1968 International Cross Country Championships

The 1968 International Cross Country Championships was held in Tunis, Tunisia, at the Hippodrome de Kassar-Said on March 17, 1968. The women's championship was held one week later in Blackburn, England at the Witton Country Park on March 23, 1968. A report on the men's event[1] as well as on the women's event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

1968 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition55th
DateMarch 17 (men) / March 23 (women)
Host cityTunis, Tunisia Tunisia (men)
Blackburn, Lancashire, England England (women)
VenueHippodrome de Kassar-Said (men)
Witton Park (women)
Events2 / 1
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men
4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men
2.8 mi (4.5 km) women
Participation177 athletes from
14 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)		 Mohamed Gammoudi
 Tunisia		35:25.4 Ron Hill
 England		35:26.8 Roy Fowler
 England		35:31.8
Junior Men
4.35 mi (7.0 km)		 John Bednarski
 England		20:59 Pierre de Freyn
 Belgium		21:00 Mohamed Omar
 Morocco		21:02
Women
2.8 mi (4.5 km)		 Doris Brown
 United States		15:00 Vicki Foltz
 United States		15:12 Pamela Davies
 England		15:21
Team
Men  England58  France101  Spain129
Junior Men  England10  Tunisia27  Morocco29
Women  United States19  England20  Scotland55

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Mohamed Gammoudi Tunisia35:25.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ron Hill England35:26.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Roy Fowler England35:31.8
4Guy Texereau France35:34.6
5Mike Freary England35:40
6Mariano Haro Spain35:40
7Alan Rushmer England35:42.6
8Ahmed Zammel Tunisia35:47
9Noel Tijou France35:48
10Ian McCafferty Scotland36:08
11Derek Graham Northern Ireland36:13
12José Maiz Spain36:14
13Javier Álvarez Spain36:15
14René Jourdan France36:18
15Lucien Rault France36:19.4
16Jim Hogan England36:22
17Mohamed Said Morocco36:24.8
18Lachie Stewart Scotland36:26
19Andy Brown Scotland36:27
20Jim Wright Scotland36:28.4
21Iluminado Corcuera Spain36:29
22Larbi Oukada Morocco36:29.6
23Jim Alder Scotland36:32
24Ben Assou El Ghazi Morocco36:33
25Bill Adcocks England36:38
26Carlos Pérez Spain36:43
27Bill Clark United States36:45
28Walter Huss  Switzerland36:45.2
29Bernard Maroquin France36:52.4
30Michel Bernard France36:55.8
31Gaston Roelants Belgium36:58
32Mhedheb Hannachi Tunisia36:59.2
33Haddou Jaddour Morocco37:04.4
34Herb Lorenz United States37:06
35Tony Cox England37:07
36Don Lakin United States37:08.2
37Moha Aït Bassou Morocco37:09
38Alan Joslyn Wales37:10.4
39Tom Heinonen United States37:11
40Roger Clark England37:14
41Doug Wiebe United States37:16.4
42Ammar Khemiri Tunisia37:24.8
43Gérard Vervoort France37:25
44Dennis Quinlan Ireland37:26
45Hammadi Ben Mohamed Morocco37:27.4
46Matt Murphy Ireland37:29
47Gareth Bryan-Jones Scotland37:31
48Tom O'Riordan Ireland37:31.6
49Robert Folie Belgium37:32
50Pierre de Pauw Belgium37:35.2
51Ramon Tasende Spain37:36
52Francisco Aritmendi Spain37:38.4
53Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem Morocco37:43.4
54Jean-Pierre Delloye Belgium37:48.2
55Werner Dössegger  Switzerland37:50
56Fernando Aguilar Spain37:51
57John Linaker Scotland37:52.6
58Leon Moreels Belgium37:54.2
59Alan Jones Wales37:56.6
60Hedydd Davies Wales38:02.4
61Yves Martinage France38:03
62Johan Janssens Belgium38:04.2
63Alfons Sidler  Switzerland38:07.6
64Albien van Holsbeek Belgium38:09.2
65Werner Wildschek  Switzerland38:13.4
66Donal Walsh Ireland38:15.6
67Alec Brown Scotland38:16
68Roy Kernoghan Northern Ireland38:17.4
69Bill Reilly United States38:22.6
70Walter Dietiker  Switzerland38:23
71Abdelkader Zaddem Tunisia38:26
72Joe O'Keefe Ireland38:28.2
73Hamdouni Sghaier Tunisia38:44.6
74Hansruedi Knill  Switzerland38:46
75Abdallah Ben Ammar Tunisia38:47.6
76Lorenzo Gutierrez Spain38:50.4
77Matt Wilson Northern Ireland38:54
78Mike Teer Northern Ireland38:55.6
79Hans Rüdisühli  Switzerland39:10
80Abderrahmane Delhoum Algeria39:11.2
81Frank Briscoe England39:27
82Moses Mayfield United States39:30.2
83Malcolm Edger Northern Ireland39:43
84John Buckley Ireland39:47
85Guenaoui Behloul Algeria39:50
86Patrick Leddy Ireland39:54
87Cyril Leigh Wales40:08
88Kamali Benmissi Algeria40:10
89Mohamed Gouasmi Algeria40:10.6
90David Logue Northern Ireland40:13
91Mel Evans Wales40:27
92Alistair Blamire Scotland40:29
93Jeff Kirby Wales41:02
94Gérard Goutailler France41:35
95Mustapha Lerari Algeria41:36
96Aissa Benfarès Algeria41:37
97Chris Loosley Wales41:48
98Bali Algeria41:48
99Ian Morrison Northern Ireland41:52
100Belgacem Harrathi Tunisia42:07
—Eugène Allonsius BelgiumDNF
—Labidi Ayachi TunisiaDNF
—Mick Molloy IrelandDNF
—Willy Polleunis BelgiumDNF
—Ron McAndrew WalesDNF
—Alfred Chivers Northern IrelandDNF
—Seboui AlgeriaDNF

