1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

The Senior men's race at the 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 16, 1975. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Senior men's race at the 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition3rd
DateMarch 16
Host cityRabat, Morocco Morocco
VenueSouissi Racecourse
Events1
Distances12 km – Senior men
Participation185 athletes from
25 nations

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

Race results edit

Senior men's race (12 km) edit

Individual edit

Rank Athlete Country Time
  Ian Stewart   Scotland 35:20
  Mariano Haro   Spain 35:21
  Bill Rodgers   United States 35:27.4
4 John Walker   New Zealand 35:45
5 Euan Robertson   New Zealand 35:46
6 Franco Fava   Italy 35:47
7 Ray Smedley   England 35:50
8 Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand   West Germany 35:51
9 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann   West Germany 35:55
10 Gaston Roelants   Belgium 35:57
11 Wilfried Scholz   East Germany 35:58
12 Abdelkader Zaddem   Tunisia 36:00
13 Luigi Zarcone   Italy 36:02
14 Grenville Tuck   England 36:10
15 Waldemar Cierpinski   East Germany 36:16
16 Emiel Puttemans   Belgium 36:17
17 Seppo Tuominen   Finland 36:19
18 Haddou Jaddour   Morocco 36:21
19 Noel Tijou   France 36:24
20 Frank Shorter   United States 36:25
21 André Ornelis   Belgium 36:26
22 Bill Scott   Australia 36:28
23 Michael Karst   West Germany
24 Tapio Kantanen   Finland
25 David Sirl   New Zealand
26 John Dixon   New Zealand
27 Joachim Krebs   East Germany
28 Kamel Guemar   Algeria
29 Scott Bringhurst   United States
30 Gary Tuttle   United States
31 Lucien Rault   France
32 Pierre Liardet   France
33 John Sheddan   New Zealand
34 Bryan Rose   New Zealand
35 Bernie Plain   Wales
36 Jack Foster   New Zealand
37 Bernie Ford   England
38 Allister Hutton   Scotland
39 Tony Simmons   England
40 Gerald Umbach   East Germany
41 Rabah Zaidi   Tunisia
42 Santiago de la Parte   Spain
43 Laurence Reilly   Scotland
44 Dic Evans   Wales
45 Eddy Rombaux   Belgium
46 Djelloul Rezique   Algeria
47 Chris Wardlaw   Australia 37:01
48 Robert McDonald   Australia 37:02
49 Smain Yahiaoui   Algeria
50 Trevor Wright   England
51 Alan Blinston   England
52 Neil Cusack   Ireland
53 Andrew McKean   Scotland
54 Abdelmadjid Mada   Algeria
55 Boualem Rahoui   Algeria
56 Aarno Ristimäki   Finland
57 Marc Smet   Belgium
58 Seppo Nikkari   Finland
59 Aldo Tomasini   Italy
60 James Langford   Australia
61 Fernando Cerrada   Spain
62 Erik Gijselinck   Belgium
63 Anton Gorbunow   West Germany
64 Jean-Paul Gomez   France
65 Giuseppe Cindolo   Italy
66 Frank Baumgartl   East Germany
67 Eddie Leddy   Ireland
68 Shag Musa Medani   Sudan
69 Mohamed Kacemi   Algeria
70 Jeff Galloway   United States
71 Mike Beevor   England
72 Kevin Ryan   New Zealand
73 Cherif Ben Ali   Algeria
74 Albien Van Holsbeek   Belgium
75 Jim Brown   Scotland
76 Jean-Yves Le Flohic   France
77 Hussein Soltani   Tunisia
78 Mohamed Ghannouchi   Morocco
79 Tahar Bounab   Algeria
80 John McLaughlin   Northern Ireland
