1963 International Cross Country Championships

The 1963 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the Lasarte Hippodrome [es] on 17 March 1963. The distance for the men's race was reduced from the traditional 9 miles (14.5 km) to 7.5 miles (12.1 km). A preview of the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1963 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition50th
Date17 March
Host citySan Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain Spain
VenueLasarte Hippodrome [es]
Events2
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men
4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men
Participation125 athletes from
11 nations

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Roy Fowler
  England
37:19.7 Gaston Roelants
  Belgium
37:32 Mariano Haro
  Spain
37:41.6
Junior Men
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
John Farrington
  England
25:17.4 Ahmed Zammel
  Tunisia
25:23.6 Lachie Stewart
  Scotland
25:37.6
Team
Men   Belgium 110   France 113   England 113
Junior Men   England 12   Spain 20   Scotland 24

Individual Race Results

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Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Roy Fowler   England 37:19.7
  Gaston Roelants   Belgium 37:32
  Mariano Haro   Spain 37:41.6
4 Robert Bogey   France 37:55.6
5 Tim Johnston   England 37:58.7
6 Francisco Guardia   Spain 38:00
7 Mohamed Gammoudi   Tunisia 38:11.6
8 Henri Clerckx   Belgium 38:22.8
9 Hamoud Ameur   France 38:24.1
10 Abdeslem Bouchta   Morocco 38:24.5
11 Andy Brown   Scotland 38:26
12 Ali Khamassi   Tunisia 38:29
13 Basil Heatley   England 38:34
14 Hedwig Leenaert   Belgium 38:39
15 Pat Killeen   Ireland 38:39
16 Labidi Ayachi   Tunisia 38:42
17 Marcel Vandewattyne   Belgium 38:44
18 Michel Jazy   France 38:51
19 Tom O'Riordan   Ireland 38:52
20 Bakir Benaissa   Morocco 38:53
21 Salah Beddiaf [fr]   France 38:58
22 Tim Briault   England 39:01
23 Youssef Mastouri   Tunisia 39:04
24 Manuel Alonso   Spain 39:07.4
25 Luis García   Spain 39:08.8
26 Rhadi Ben Abdesselam   Morocco 39:10
27 Hedi Hamrouni   Tunisia 39:13
28 Noel Tijou   France 39:16
29 Denis Jouret   Belgium 39:18
30 Sean O'Sullivan   Ireland 39:19
31 Alastair Wood   Scotland 39:20
32 Fernando Aguilar   Spain 39:22.7
33 Yves Martinage   France 39:26
34 Lahcen Ben Allal   Morocco 39:27
35 Eddie Strong   England 39:28
36 John Linaker   Scotland 39:28
37 Mike Turner   England 39:28
38 Iluminado Corcuera   Spain 39:31.5
39 Mohamed Ben Mohamed   Morocco 39:33
40 Frans van der Hoeven   Belgium 39:43
41 Tomas Ballestin   Spain 39:49.9
42 Ammar Khemiri   Tunisia 39:51
43 Manuel Marques   Portugal 39:57
44 Hammadi Ben Mohamed   Morocco 39:57
45 Derek Graham   Ireland 40:01
46 Alan Simpson   England 40:02
47 Bob Roath   Wales 40:02
48 Mick Neville   Ireland 40:03
49 Jean Vaillant   France 40:04
50 Alfons Sidler    Switzerland 40:05
51 Carlos Pérez   Spain 40:07
52 Mhedheb Hannachi   Tunisia 40:07
53 Jim Hogan   Ireland 40:09
54 Jean Fayolle   France 40:11
55 Brian Craig   England 40:12
56 Mohamed Brahim   Morocco 40:14
57 Tom Cochrane   Scotland 40:18
58 Yves Jeannotat    Switzerland 40:22
59 Maximiano Pinheiro   Portugal 40:33.4
60 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem   Morocco 40:42
61 Frank McDermott   Ireland 40:48
62 Brian Jeffs   Wales 40:49
63 Callum Laing   Scotland 40:58
64 Rachid Ben Naceur   Tunisia 41:02
65 Michael Bullivant   England 41:02
66 Walter Vanhoutte   Belgium 41:04
67 Hélio Duarte   Portugal 41:06.1
68 Robert McKay   Scotland 41:10
69 Armando Aldegalega   Portugal 41:16.4
70 Martin Craven   Scotland 41:21
71 John McDonnell   Ireland 41:32
72 Joaquim Ferreira   Portugal 41:41.6
73 Hedydd Davies   Wales 41:45
74 Manuel de Sousa   Portugal 41:49.9
75 Jean-Yves Le Flohic   France 41:56
76 Ken Flowers   Wales 42:00
77 Manuel Lopes   Portugal 42:05.3
78 Roy Profitt   Wales 42:07
79 Karl Schaller    Switzerland 42:13
80 Edgar Friedli    Switzerland 42:18
81 Norman Horrell   Wales 42:22
