman Ireland17:11
21Bronwen Cardy Wales17:19
22Ann Cumming Ireland17:19
23Ann Barrass Scotland17:21
24Margherita Gargano Italy17:26
25Jane Hill United States17:30
26Bernadette van Roy Belgium17:31
27Rosemary Stirling Scotland17:33
28Waltraud Egger Italy17:35
29Mary Speedman Scotland17:36
30Susan Barnes Wales17:37
31Carmen Valero Spain17:51
32Liève van den Broeck Belgium17:54
33Mary Kelly Ireland17:57
34Thelwyn Bateman Wales18:13
35Beatrice Lambert Ireland18:18
36Marion Hepworth Wales18:29
37Lesley John Wales18:32
38Magda Versluys Belgium18:43
39Lutgard van Brempt Belgium18:48
40Grazia Bertoldo Retter Italy18:56
41Pamela Reece Northern Ireland19:09
42Christine Gleeson Ireland19:25
43Angela Kirkpatrick Northern Ireland21:13
Zina Boniolo ItalyDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandTrevor Wright
Tony Simmons
Alan Rushmer
Colin Robinson
Grenville Tuck
Keith Angus
84
2 MoroccoHaddou Jaddour
Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem
Mejjati Lahcen
Moumoh Haddou
Amakdouf Layachi
Ghazi Ben Lahcen
94
3 BelgiumGaston Roelants
Eric de Beck
Karel Lismont
René Goris
Francois Blommaerts
Gilbert Hanssens
140
4 ScotlandIan Stewart
Jim Alder
Lachie Stewart
Alistair Blamire
Andrew McKean
Dick Wedlock
203
5 SpainMariano Haro
Juan Hidalgo
José Maiz
Santiago de la Parte
Carlos Pérez
Rafael García
207
6 FranceLucien Rault
Christian Dudouet
Jean-Yves Le Flohic
Noel Tijou
René Jourdan
Marcel Lechevallier
220
7 FinlandTapio Kantanen
Pekka Päivärinta
Rauno Mattila
Raimo Karsikas
Mikko Ala-Leppilamppi
Veijo Sallinen
233
8 IrelandNeil Cusack
Pat Gilseman
Tom O'Riordan
Paddy Coyle
Sean O'Sullivan
John Buckley
273
9 WalesMalcolm Thomas
Tony Ashton
Bernie Plain
Dennis Fowles
Alan Cass
John Jones
313
10  SwitzerlandFritz Rüegsegger
Hans Lang
Albrecht Moser
Toni Zimmermann
Alfons Sidler
Jörg Weber
320
11 ItalyGabriele Barbaro
Renato Martini
Franco Veronese
Franco Ambrosioni
Giovanni Pizzi
Francesco De Menego
329
12 Northern IrelandGerry Hannon
Ian Morrison
Jim McGuinness
Roy Kernoghan
John McLaughlin
Ian Cotton
565

Junior Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 ItalyAldo Tomasini
Franco Fava
Luca Bigatello
19
2 EnglandDavid Black
Barry Smith
Dennis Coates
22
3 MoroccoLarbi M'Hidra
Ahmed Roubial
Mohamed Chahin
26
4 SpainRicardo Ortega
Fernando Cerrada
José Haro
27
5 ScotlandJim Brown
Paul Bannon
Laurence Reilly
35
6 BelgiumLéon Schots
Mark Broeckx
Robert Lismont
63
7 IrelandRobin Walker
Eamonn Coghlan
Desmond O'Connor
77
8 WalesPeter Ratcliffe
Brian Donovan
John Davies
78
9 AlgeriaKamel Guemar
Lakhdar Boulkhoukh
Abdelmadjid Mada
86
10  SwitzerlandFranz Bühler
Hanspeter Stauffacher
Hugo Wey
87
11 TunisiaAbdelkrim Djelassi
Taieb Merdassi
Mohamed Moussa
89
12 Northern IrelandTom Hesketh
Dessi Martin
Paul Younger
145

Women's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandJoyce Smith
Rita Ridley
Sheila Carey
Ann Yeoman
22
2 United StatesEileen Claugus
Caroline Walker
Beth Bonner
Deborah Roth
40
3 ScotlandMargaret Coomber
Mary Stewart
Christine Haskett
Ann Barrass
64
4 ItalyPaola Pigni
Giuseppina Torello
Margherita Gargano
Waltraud Egger
68
5 IrelandMary Lynch
Deirdre Foreman
Ann Cumming
Mary Kelly
88
6 WalesJean Lochhead
Bronwen Cardy
Susan Barnes
Thelwyn Bateman
93
7 BelgiumJosee van Santberghe
Bernadette van Roy
Liève van den Broeck
Magda Versluys
100

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 200 athletes from 15 countries.

See also

  • 1972 in athletics (track and field)

References

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