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)John Bednarski England20:59,6
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Pierre de Freyn Belgium21:00,6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mohamed Omar Morocco21:02,6
4Don Faircloth England21:07,2
5Andy Holden England21:07,2
6Ian Stewart England21:13,8
7Tony Simmons Wales21:26,6
8Hamida Gamoudi Tunisia21:32
9Amor Lassoued Tunisia21:34
10Mansour Guettaya Tunisia21:39
11Oujid Abdellah Morocco21:54
12Pierre van Heddegem Belgium21:57
13Norman Morrison Scotland21:59
14Angel Cob Spain22:02,6
15Mohamed Benachir Morocco22:08
16Mohamed El Ayachi Morocco22:09,6
17Martin McMahon Scotland22:12,6
18James Cook Scotland22:19,4
19Ali Dali Libya22:28,8
20Julio Gude Spain22:34
21Tahar Bounab Algeria22:35
22Bernie Hayward Wales22:36,6
23Manuel Alcudia Spain22:41
24Karel Lismont Belgium22:44,2
25Juan José Sordo Spain22:46,6
26Boualem Rahoui Algeria22:52,8
27Mohamed Benslimane Algeria22:53
28John Calvert England22:56
29Noureddine Hamouda Tunisia22:58
30Andres Jimeno Spain23:08
31Alan Beaney Scotland23:13,2
32Gwynn Davis Wales23:19,8
33Roland Verstraeten Belgium23:31,2
34John Powell Wales23:38
35Tom Paterson Scotland23:42,6
36Ali Ahmed Baccouch Libya23:47
37Mohamed Kacemi Algeria24:00,2
38Mehdi Ali Libya24:01
39Hassen Kachroudi Tunisia24:43,6
40Ahmed Zbaidi Morocco24:54,4

