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
OrganisersICCU
Edition51st
DateMarch 21
Host cityDublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland
VenueLeopardstown Racecourse
Events2
Distances7.3 mi (11.7 km) men
4.7 mi (7.6 km) junior men
Participation113 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
 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  England38  France96  Morocco149
Junior Men  England16  Scotland17  Morocco22

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.3 mi / 11.8 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Francisco Aritmendi Spain40:33
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ron Hill England40:42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)John Cooke England40:49
4Gerry North England40:49
5James Hogan Ireland40:56
6Jean Vaillant France40:59
7Bruce Tulloh England41:05
8Basil Heatley England41:08
9Abdeslem Bouchta Morocco41:13
10Georges Fromont Belgium41:25
11Mariano Haro Spain41:25
12Yves Martinage France41:30
13Fernando Aguilar Spain41:35
14Mel Batty England41:38
15Tom O'Riordan Ireland41:38
16Guy Texereau France41:38
17Ben Assou El Ghazi Morocco41:39
18Alain Mimoun France41:40
19Mohamed Ben Mohamed Morocco41:40
20Mike Turner England41:50
21Jean Fayolle France41:55
22Dominic Keily England41:55
23Lucien Rault France41:56
24Joseph van Lent Belgium41:56
25Hadj Ben Sitel Morocco42:04
26Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium42:08
27Hedwig Leenaert Belgium42:10
28Bertie Messitt Ireland42:11
29Andy Brown Scotland42:13
30Jim Alder Scotland42:22
31Dirk de Bruyn Netherlands42:23
32Derek Graham Ireland42:31
33Walter Vanhoutte Belgium42:35
34Ahmed Oukbouch Morocco42:36
35Leon Moreels Belgium42:39
36Noel Tijou France42:44
37Henk Snepvangers Netherlands42:45
38Eddie Strong England42:54
39Alasdair Heron Scotland43:00
40Fergus Murray Scotland43:01
41Lorenzo Gutiérrez Spain43:03
42Frans van der Hoeven Belgium43:09
43Mick Neville Ireland43:12
44José Molíns Spain43:13
45Mohamed Brahim Morocco43:13
46Moha Ouali Morocco43:22
47Manuel Alonso Spain43:27
48James Johnstone Scotland43:28
49Cees Clement Netherlands43:29
50Mel Edwards Scotland43:30
51Fons Veldhuyzen Netherlands43:35
52Jacques van Eekelen Netherlands43:36
53Alastair Wood Scotland43:46
54Roger Petit France43:48
55Jesús Fernández Spain43:51
56José Fernández Spain43:52
57Tom Cochrane Scotland43:55
58Hedydd Davies Wales43:57
59Frank McDermott Ireland44:02
60Jean-Pierre Delloye Belgium44:07
61Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem Morocco44:10
62Iluminado Corcuera Spain44:15
63Jan van Grinsven Netherlands44:17
64Barry O'Gorman Ireland44:34
65Pat Killeen Ireland44:42
66Tom Edmunds Wales44:50
67Bernard Maroquin France44:56
68Lyn Bevan Wales45:00
69Lachie Stewart Scotland45:09
70Ron Franklin Wales45:50
71Roger Harrison-Jones Wales46:03
72Ken Flowers Wales46:31
73Bill Stitfall Wales47:11
74Bakir Benaissa Morocco47:35
75Josephus Scheyen Netherlands47:43
76Gerry Barrell Wales
Gaston Roelants BelgiumDNF
Tony Harris WalesDNF
Colin Shillington IrelandDNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Ian McCafferty Scotland24:20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)David Walker England24:45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Don Collins England24:45
4Larbi Oukada Morocco25:04
5Jean-Marie Rebry Belgium25:07
6Robert Mack Wales25:08
7Alec Brown Scotland25:12
8Bouabib Chaoui Morocco25:13
9Joseph Reilly Scotland25:18
10Miloud Lhouceine Morocco25:20
11Thomas O'Reilly England25:37
12Jesús de Alba Spain25:44
13Armand Dobbelaere Belgium25:48
14Graham Taylor England25:53
15Maurice de Roo Belgium25:58
16Jorge González Spain25:59
17Chris Loosley Wales26:05
18John McGrow England26:15
19Juan Hidalgo Spain26:21
20Dehbi Elyazid Morocco26:23
21Francisco Albert Spain26:26
22Ian Young Scotland26:40
23Marnix Stevens Belgium26:43
24Mike Teer Ireland26:48
25Will Francis Wales27:00
26Tony Hopkins Ireland27:05
27Eric Denduyver Belgium27:08
28Jim Wright Scotland27:12
29Clive Williams Wales27:26
30B. Boyd Ireland27:34
31Eric McMaster Ireland28:59
José Morera SpainDNF
Paul Lavelle IrelandDNF
Mehdi Jaouhar MoroccoDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandRon Hill
John Cooke
Gerry North
Bruce Tulloh
Basil Heatley
Mel Batty
38
2 FranceJean Vaillant
Yves Martinage
Guy Texereau
Alain Mimoun
Jean Fayolle
Lucien Rault
96
3 MoroccoAbdeslem Bouchta
Ben Assou El Ghazi
Mohamed Ben Mohamed
Hadj Ben Sitel
Ahmed Oukbouch
Mohamed Brahim
149
4 BelgiumGeorges Fromont
Joseph van Lent
Marcel Vandewattyne
Hedwig Leenaert
Walter Vanhoutte
Leon Moreels
155
5 SpainFrancisco Aritmendi
Mariano Haro
Fernando Aguilar
Lorenzo Gutierrez
José Molíns
Manuel Alonso
157
6 IrelandJames Hogan
Tom O'Riordan
Bertie Messitt
Derek Graham
Mick Neville
Frank McDermott
182
7 ScotlandAndy Brown
Jim Alder
Alasdair Heron
Fergus Murray
James Johnstone
Mel Edwards
236
8 NetherlandsDirk de Bruyn
Henk Snepvangers
Cees Clement
Fons Veldhuyzen
Jacques van Eekelen
Jan van Grinsven
283
9 WalesHedydd Davies
Tom Edmunds
Lyn Bevan
Ron Franklin
Roger Harrison-Jones
Ken Flowers
405

Junior Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandDavid Walker
Don Collins
Thomas O'Reilly
16
2 ScotlandIan McCafferty
Alec Brown
Joseph Reilly
17
3 MoroccoLarbi Oukada
Bouabib Chaoui
Miloud Lhouceine
22
4 BelgiumJean-Marie Rebry
Armand Dobbelaere
Maurice de Roo
33
5 SpainJesús de Alba
Jorge González
Juan Hidalgo
47
6 WalesRobert Mack
Chris Loosley
Will Francis
48
7 IrelandMike 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

  1. 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, 23 March 1964, p. 4, retrieved 3 October 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 11.8km CC Men - Dublin Leopardstown Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 21, 1964, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 August 2007, retrieved 3 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 - Dublin Leopardstown Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 21, 1964, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  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 9 May 2012, retrieved 24 September 2013
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