81 Christian Cairoche   France
82 Rees Ward   Scotland
83 Juan Hidalgo   Spain
84 Jean Levaillant   France
85 Rachid Habchaoui   Algeria
86 Adelaziz Bouguerra   Tunisia
87 Clive Thomas   Wales
88 Dahou Belghazi   Morocco
89 Keith Angus   England
90 Venanzio Ortis   Italy
91 Paul Lawther   Northern Ireland
92 Gino Trambaiolo   Italy
93 José Haro   Spain
94 Abdellah Jaouhari   Egypt
95 Omar Slassi   Morocco
96 Steve Gibbons   Wales
97 Lahcen El Hachmi   Morocco
98 Jack Bacheler   United States
99 Ricardo Ortega   Spain
100 Donal Walsh   Ireland
101 Jim Alder   Scotland
102 John Roscoe   United States
103 Friedel Klement   West Germany
104 Reinhard Leibold   West Germany
105 David Chettle   Australia 38:17
106 Thomas Brennan   Ireland
107 Mohamed Khalifi   Morocco
108 Jean-Pierre Eudier   France
109 Mhedheb Hannachi   Tunisia
110 Ian Gilmour   Scotland
111 Frank Clement   Scotland
112 Mohamed Mechouat   Morocco
113 Dick Quax   New Zealand
114 Desmond McGann   Ireland
115 Manfred Kuschmann   East Germany
116 Risto Ala-Korpi   Finland
117 Mohamed Benbaraka   Morocco
118 Stefano Grazzini   Italy
119 John Amo Jok   Sudan
120 Mike Teer   Northern Ireland
121 Omer Khalifa   Sudan
122 Mohamed Sharif Samavel   Iran
123 David Hopkins   Wales
124 Tom Price   Northern Ireland
125 Mohamed Shoushane   Libya
126 Dennis Nee   Australia 39:09
127 Hossein Rabbi   Iran
128 Peter Griffiths   Wales
129 Cherif Hannchi   Tunisia
130 Gerry Hannon   Northern Ireland
131 Mohamed Zaidi   Tunisia
132 Idari Osa Ayab   Sudan
133 Labidi Ayachi   Tunisia
134 Paul Thijs   Belgium
135 Mario Vaiani-Lisi   Italy
136 Tony Brien   Ireland
137 Jim McGuinness   Northern Ireland
138 Issa Samir Moustapha   Syria
139 Ghulam Reza Saher   Iran
140 Robert Talay   Australia 40:06
141 Mohamed Masomi   Iran
142 David Jones   Wales
143 Hamou Abdellah Publa   Syria
144 Jean-Marie Conrath   France
145 Taher Musa Abeih   Libya
146 Dafallah Sultan Farah   Sudan
147 Kidam Khamis Omda   Sudan
148 Moharrom Yaftian   Iran
149 Abdulkarim Joumaa   Syria
150 Mohamed Adam Taibay   Sudan
151 Chebaan Hsain   Syria
152 Abdellah Sugi   Libya
153 Ali Abdoc   Iran
154 Ahmed Amir Khan   Iran
155 John Charvetto   Gibraltar
156 Abdellah Ashimi   Libya
157 Salem Muri   Libya
158 Salah Mounfil   Syria
159 Hadj Hassan Faouz   Syria
160 Said Abouharamas   Libya
161 Sergio Alecio   Gibraltar
162 Shabant Abdussalam   Libya
163 James Hayts   Northern Ireland
164 Malcolm Blagg   Gibraltar
165 Aurelio Falero   Gibraltar
166 Shukair Al-Shaibani   Saudi Arabia
167 Raga Al-Shalawi   Saudi Arabia
168 Fahed Aboullif   Saudi Arabia
169 Hizam Fenis   Saudi Arabia
170 Shetoui Aouadh Al-Bishi   Saudi Arabia
171 Fahed El Kasmi   Saudi Arabia
172 William Vassallo   Gibraltar
173 Bob Robert   Gibraltar
Antonio Campos   Spain DNF
Gerd Frähmcke   West Germany DNF
Tom O'Riordan   Ireland DNF
Pekka Päivärinta   Finland DNF
José Luis Ruiz   Spain DNF
Fernando Fernandez   Spain DNF
Luigi Lauro   Italy DNF
Eddy Van Mullem   Belgium DNF
John Axsentieff   Australia DNF
Hamida Gamoudi   Tunisia DNF
Barry Brown   United States DNF
Rune Holmén   Finland DNF

