1966 International Cross Country Championships

The 1966 International Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 20, 1966. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1966 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition53rd
DateMarch 20
Host cityRabat, Morocco Morocco
VenueSouissi Racecourse
Events2
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men
4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men
Participation134 athletes from
15 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 (12.1 km)
Ben Assou El Ghazi
 Morocco
36:22.1 Derek Graham
 Ireland
36:29.6 Tracy Smith
 United States
36:32.2
Junior Men
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Mike Tagg
 England
21:26.4 Roy Young
 England
21:35.3 Eddie Knox
 Scotland
21:40.6
Team
Men  England59  France79  Morocco184
Junior Men  England8  Belgium21  Scotland28

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Ben Assou El Ghazi Morocco36:22.1
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Derek Graham Ireland36:29.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Tracy Smith United States36:32.2
4Roy Fowler England36:41
5Michel Jazy France36:50
6Ron Hill England36:52
7Tim Johnston England36:54
8Mike Freary England36:55
9Ahmed Zammel Tunisia36:55
10Guy Texereau France37:04
11Noel Tijou France37:04
12Lachie Stewart Scotland37:11
13Bernard Maroquin France37:14
14Ian McCafferty Scotland37:20
15Tim Briault England37:24
16Jim Alder Scotland37:27
17Guy Caillet France37:28
18Ali Khamassi Tunisia37:28
19Gerry North England37:30
20Antonio Ambu Italy37:31
21Gottfried Arnold West Germany37:40
22Ahmed Oukbouch Morocco37:44
23Yves Martinage France37:47
24Michel Bernard France37:51
25Hedi Hamrouni Tunisia37:52
26Doug Brown United States37:55
27Mohamed Bensaid Morocco37:55
28François Lacour France37:55
29Chris Loosley Wales38:02
30Henri Clerckx Belgium38:03
31Hans Gerlach West Germany38:08
32Werner Dössegger  Switzerland38:11
33Eamon O'Reilly United States38:12
34John Linaker Scotland38:13
35Labidi Ayachi Tunisia
36Hans-Joachim Liess West Germany
37John Hillen England
38Tom Bache United States
39John Hammond England
40Tom O'Riordan Ireland
41Hammadi Ben Mohamed Morocco
42Leon Moreels Belgium
43Mhedheb Hannachi Tunisia
44Michael Kimball United States
45Luigi Conti Italy
46Mohamed Said Morocco
47Moha Ouali Morocco
48Andy Brown Scotland
49Jim McNamara Ireland
50Herb Lorenz United States
51Albien van Holsbeek Belgium
52Cyrille van Geert Belgium
53Allal Ben Saoudi Morocco
54Arno Krausse West Germany
55Denis Jouret Belgium
56Rabah Ben Othman Tunisia
57Oskar Leupi  Switzerland38:42
58Hansruedi Knill  Switzerland38:45
59Frans van der Hoeven Belgium
60Jean Fayolle France
61Osvaldo Segrada Italy
62Alfons Ida West Germany
63Bruce Mortensen United States
64Abdelkader Zaddem Tunisia
65Peter Kubicki West Germany
66Harry Simpson Ireland
67Roger Robinson England
68Gerry Williams Wales
69Hedydd Davies Wales
70Alberto Bargnani Italy
71Jozef Callens Belgium
72Gioacchino De Palma Italy
73Bouabib Chaoui Morocco
74Hans Rüdisühli  Switzerland39:27
75Said Benmaguini Morocco
76Edgar Friedli  Switzerland39:42
77Donato D'Agostino Italy
78James Johnstone Scotland
79Julien Laureyns Belgium
80Rachid Ben Naceur Tunisia
81Walter Dietiker  Switzerland39:45
82Tony Murphy Ireland
83Fred Bell Wales
84Roy Mack Wales
85Jean-Pierre Delloye Belgium
86Tony Hopkins Ireland
87Georg Kaiser  Switzerland40:42
88Bob Scharf United States
89Tom Edmunds Wales
90Fergus Murray Scotland
91Nick Barton Wales
92J. Evans Gibraltar
93J. Macedo Gibraltar
94A. Ryan Gibraltar
95J. Chappory Gibraltar
96Gomez Gibraltar
97de Torres Gibraltar
98Bucklen Gibraltar
Renato De Palmas ItalyDNF

