1964 International Cross Country Championships

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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

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]

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  England 38  France 96  Morocco 149
Junior Men  England 16  Scotland 17  Morocco 22

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.3 mi / 11.8 km)

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

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ian McCafferty  Scotland 24:20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Walker  England 24:45
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Don Collins  England 24:45
4 Larbi Oukada  Morocco 25:04
5 Jean-Marie Rebry  Belgium 25:07
6 Robert Mack  Wales 25:08
7 Alec Brown  Scotland 25:12
8 Bouabib Chaoui  Morocco 25:13
9 Joseph Reilly  Scotland 25:18
10 Miloud Lhouceine  Morocco 25:20
11 Thomas O'Reilly  England 25:37
12 Jesús de Alba  Spain 25:44
13 Armand Dobbelaere  Belgium 25:48
14 Graham Taylor  England 25:53
15 Maurice de Roo  Belgium 25:58
16 Jorge González  Spain 25:59
17 Chris Loosley  Wales 26:05
18 John McGrow  England 26:15
19 Juan Hidalgo  Spain 26:21
20 Dehbi Elyazid  Morocco 26:23
21 Francisco Albert  Spain 26:26
22 Ian Young  Scotland 26:40
23 Marnix Stevens  Belgium 26:43
24 Mike Teer  Ireland 26:48
25 Will Francis  Wales 27:00
26 Tony Hopkins  Ireland 27:05
27 Eric Denduyver  Belgium 27:08
28 Jim Wright  Scotland 27:12
29 Clive Williams  Wales 27:26
30 B. Boyd  Ireland 27:34
31 Eric McMaster  Ireland 28:59
José Morera  Spain DNF
Paul Lavelle  Ireland DNF
Mehdi Jaouhar  Morocco DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Ron Hill
John Cooke
Gerry North
Bruce Tulloh
Basil Heatley
Mel Batty
38
2  France Jean Vaillant
Yves Martinage
Guy Texereau
Alain Mimoun
Jean Fayolle
Lucien Rault
96
3  Morocco Abdeslem Bouchta
Ben Assou El Ghazi
Mohamed Ben Mohamed
Hadj Ben Sitel
Ahmed Oukbouch
Mohamed Brahim
149
4  Belgium Georges Fromont
Joseph van Lent
Marcel Vandewattyne
Hedwig Leenaert
Walter Vanhoutte
Leon Moreels
155
5  Spain Francisco Aritmendi
Mariano Haro
Fernando Aguilar
Lorenzo Gutierrez
José Molíns
Manuel Alonso
157
6  Ireland
Mick Neville
Frank McDermott
182
7  Scotland Andy Brown
Jim Alder
Alasdair Heron
Fergus Murray
James Johnstone
Mel Edwards
236
8  Netherlands Dirk de Bruyn
Henk Snepvangers
Cees Clement
Fons Veldhuyzen
Jacques van Eekelen
Jan van Grinsven
283
9  Wales Hedydd Davies
Tom Edmunds
Lyn Bevan
Ron Franklin
Roger Harrison-Jones
Ken Flowers
405

Junior Men's

Rank Country Team Points
1  England David Walker
Don Collins
Thomas O'Reilly
16
2  Scotland Ian McCafferty
Alec Brown
Joseph Reilly
17
3  Morocco Larbi Oukada
Bouabib Chaoui
Miloud Lhouceine
22
4  Belgium Jean-Marie Rebry
Armand Dobbelaere
Maurice de Roo
33
5  Spain Jesús de Alba
Jorge González
Juan Hidalgo
47
6  Wales Robert Mack
Chris Loosley
Will Francis
48
7  Ireland Mike Teer
Tony Hopkins
B. Boyd
80

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 113 athletes from 9 countries.

See also

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. IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original
    (PDF) on 9 May 2012, retrieved 24 September 2013