1962 International Cross Country Championships

The 1962 International Cross Country Championships was held in Sheffield, England, at the Graves Park on 24 March 1962. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1962 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition49th
Date24 March
Host citySheffield, Yorkshire, England England
VenueGraves Park
Events2
Distances7.5 mi (12.0 km) men / 4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men
Participation126 athletes from
10 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
7.5 mi (12.0 km)
Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
44:40 Marcel Vandewattyne
 Belgium
44:46 Mel Batty
 England
44:48
Junior Men
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
Abdeslem Bouchta
 Morocco
25:05 Anthony Evans
 England
Martin Heath
 England
25:23
Team
Men  England44  Spain115  Belgium132
Junior Men  England9  Morocco28  Scotland37

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Gaston Roelants Belgium44:40
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium44:46
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mel Batty England44:48
4John Anderson England44:55
5Brian Hall England45:02
6José Molíns Spain45:04
7Mick Neville Ireland45:05
8Gerry North England45:08
9Andy Brown Scotland45:09
10Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Morocco45:12
11Ron Hill England45:19
12Georges Fromont Belgium45:20
13Brian Craig England45:21
14Iluminado Corcuera Spain45:28
15Fernando Aguilar Spain45:30
16Colin Robinson England45:31
17Willie Olivier South Africa45:32
18Francisco Guardia Spain45:33
19Salah Beddiaf France45:35
20David Cooke England45:36
21Youssef Mastouri Tunisia45:37
22Jean-Pierre Delloye Belgium45:46
23Keith Pearce South Africa45:49
24Bakir Benaissa Morocco45:50
25Alastair Wood Scotland45:51
26Alain Mimoun France45:52
27Ali Khamassi Tunisia45:54
28Mohamed Said Morocco45:58
29Antonio Amoros Spain46:04
30Jan Barnard South Africa46:05
31Stephanus Steyn South Africa46:07
32Paul Genève France46:07
33Francisco Aritmendi Spain46:11
34Francis Duleau France46:24
35Stan Taylor Scotland46:25
36Jim Alder Scotland46:25
37Callum Laing Scotland46:26
38Labidi Ayachi Tunisia46:27
39Alfonso Vidal Spain46:34
40Derek Graham Ireland46:34
41Mohamed Lahcen Morocco46:35
42Mohamed Ben Mohamed Morocco46:37
43Alexis Chauvel France46:39
44Mhedheb Hannachi Tunisia46:42
45Eddie Strong England46:45
46Julius Saenen Belgium46:46
47Hammadi Ben Mohamed Morocco46:46
48Mohamed Gammoudi Tunisia46:52
49Frans van der Hoeven Belgium46:57
50Lahcen Ben Allal Morocco47:01
51Ali Tarbag Tunisia47:01
52Ahmed Ben Salah Tunisia47:12
53John McDonnell Ireland47:13
54Denis Jouret Belgium47:13
55Moha Ouali Morocco47:13
56Charles Minnaar South Africa47:20
57Jim O'Brien Wales47:21
58Bert Irving Scotland47:21
59Pat Killeen Ireland47:22
60Benny O'Sullivan Ireland47:25
61Cyril Bentall South Africa47:30
62Hedi Hamrouni Tunisia47:33
63Norman Horrell Wales47:42
64Hamida Addéche France47:42
65Ron Franklin Wales47:56
66Davie Simpson Scotland47:57
67Maurice Chiclet France48:15
68Mick Connolly Ireland48:25
69Ammar Khemiri Tunisia48:30
70Billy McCue Ireland48:31
71Graham Everett Scotland48:39
72Gerhardus Swanepoel South Africa48:40
73Pascal Morris Ireland48:41
74Joe O'Keefe Ireland49:02
75Mohamed Ben Hassan Morocco49:05
76Henri Lucas France49:22
77Roger Harrison-Jones Wales49:27
78Barrie Saunders Wales49:31
79Alan Griffiths Wales49:47
80John McLaren Scotland49:48
81Robert Williams Wales50:24
82Harry Wilson Wales50:59
83Bryan Davies Wales50:59
Mariano Haro SpainDNF
Aurèle Vandendriessche BelgiumDNF
Luis García SpainDNF
Raymond Janssen FranceDNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Abdeslem Bouchta Morocco25:05
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Anthony Evans England25:23
Martin Heath England25:23
4Ernie Pomfret England25:33
5Tom Edmunds Wales25:45
6Ahmed Zammel Tunisia25:51
7David Bignell England26:02
8Jesús Fernandez Spain26:07
9Doug Fownes England26:11
10Lachie Stewart Scotland26:19
11Alasdair Heron Scotland26:20
12Hadj Ben Sitel Morocco26:23
13Lorenzo Gutierrez Spain26:25
14Amara Gahlouzi Tunisia26:32
15Ahmed Oukbouch Morocco26:37
16Joe Finn Scotland26:42
17Ben Nouceur Morocco26:44
18Arthur Moody Scotland26:51
19T. Hewitt Ireland26:55
20Jorge Gonzalez Spain26:56
21Craig Douglas Scotland26:59
22Khalifa Seraj Morocco27:01
23L. Nodswell Ireland27:05
24Robert van Overmeiren Belgium27:07
25Abdelhamid Yazidi Tunisia27:11
26Luc van der Smissen Belgium27:11
27José Perramon Spain27:12
28Mohamed Frigui Tunisia27:13
29Gilbert Maesschalk Belgium27:17
30Mahmoud Ben Rabah Tunisia27:20
31Winston Bradley Wales27:26
32Andre van de Walle Belgium27:27
33Pedro Sacristán Spain27:35
34P. Keenan Ireland27:50
35Brendan Dunne Ireland28:23
36Alcwyn Price Wales28:28
37Tony Murphy Ireland28:34
38Fred Bell Wales29:04
39Stephen Oultram Wales29:34
Marnix Cocquyt BelgiumDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandMel Batty
John Anderson
Brian Hall
Gerry North
Ron Hill
Brian Craig
44
2 SpainJosé Molíns
Iluminado Corcuera
Fernando Aguilar
Francisco Guardia
Antonio Amoros
Francisco Aritmendi
115
3 BelgiumGaston Roelants
Marcel Vandewattyne
Georges Fromont
Jean-Pierre Delloye
Julius Saenen
Frans van der Hoeven
132
4 MoroccoRhadi Ben Abdesselam
Bakir Benaissa
Mohamed Said
Mohamed Lahcen
Mohamed Ben Mohamed
Hammadi Ben Mohamed
192
5 ScotlandAndy Brown
Alastair Wood
Stan Taylor
Jim Alder
Callum Laing
Bert Irving
200
6 South AfricaWillie Olivier
Keith Pearce
Jan Barnard
Stephanus Steyn
Charles Minnaar
Cyril Bentall
218
7 FranceSalah Beddiaf
Alain Mimoun
Paul Genève
Francis Duleau
Alexis Chauvel
Hamida Addéche
218
8 TunisiaYoussef Mastouri
Ali Khamassi
Labidi Ayachi
Mhedheb Hannachi
Mohamed Gammoudi
Ali Tarbag
229
9 IrelandMick Neville
Derek Graham
John McDonnell
Pat Killeen
Benny O'Sullivan
Mick Connolly
287
10 WalesJim O'Brien
Norman Horrell
Ron Franklin
Roger Harrison-Jones
Barrie Saunders
Alan Griffiths
419

