1967 International Cross Country Championships

The 1967 International Cross Country Championships was held in Barry, Wales, on 18 March 1967. For the first time, an official women's competition was held. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1967 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition54th
Date18 March 1967
Host cityBarry, Glamorgan, Wales Wales
Events3
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men /
4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men /
1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation152 athletes from
12 nations

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
7.5 mi (12,1 km)
Gaston Roelants
  Belgium
36:03 Tim Johnston
  England
36:20 Bryan Rose
  New Zealand
36:27
Junior Men
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Eddie Knox
  Scotland
24:42 Eddy Van Butsele
  Belgium
24:44 Brooks Mileson
  England
24:49
Women
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Doris Brown
  United States
14:28 Rita Lincoln
  England
15:05 Peggy Mullins
  Ireland
15:07
Team
Men   England 70   New Zealand 96   France 122
Junior Men   England 12   Belgium 30   Scotland 33
Women   England 17   Ireland 35   Scotland 50

Individual Race Results

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Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Gaston Roelants   Belgium 36:03
  Tim Johnston   England 36:20
  Bryan Rose   New Zealand 36:27
4 Lachie Stewart   Scotland 36:30
5 Willie Olivier   South Africa 36:32
6 José Maiz   Spain 36:33
7 Guy Texereau   France 36:34
8 Noel Tijou   France 36:41
9 Derek Graham   Ireland 36:44
10 Dick Taylor   England 36:47
11 Ron Hill   England 36:48
12 Peter Welsh   New Zealand 36:49
13 François Lacour   France 36:50
14 Mike Tagg   England 36:52
15 Mike Turner   England 37:02
16 Gerhard Dekkers   South Africa 37:06
17 Eddie Gray   New Zealand 37:09
18 John Hillen   England 37:10
19 Mike Ryan   New Zealand 37:12
20 Tom O'Riordan   Ireland 37:12
21 Jeff Julian   New Zealand 37:14
22 Carlos Pérez   Spain 37:16
23 Jim Alder   Scotland 37:17
24 Norris Wyatt   New Zealand 37:20
25 Barry Everitt   New Zealand 37:25
26 Alan Rushmer   England 37:28
27 Dennis Morrison   South Africa 37:29
28 Michel Bernard   France 37:31
29 Desmond Torr   South Africa 37:36
30 Robert Folie   Belgium 37:38
31 Grant Wheeler   New Zealand 37:40
32 Bernard Maroquin [fr]   France 37:41
33 Gaston Heleven   Belgium 37:42
34 Gérard Goutailler   France 37:43
35 Francisco Aritmendi   Spain 37:44
36 Geoff Bacon   South Africa 37:45
37 Rex Maddaford   New Zealand 37:46
38 Cornelius van Antwerp   South Africa 37:47
39 Hamoud Ameur   France 37:48
40 Gilbert Gauthier   France 37:49
41 Jean-Yves Le Flohic   France 37:50
42 Jim Wright   Scotland 37:51
43 John Godding   Wales 37:52
44 Pierre De Pauw   Belgium 37:54
45 Werner Dössegger    Switzerland 37:58
46 Bob Holt   England 37:59
47 Andy Brown   Scotland 38:00
48 Arie Meeuwissen   Netherlands 38:01
49 Walter Dietiker    Switzerland 38:02
50 Jim McNamara   Ireland 38:15
51 Patrick McLagan   Scotland 38:16
52 Hansruedi Knill    Switzerland 38:17
53 Alfons Sidler    Switzerland 38:19
54 Peter Whewell   South Africa 38:20
55 Piet Beelen   Netherlands 38:26
56 Cyril Leigh   Wales 38:26
57 Javier Álvarez   Spain 38:30
58 Brian Jeffs   Wales 38:32
59 André Dehertoghe   Belgium 38:33
60 Alec Brown   Scotland 38:37
61 Aad Steylen   Netherlands 38:38
62 Jan Zijderlaan   Netherlands 38:39
63 Alistair Blamire   Scotland 38:43
64 Manuel Alonso   Spain 38:45
65 Jo van den Hoogen   Netherlands 38:46
66 Alan Joslyn   Wales 38:47
67 Roy Mack   Wales 38:48
68 Peter Kneubühl    Switzerland 38:49
69 Harry Simpson   Ireland 38:50
70 Llewellyn Leppan   South Africa 38:51
71 Hedydd Davies   Wales 38:58
72 Iluminado Corcuera   Spain 38:59
73 Hans Rüdisühli    Switzerland 39:18
74 Pete Fagan   Ireland 39:19
75 Jim O'Brien   Wales 39:20
76 Jacques van Eekelen   Netherlands 39:22
77 Fernando Aguilar   Spain 39:24
78 Albien Van Holsbeek   Belgium 39:35
79 Mariano Haro   Spain 39:36
80 Denis Jouret   Belgium 39:37
81 Rafael Vergauwen   Belgium 39:45
82 George Blackburn   Ireland 39:47
83 Emil Mächler    Switzerland 39:51
84 Patrick Lynch   Ireland 39:54
85 Huub Coumans   Netherlands 40:07
86 Tony Hopkins   Ireland 40:13
87 Michael Coningham   South Africa 40:24
88 Jim Brennan   Scotland 40:41
89 George Mol   Netherlands 40:50
Ian McCafferty   Scotland DNF
Pedro Sacristán   Spain DNF
Fred Bell   Wales DNF
Johnny Dumon   Belgium DNF

