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1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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]

1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition3rd
DateMarch 16
Host cityRabat, Morocco Morocco
VenueSouissi Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7 km – Junior men
4.2 km – Senior women
Participation316 athletes from
26 nations

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

Medallists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km) 		Ian Stewart
  Scotland		 35:20 Mariano Haro
  Spain		 35:21 Bill Rodgers
  United States		 35:27.4
Junior men
(7 km) 		Bobby Thomas
  United States		 20:59.8 José Luis González
  Spain		 21:18 John Treacy
  Ireland		 21:23
Senior women
(4.2 km) 		Julie Brown
  United States		 13:42 Bronislawa Ludwichowska
  Poland		 13:47 Carmen Valero
  Spain		 13:48
Team
Senior men   New Zealand 127   England 198   Belgium 211
Junior men   United States 29   Ireland 35   Spain 44
Senior women   United States 44   New Zealand 50   Poland 61

Race results edit

Senior men's race (12 km) edit

Main article: 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
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
Full results
Teams
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 250
5   East Germany 274
6   Scotland 292
7   Algeria 301
8   France 303
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7 km) edit

Main article: 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Bobby Thomas   United States 20:59.8
  José Luis González   Spain 21:18
  John Treacy   Ireland 21:23
4 Cándido Alario   Spain 21:29
5 Don Clary   United States 21:38
6 Mike Longthorn   England 21:41
7 Christian Foucquets   Belgium 21:42
8 Roy Kissin   United States 21:44
9 Louis Kenny   Ireland 21:45
10 Gerry Finnegan   Ireland 21:46
11 Jim Burns   Scotland 21:47
12 Nat Muir   Scotland 21:51
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    United States
Bobby Thomas 1
Don Clary 5
Roy Kissin 8
Ralph Serna 15
29
    Ireland
John Treacy 3
Louis Kenny 9
Gerry Finnegan 10
Gerry Redmond 13
(Dick Hooper) (28)
35
    Spain
José Luis González 2
Cándido Alario 4
Vicente de la Parte 18
Luis Adsuara 20
(Manuel Perez) (44)
(Antonio Aparicio) (49)
44
4   Belgium 81
5   Scotland 95
6   England 99
7   Algeria 116
8   France 127
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.2 km) edit

Main article: 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Julie Brown   United States 13:42
  Bronislawa Ludwichowska   Poland 13:47
  Carmen Valero   Spain 13:48
4 Gabriella Dorio   Italy 13:51
5 Lorraine Moller   New Zealand 13:53
6 Heather Thomson   New Zealand 14:01
7 Ann Yeoman   England 14:03
8 Mary Stewart   Scotland 14:03
9 Margherita Gargano   Italy 14:12
10 Anne Garrett   New Zealand 14:15
11 Maggie Keyes   United States 14:18
12 Magda Ilands   Belgium 14:19
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    United States
Julie Brown 1
Maggie Keyes 11
Paula Neppel 15
Doris Brown 17
(Cindy Poor) (27)
(Linda Heinmiller) (48)
44
    New Zealand
Lorraine Moller 5
Heather Thomson 6
Anne Garrett 10
Allison Deed 29
(Dianne Zorn) (51)
50
    Poland
Bronislawa Ludwichowska 2
Renata Pentlinowska 13
Celina Magala 22
Zofia Kolakowska 24
(Danuta Siemieniuk) (37)
(Urszula Prasek) (38)
61
4   England 64
5   Belgium 95
6   Spain 95
7   Italy 106
8   Finland 117
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial) edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)4015
2  New Zealand (NZL)1102
3  Scotland (SCO)1001
4  Spain (ESP)0224
5  Ireland (IRL)0112
  Poland (POL)0112
7  England (ENG)0101
8  Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (8 entries)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 316 athletes from 26 countries.

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. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km 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)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 7, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.2km CC Women - 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)
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 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. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013

External links edit

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