Junior Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandAnthony Evans
Martin Heath
Ernie Pomfret
9
2 MoroccoAbdeslem Bouchta
Hadj Ben Sitel
Ahmed Oukbouch
28
3 ScotlandLachie Stewart
Alasdair Heron
Joe Finn
37
4 SpainJesús Fernandez
Lorenzo Gutierrez
Jorge Gonzalez
41
5 TunisiaAhmed Zammel
Amara Gahlouzi
Abdelhamid Yazidi
45
6 WalesTom Edmunds
Winston Bradley
Alcwyn Price
72
7 IrelandT. Hewitt
L. Nodswell
P. Keenan
76
8 BelgiumRobert van Overmeiren
Luc van der Smissen
Gilbert Maesschalk
79

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 126 athletes from 10 countries.

See also

  • 1962 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. Cross-country - Roelants's Victory in International - G. Roelants (Belgium) led all the way and won the International Cross-Country Championship on Saturday in 44 min. 40sec. over nine miles at Graves Park, Sheffield..., Glasgow Herald, 26 March 1962, p. 11, retrieved 2 October 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.0km CC Men - Sheffield Graves Park Date: Saturday, March 24, 1962, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 24 August 2007, retrieved 2 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.5km CC Men - Sheffield Graves Park Date: Saturday, March 24, 1962, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 12 June 2007, retrieved 2 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  5. 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013
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