82 Arthur Hess    Switzerland 42:30
83 Fritz Holzer    Switzerland 42:31
84 George Matthiudis   Wales 42:47
85 Werner Fischer    Switzerland 43:24
86 Paul Knill    Switzerland 43:35
87 Joaquim Santos   Portugal 44:41.4
Francisco Aritmendi   Spain DNF
Manuel de Oliveira   Portugal DNF
Mohamed Bensaid   Morocco DNF
Jean-Pierre Delloye   Belgium DNF
Robert Vandendriessche   Belgium DNF
Anton Signer    Switzerland DNF
Abderrahman Mechraoui   Tunisia DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  John Farrington   England 25:17.4
  Ahmed Zammel   Tunisia 25:23.6
  Lachie Stewart   Scotland 25:37.6
4 Stuart Dobson   England 25:37.8
5 Antonio Gómez Lopez   Spain 25:50.6
6 Lorenzo Gutierrez   Spain 26:01.4
7 John Hammond   England 26:01.8
8 Peter Sulston   England 26:23.2
9 Francisco Hernandez   Spain 26:37.6
10 Craig Douglas   Scotland 26:39.8
11 Alec Brown   Scotland
12 Amara Gahlouzi   Tunisia 26:51.4
13 Pedro Sacristán   Spain
14 Chris Loosley   Wales
15 Bill Stitfall   Wales
16 Guido Veereman   Belgium
17 Freddy Vandercruyssen   Belgium
18 Bouabib Chaoui   Morocco
19 Habib Ben Jeddou   Tunisia 27:26.8
20 Hadj Ben Sitel   Morocco
21 Peter Yates   England
22 James Johnstone   Scotland
23 Juan Ripoll   Spain
24 A. Oulmati   Morocco
25 Hedi Djemdjem   Tunisia 28:20.2
26 Rafael Vergauwen   Belgium
27 Winston Bradley   Wales
28 Fred Bell   Wales
Mustapha Ferchichi   Tunisia DNF
Jozef Peeters   Belgium DNF
Carlos D'Haene   Belgium DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   Belgium Gaston Roelants
Henri Clerckx
Hedwig Leenaert
Marcel Vandewattyne
Denis Jouret
Frans van der Hoeven
110
2   France Robert Bogey
Hamoud Ameur
Michel Jazy
Salah Beddiaf [fr]
Noel Tijou
Yves Martinage
113
3   England Roy Fowler
Tim Johnston
Basil Heatley
Tim Briault
Eddie Strong
Mike Turner
113
4   Tunisia Mohamed Gammoudi
Ali Khamassi
Labidi Ayachi
Youssef Mastouri
Hedi Hamrouni
Ammar Khemiri
127
5   Spain Mariano Haro
Francisco Guardia
Manuel Alonso
Luis García
Fernando Aguilar
Iluminado Corcuera
128
6   Morocco Abdeslem Bouchta
Bakir Benaissa
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Lahcen Ben Allal
Mohamed Ben Mohamed
Hammadi Ben Mohamed
173
7   Ireland Pat Killeen
Tom O'Riordan
Sean O'Sullivan
Derek Graham
Mick Neville
Jim Hogan
210
8   Scotland Andy Brown
Alastair Wood
John Linaker
Tom Cochrane
Callum Laing
Robert McKay
266
9   Portugal Manuel Marques
Maximiano Pinheiro
Hélio Duarte
Armando Aldegalega
Joaquim Ferreira
Manuel de Sousa
384
10   Wales Bob Roath
Brian Jeffs
Hedydd Davies
Ken Flowers
Roy Profitt
Norman Horrell
417
11    Switzerland Alfons Sidler
Yves Jeannotat
Karl Schaller
Edgar Friedli
Arthur Hess
Fritz Holzer
432

Junior Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   England John Farrington
Stuart Dobson
John Hammond
12
2   Spain Antonio Gómez Lopez
Lorenzo Gutierrez
Francisco Hernandez
20
3   Scotland Lachie Stewart
Craig Douglas
Alec Brown
24
4   Tunisia Ahmed Zammel
Amara Gahlouzi
Habib Ben Jeddou
33
5   Wales Chris Loosley
Bill Stitfall
Winston Bradley
56
6   Belgium Guido Veereman
Freddy Vandercruyssen
Rafael Vergauwen
59
7   Morocco Bouabib Chaoui
Hadj Ben Sitel
A. Oulmati
62

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 125 athletes from 11 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Athletics - International Title Races in Spain - The fiftieth annual International Cross-country Championship takes place on Sunday, when for the second time it will be run over a course outside the town of San Sebastian in Spain..., Glasgow Herald, March 15, 1963, p. 6, retrieved October 3, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.1km CC Men - San Sebastian Lasarte Hippodrome Date: Sunday, March 17, 1963, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved October 3, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.5km CC Men - San Sebastian Lasarte Hippodrome Date: Sunday, March 17, 1963, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 22, 2007, retrieved October 2, 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