Women's (2.8 mi / 4.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Doris Brown United States15:00
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Vicki Foltz United States15:12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Pamela Davies England15:21
4Anne Smith England15:24
5Linda Mayfield United States15:43
6Patricia Brown England15:47
7Phyllis Perkins England15:53
8Ann O'Brien Ireland15:56
9Sheila Taylor England16:05
10Ursula Kennedy Ireland16:10
11Cheryl Bridges United States16:11
12Doreen King Scotland16:14
13Margaret MacSherry Scotland16:18
14Dale Greig Scotland16:18
15Thelwyn Bateman Wales16:23
16Leslie Watson Scotland16:27
17Rosemary Stirling Scotland16:39
18Natalie Roche United States16:50
19Sheena Fitzmaurice Scotland16:52
20June Hale England17:12
21Ann Keating Ireland17:15
22Gloria Dourass Wales17:21
23Margaret Doody Ireland17:25
24Siobhan Lynch Ireland17:29
25Jean Lochhead Wales17:33
26Lori Schutt United States17:38
27Delyth Davies Wales17:41
28Janet Eynon Wales18:33
29Eileen Kelly Ireland18:47
30Meryl Priestley Wales18:59

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandRon Hill
Roy Fowler
Mike Freary
Alan Rushmer
Jim Hogan
Bill Adcocks		58
2 FranceGuy Texereau
Noel Tijou
René Jourdan
Lucien Rault
Bernard Maroquin
Michel Bernard		101
3 SpainMariano Haro
José Maiz
Javier Álvarez
Iluminado Corcuera
Carlos Pérez
Ramon Tasende		129
4 ScotlandIan McCafferty
Lachie Stewart
Andy Brown
Jim Wright
Jim Alder
Gareth Bryan-Jones		137
5 MoroccoMohamed Said
Larbi Oukada
Ben Assou El Ghazi
Haddou Jaddour
Moha Aït Bassou
Hammadi Ben Mohamed		178
6 TunisiaMohamed Gammoudi
Ahmed Zammel
Mhedheb Hannachi
Ammar Khemiri
Abdelkader Zaddem
Hamdouni Sghaier		227
7 United StatesBill Clark
Herb Lorenz
Don Lakin
Tom Heinonen
Doug Wiebe
Bill Reilly		246
8 BelgiumGaston Roelants
Robert Folie
Pierre de Pauw
Jean-Pierre Delloye
Leon Moreels
Johan Janssens		304
9  SwitzerlandWalter Huss
Werner Dössegger
Alfons Sidler
Werner Wildschek
Walter Dietiker
Hansruedi Knill		355
10 IrelandDennis Quinlan
Matt Murphy
Tom O'Riordan
Donal Walsh
Joe O'Keefe
John Buckley		360
11 Northern IrelandDerek Graham
Roy Kernoghan
Matt Wilson
Mike Teer
Malcolm Edger
David Logue		407
12 WalesAlan Joslyn
Alan Jones
Hedydd Davies
Cyril Leigh
Mel Evans
Jeff Kirby		428
13 AlgeriaAbderrahmane Delhoum
Guenaoui Behloul
Kamali Benmissi
Mohamed Gouasmi
Mustapha Lerari
Aissa Benfarès		533

Junior Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandJohn Bednarski
Don Faircloth
Andy Holden		10
2 TunisiaHamida Gamoudi
Amor Lassoued
Mansour Guettaya		27
3 MoroccoMohamed Omar
Oujid Abdellah
Mohamed Benachir		29
4 BelgiumPierre de Freyn
Pierre van Heddegem
Karel Lismont		38
5 ScotlandNorman Morrison
Martin McMahon
James Cook		48
6 SpainAngel Cob
Julio Gude
Manuel Alcudia		57
7 WalesTony Simmons
Bernie Hayward
Gwynn Davis		61
8 AlgeriaTahar Bounab
Boualem Rahoui
Mohamed Benslimane		74
9 LibyaAli Dali
Ali Ahmed Baccouch
Mehdi Ali		93

Women's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 United StatesDoris Brown
Vicki Foltz
Linda Mayfield
Cheryl Bridges		19
2 EnglandPamela Davies
Anne Smith
Patricia Brown
Phyllis Perkins		20
3 ScotlandDoreen King
Margaret MacSherry
Dale Greig
Leslie Watson		55
4 IrelandAnn O'Brien
Ursula Kennedy
Ann Keating
Margaret Doody		62
5 WalesThelwyn Bateman
Gloria Dourass
Jean Lochhead
Delyth Davies		89

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 177 athletes from 14 countries.

See also

References
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