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Eddie Knox   Scotland 24:42
  Eddy Van Butsele   Belgium 24:44
  Brooks Mileson   England 24:49
4 Colin Moxsom   England 24:59
5 Frank Briscoe   England 25:06
6 Yvo Van Nuffelen   Belgium 25:13
7 John Rix   England 25:20
8 Tony Simmons   Wales 25:25
9 Francisco Collado   Spain 25:36
10 Ken Bartlett   England 25:47
11 Ron McAndrew   Wales 25:53
12 Ewald Keust    Switzerland 26:12
13 Norman Morrison   Scotland 26:17
14 Félix Lluch   Spain 26:19
15 Angel Cob   Spain 26:22
16 Sjef Hensgens   Netherlands 26:23
17 Gwynn Davis   Wales 26:42
18 John Powell   Wales 26:47
19 John Myatt   Scotland 26:54
20 Willie Day   Scotland 26:55
21 Rini Marynissen   Netherlands 26:57
22 Omer Van Noten   Belgium 26:59
23 Hanspeter Wehrli    Switzerland 27:00
24 Ulrich Maurer    Switzerland 27:01
25 Tim Hopkins   Wales 27:07
26 Piet Vonck   Netherlands 27:17
27 James Cook   Scotland 27:27
28 André Dolder    Switzerland 27:45
29 Willy Polleunis   Belgium 27:57
30 André Ornelis   Belgium 27:58
31 Robert Strik   Netherlands 28:00
32 Teodoro Barrio   Spain 28:50
Juan Carreras   Spain DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Doris Brown   United States 14:28
  Rita Lincoln   England 15:05
  Peggy Mullins   Ireland 15:07
4 Joyce Smith   England 15:16
5 Pamela Davies   England 15:18
6 Joy Jordan   England 15:20
7 Ann O'Brien   Ireland 15:24
8 Patricia Brown   England 15:36
9 Margaret MacSherry   Scotland 15:45
10 Iris Lincoln   England 15:54
11 Georgena Craig   Scotland 16:11
12 Brenda Robinson   Ireland 16:17
13 Maureen Conlan   Ireland 16:22
14 Leslie Watson   Scotland 16:29
15 Patricia Cole   United States 16:41
16 Margaret Purdon   Scotland 16:46
17 Mary Norton   Ireland 16:48
18 Pat Sullivan   Wales 16:52
19 Jean Lochhead   Wales 17:07
20 Margaret Fleming   Scotland 17:14
21 Emily Hopkins   Ireland 17:18
22 Catherine Kelly   Scotland 17:22
23 Delyth Davies   Wales 17:41
24 Jacqueline Clifford   Wales 18:28
25 Brenda Meredith   Wales 18:30
26 Janet Eynon   Wales 18:34

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   England Tim Johnston
Dick Taylor
Ron Hill
Mike Tagg
Mike Turner
John Hillen
70
2   New Zealand Bryan Rose
Peter Welsh
Eddie Gray
Mike Ryan
Jeff Julian
Norris Wyatt
96
3   France Guy Texereau
Noel Tijou
François Lacour
Michel Bernard
Bernard Maroquin [fr]
Gérard Goutailler
122
4   South Africa Willie Olivier
Gerhard Dekkers
Dennis Morrison
Desmond Torr
Geoff Bacon
Cornelius van Antwerp
151
5   Scotland Lachie Stewart
Jim Alder
Jim Wright
Andy Brown
Patrick McLagan
Alec Brown
227
6   Belgium Gaston Roelants
Robert Folie
Gaston Heleven
Pierre De Pauw
André Dehertoghe
Albien Van Holsbeek
245
7   Spain José Maiz
Carlos Pérez
Francisco Aritmendi
Javier Álvarez
Manuel Alonso
Iluminado Corcuera
256
8   Ireland Derek Graham
Tom O'Riordan
Jim McNamara
Harry Simpson
Pete Fagan
George Blackburn
304
9    Switzerland Werner Dössegger
Walter Dietiker
Hansruedi Knill
Alfons Sidler
Peter Kneubühl
Hans Rüdisühli
340
10   Wales John Godding
Cyril Leigh
Brian Jeffs
Alan Joslyn
Roy Mack
Hedydd Davies
361
11   Netherlands Arie Meeuwissen
Piet Beelen
Aad Steylen
Jan Zijderlaan
Jo van den Hoogen
Jacques van Eekelen
367

Junior Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   England Brooks Mileson
Colin Moxsom
Frank Briscoe
12
2   Belgium Eddy Van Butsele
Yvo Van Nuffelen
Omer Van Noten
30
3   Scotland Eddie Knox
Norman Morrison
John Myatt
33
4   Wales Tony Simmons
Ron McAndrew
Gwynn Davis
36
5   Spain Francisco Collado
Félix Lluch
Angel Cob
38
6    Switzerland Ewald Keust
Hanspeter Wehrli
Ulrich Maurer
59
7   Netherlands Sjef Hensgens
Rini Marynissen
Piet Vonck
63

Women's

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Rank Country Team Points
1   England Rita Lincoln
Joyce Smith
Pamela Davies
Joy Jordan
17
2   Ireland Peggy Mullins
Ann O'Brien
Brenda Robinson
Maureen Conlan
35
3   Scotland Margaret MacSherry
Georgena Craig
Leslie Watson
Margaret Purdon
50
4   Wales Pat Sullivan
Jean Lochhead
Delyth Davies
Jacqueline Clifford
84

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 152 athletes from 12 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marshall, Ron (20 March 1967), Athletics - Casual Roelants Takes Senior Title at Barry, Glasgow Herald, p. 4, retrieved 3 October 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), International Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Barry Date: Saturday, March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 November 2005), International Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Junior - Barry Saturday March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 1 December 2005, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), International Cross Country Championships - 3.0km CC Women - Barry Saturday March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  6. ^ 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013