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

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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

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Men's (7.3 mi / 11.8 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Francisco Aritmendi   Spain 40:33
  Ron Hill   England 40:42
  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)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Ian McCafferty   Scotland 24:20
  David Walker   England 24:45
  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

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Men's

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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 James Hogan
Tom O'Riordan
Bertie Messitt
Derek Graham
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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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