1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 16, 1975. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Date | March 16 |
| Host city | Rabat, Morocco  |
| Venue | Souissi Racecourse |
| Events | 3 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 7 km – Junior men 4.2 km – Senior women |
| Participation | 316 athletes from 26 nations |
Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Senior men (12 km) |
Ian Stewart Scotland | 35:20 | Mariano Haro.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 35:21 | Bill Rodgers United States | 35:27.4 |
| Junior men (7 km) |
Bobby Thomas United States | 20:59.8 | José Luis González Spain | 21:18 | John Treacy Ireland | 21:23 |
| Senior women (4.2 km) |
Julie Brown United States | 13:42 | Bronislawa Ludwichowska Poland | 13:47 | Carmen Valero Spain | 13:48 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men |  New Zealand | 127 |  England | 198 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 211 |
| Junior men | United States | 29 | Ireland | 35 | Spain | 44 |
| Senior women | United States | 44 | New Zealand | 50 | Poland | 61 |
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
- For full event details see 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ian Stewart | Scotland | 35:20 |
 | Mariano Haro | Spain | 35:21 |
 | Bill Rodgers | United States | 35:27.4 |
| 4 | John Walker | New Zealand | 35:45 |
| 5 | Euan Robertson | New Zealand | 35:46 |
| 6 | Franco Fava |  Italy | 35:47 |
| 7 | Ray Smedley | England | 35:50 |
| 8 | Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand |  West Germany | 35:51 |
| 9 | Hans-Jürgen Orthmann | West Germany | 35:55 |
| 10 | Gaston Roelants | Belgium | 35:57 |
| 11 | Wilfried Scholz |  East Germany | 35:58 |
| 12 | Abdelkader Zaddem |  Tunisia | 36:00 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
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127 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England
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198 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium
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211 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | United States | 250 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | East Germany | 274 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Scotland | 292 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Algeria | 301 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  France | 303 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7 km)
- For full event details see 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Thomas | United States | 20:59.8 |
| José Luis González | Spain | 21:18 |
| John Treacy | Ireland | 21:23 |
| 4 | Cándido Alario | Spain | 21:29 |
| 5 | Don Clary | United States | 21:38 |
| 6 | Mike Longthorn | England | 21:41 |
| 7 | Christian Foucquets | Belgium | 21:42 |
| 8 | Roy Kissin | United States | 21:44 |
| 9 | Louis Kenny | Ireland | 21:45 |
| 10 | Gerry Finnegan | Ireland | 21:46 |
| 11 | Jim Burns | Scotland | 21:47 |
| 12 | Nat Muir | Scotland | 21:51 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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29 | ||||||||||||
| Ireland
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35 | ||||||||||||
| Spain
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44 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Belgium | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Scotland | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | England | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Algeria | 116 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | France | 127 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.2 km)
- For full event details see 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Brown | United States | 13:42 |
| Bronislawa Ludwichowska | Poland | 13:47 |
| Carmen Valero | Spain | 13:48 |
| 4 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 13:51 |
| 5 | Lorraine Moller | New Zealand | 13:53 |
| 6 | Heather Thomson | New Zealand | 14:01 |
| 7 | Ann Yeoman | England | 14:03 |
| 8 | Mary Stewart | Scotland | 14:03 |
| 9 | Margherita Gargano | Italy | 14:12 |
| 10 | Anne Garrett | New Zealand | 14:15 |
| 11 | Maggie Keyes | United States | 14:18 |
| 12 | Magda Ilands | Belgium | 14:19 |
| Full results | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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44 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand
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50 | ||||||||||||
| Poland
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61 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | England | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Spain | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Italy | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  Finland | 117 | ||||||||||||
| Full results | ||||||||||||||
- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Medal table (unofficial)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | England (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 316 athletes from 26 countries.
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See also
References
- Unique double for Stewart - Scotland's Ian Stewart completed a unique double in Rabat yesterday when he added the International cross-country title to the European 3000 metres gold medal he won in Poland seven days previously..., Glasgow Herald, March 17, 1975, p. 20, retrieved October 16, 2013
- Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- Magnusson, Tomas (February 7, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.2km CC Women - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 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. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
External links
International cross country running championships | ||
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| World |  | |
| Continental | ||
| Regional | ||
See also: Modern pentathlon • International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972) | ||
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