Teams edit

Rank Team Points
    New Zealand
John Walker 4
Euan Robertson 5
David Sirl 25
John Dixon 26
John Sheddan 33
Bryan Rose 34
(Jack Foster) (36)
(Kevin Ryan) (72)
(Dick Quax) (113)
127
    England
Ray Smedley 7
Grenville Tuck 14
Bernie Ford 37
Tony Simmons 39
Trevor Wright 50
Alan Blinston 51
(Mike Beevor) (71)
(Keith Angus) (89)
198
    Belgium
Gaston Roelants 10
Emiel Puttemans 16
André Ornelis 21
Eddy Rombaux 45
Marc Smet 57
Erik Gijselinck 62
(Albien Van Holsbeek) (74)
(Paul Thijs) (134)
(Eddy Van Mullem) (DNF)
211
4   United States
Bill Rodgers 3
Frank Shorter 20
Scott Bringhurst 29
Gary Tuttle 30
Jeff Galloway 70
Jack Bacheler 98
(John Roscoe) (102)
(Barry Brown) (DNF)
250
5   East Germany
Wilfried Scholz 11
Waldemar Cierpinski 15
Joachim Krebs 27
Gerald Umbach 40
Frank Baumgartl 66
Manfred Kuschmann 115
274
6   Scotland
Ian Stewart 1
Allister Hutton 38
Laurence Reilly 43
Andrew McKean 53
Jim Brown 75
Rees Ward 82
(Jim Alder) (101)
(Ian Gilmour) (110)
(Frank Clement) (111)
292
7   Algeria
Kamel Guemar 28
Djelloul Rezique 46
Smain Yahiaoui 49
Abdelmadjid Mada 54
Boualem Rahoui 55
Mohamed Kacemi 69
(Cherif Ben Ali) (73)
(Tahar Bounab) (79)
(Rachid Habchaoui) (85)
301
8   France
Noel Tijou 19
Lucien Rault 31
Pierre Liardet 32
Jean-Paul Gomez 64
Jean-Yves Le Flohic 76
Christian Cairoche 81
(Jean Levaillant) (84)
(Jean-Pierre Eudier) (108)
(Jean-Marie Conrath) (144)
303
9   West Germany
Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand 8
Hans-Jürgen Orthmann 9
Michael Karst 23
Anton Gorbunow 63
Friedel Klement 103
Reinhard Leibold 104
(Gerd Frähmcke) (DNF)
310
10   Italy
Franco Fava 6
Luigi Zarcone 13
Aldo Tomasini 59
Giuseppe Cindolo 65
Venanzio Ortis 90
Gino Trambaiolo 92
(Stefano Grazzini) (118)
(Mario Vaiani-Lisi) (135)
(Luigi Lauro) (DNF)
325
11   Spain
Mariano Haro 2
Santiago de la Parte 42
Fernando Cerrada 61
Juan Hidalgo 83
José Haro 93
Ricardo Ortega 99
(Antonio Campos) (DNF)
(José Luis Ruiz) (DNF)
(Fernando Fernandez) (DNF)
380
12   Australia
Bill Scott 22
Chris Wardlaw 47
Robert McDonald 48
James Langford 60
David Chettle 105
Dennis Nee 126
(Robert Talay) (140)
(John Axsentieff) (DNF)
408
13   Tunisia
Abdelkader Zaddem 12
Rabah Zaidi 41
Hussein Soltani 77
Adelaziz Bouguerra 86
Mhedheb Hannachi 109
Cherif Hannchi 129
(Mohamed Zaidi) (131)
(Labidi Ayachi) (133)
(Hamida Gamoudi) (DNF)
454
14   Morocco
Haddou Jaddour 18
Mohamed Ghannouchi 78
Dahou Belghazi 88
Omar Slassi 95
Lahcen El Hachmi 97
Mohamed Khalifi 107
(Mohamed Mechouat) (112)
(Mohamed Benbaraka) (117)
483
15   Wales
Bernie Plain 35
Dic Evans 44
Clive Thomas 87
Steve Gibbons 96
David Hopkins 123
Peter Griffiths 128
(David Jones) (142)
513
16   Ireland
Neil Cusack 52
Eddie Leddy 67
Donal Walsh 100
Thomas Brennan 106
Desmond McGann 114
Tony Brien 136
(Tom O'Riordan) (DNF)
575
17   Northern Ireland
John McLaughlin 80
Paul Lawther 91
Mike Teer 120
Tom Price 124
Gerry Hannon 130
Jim McGuinness 137
(James Hayts) (163)
682
18   Sudan
Shag Musa Medani 68
John Amo Jok 119
Omer Khalifa 121
Idari Osa Ayab 132
Dafallah Sultan Farah 146
Kidam Khamis Omda 147
(Mohamed Adam Taibay) (150)
733
19   Iran
Mohamed Sharif Samavel 122
Hossein Rabbi 127
Ghulam Reza Saher 139
Mohamed Masomi 141
Moharrom Yaftian 148
Ali Abdoc 153
(Ahmed Amir Khan) (154)
830
20   Libya
Mohamed Shoushane 125
Taher Musa Abeih 145
Abdellah Sugi 152
Abdellah Ashimi 156
Salem Muri 157
Said Abouharamas 160
(Shabant Abdussalam) (162)
895
21   Syria
Issa Samir Moustapha 138
Hamou Abdellah Publa 143
Abdulkarim Joumaa 149
Chebaan Hsain 151
Salah Mounfil 158
Hadj Hassan Faouz 159
898
22   Gibraltar
John Charvetto 155
Sergio Alecio 161
Malcolm Blagg 164
Aurelio Falero 165
William Vassallo 172
Bob Robert 173
990
23   Saudi Arabia
Shukair Al-Shaibani 166
Raga Al-Shalawi 167
Fahed Aboullif 168
Hizam Fenis 169
Shetoui Aouadh Al-Bishi 170
Fahed El Kasmi 171
1011
DNF   Finland
(Seppo Tuominen) (17)
(Tapio Kantanen) (24)
(Aarno Ristimäki) (56)
(Seppo Nikkari) (58)
(Risto Ala-Korpi) (116)
(Pekka Päivärinta) (DNF)
(Rune Holmén) (DNF)
DNF
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 185 athletes from 25 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Unique double for Stewart - Scotland's Ian Stewart completed a unique double in Rabat yesterday when he added the International cross-country title to the European 3000 metres gold medal he won in Poland seven days previously..., Glasgow Herald, March 17, 1975, p. 20, retrieved October 16, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. ^ a b 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. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013