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Mike Tagg England21:26.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Roy Young England21:35.3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Eddie Knox Scotland21:40.6
4Eddy Van Butsele Belgium21:45
5David Atkin England21:45
6Jony Dumon Belgium21:48
7John Caine England21:49
8Colin Moxsom England21:54
9Hamdouni Sghaier Tunisia22:00
10Jim Brennan Scotland22:09
11Gaston Heleven Belgium22:14
12Larbi Oukada Morocco22:15
13Belgacem Bammou Morocco22:17
14Mejjati Lahcen Morocco22:26
15Alistair Blamire Scotland22:35
16Francesco Amante Italy22:35
17Roberto Grazzani Italy22:42
18Antonio Giancanterino Italy22:46
19Mohamed Kretif Morocco22:46
20Giuseppe Ardizzone Italy22:55
21Johan Janssens Belgium
22Emiel Puttemans Belgium
23Cherkaoui Morocco
24Hedi Ladjili Tunisia
25Carlos Lopes Portugal
26Gaetano Pusterla Italy
27Hamida Gamoudi Tunisia
28Frank Steel Scotland
29José Lourenço Portugal
30José Rainha Portugal
31Ahmed Hamdouche Algeria
32Mokhtar Djedidi Tunisia
33Kamali Benmissi Algeria
34Omar Lerari Algeria
35Mokhtar Louichi Algeria

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandRoy Fowler
Ron Hill
Tim Johnston
Mike Freary
Tim Briault
Gerry North
59
2 FranceMichel Jazy
Guy Texereau
Noel Tijou
Bernard Maroquin
Guy Caillet
Yves Martinage
79
3 MoroccoBen Assou El Ghazi
Ahmed Oukbouch
Mohamed Bensaid
Hammadi Ben Mohamed
Mohamed Said
Moha Ouali
184
4 TunisiaAhmed Zammel
Ali Khamassi
Hedi Hamrouni
Labidi Ayachi
Mhedheb Hannachi
Rabah Ben Othman
186
5 United StatesTracy Smith
Doug Brown
Eamon O'Reilly
Tom Bache
Michael Kimball
Herb Lorenz
194
6 ScotlandLachie Stewart
Ian McCafferty
Jim Alder
John Linaker
Andy Brown
James Johnstone
202
7 Federal Republic of GermanyGottfried Arnold
Hans Gerlach
Hans-Joachim Liess
Arno Krausse
Alfons Ida
Peter Kubicki
269
8 BelgiumHenri Clerckx
Leon Moreels
Albien van Holsbeek
Cyrille van Geert
Denis Jouret
Frans van der Hoeven
289
9 IrelandDerek Graham
Tom O'Riordan
Jim McNamara
Harry Simpson
Tony Murphy
Tony Hopkins
325
10 ItalyAntonio Ambu
Luigi Conti
Osvaldo Segrada
Alberto Bargnani
Gioacchino De Palma
Donato D'Agostino
345
11  SwitzerlandWerner Dössegger
Oskar Leupi
Hansruedi Knill
Hans Rüdisühli
Edgar Friedli
Walter Dietiker
378
12 WalesChris Loosley
Gerry Williams
Hedydd Davies
Fred Bell
Roy Mack
Tom Edmunds
422
13 GibraltarJ. Evans
J. Macedo
A. Ryan
J. Chappory
Gomez
de Torres
567

Junior Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandMike Tagg
Roy Young
David Atkin
8
2 BelgiumEddy van Butsele
Johnny Dumon
Gaston Heleven
21
3 ScotlandEddie Knox
Jim Brennan
Alistair Blamire
28
4 MoroccoLarbi Oukada
Belgacem Bammou
Mejjati Lahcen
39
5 ItalyFrancesco Amante
Roberto Grazzani
Antonio Giancanterino
51
6 TunisiaHamdouni Sghaier
Hedi Ladjili
Hamida Gamoudi
60
7 PortugalCarlos Lopes
José Lourenço
José Rainha
84
8 AlgeriaAhmed Hamdouche
Kamali Benmissi
Omar Lerari
98

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 134 athletes from 15 countries.

See also

  • 1966 in athletics (track and field)

References

  1. Athletics - Scotland Sixth in International - Murray's Poor Performance - What heartbreak there was in the Scottish camp here this afternoon when we again finished sixth in the International Cross-country Union championships although with an improvement in pointage of 102 over last year..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1966, p. 4, retrieved October 3, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.1km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Racecourse Date: Sunday, March 20, 1966, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 6, 2007, retrieved October 3, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Racecourse Date: Sunday, March 20, 1966, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 28, 2007, retrieved October 3, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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