1966 International Cross Country Championships

The 1966 International Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 20, 1966. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1966 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition53rd
DateMarch 20
Host cityRabat, Morocco Morocco
VenueSouissi Racecourse
Events2
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men
4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men
Participation134 athletes from
15 nations

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

Medallists edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Ben Assou El Ghazi
  Morocco
36:22.1 Derek Graham
  Ireland
36:29.6 Tracy Smith
  United States
36:32.2
Junior Men
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Mike Tagg
  England
21:26.4 Roy Young
  England
21:35.3 Eddie Knox
  Scotland
21:40.6
Team
Men   England 59   France 79   Morocco 184
Junior Men   England 8   Belgium 21   Scotland 28

Individual Race Results edit

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km) edit

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Ben Assou El Ghazi   Morocco 36:22.1
  Derek Graham   Ireland 36:29.6
  Tracy Smith   United States 36:32.2
4 Roy Fowler   England 36:41
5 Michel Jazy   France 36:50
6 Ron Hill   England 36:52
7 Tim Johnston   England 36:54
8 Mike Freary   England 36:55
9 Ahmed Zammel   Tunisia 36:55
10 Guy Texereau   France 37:04
11 Noel Tijou   France 37:04
12 Lachie Stewart   Scotland 37:11
13 Bernard Maroquin   France 37:14
14 Ian McCafferty   Scotland 37:20
15 Tim Briault   England 37:24
16 Jim Alder   Scotland 37:27
17 Guy Caillet   France 37:28
18 Ali Khamassi   Tunisia 37:28
19 Gerry North   England 37:30
20 Antonio Ambu   Italy 37:31
21 Gottfried Arnold   West Germany 37:40
22 Ahmed Oukbouch   Morocco 37:44
23 Yves Martinage   France 37:47
24 Michel Bernard   France 37:51
25 Hedi Hamrouni   Tunisia 37:52
26 Doug Brown   United States 37:55
27 Mohamed Bensaid   Morocco 37:55
28 François Lacour   France 37:55
29 Chris Loosley   Wales 38:02
30 Henri Clerckx   Belgium 38:03
31 Hans Gerlach   West Germany 38:08
32 Werner Dössegger    Switzerland 38:11
33 Eamon O'Reilly   United States 38:12
34 John Linaker   Scotland 38:13
35 Labidi Ayachi   Tunisia
36 Hans-Joachim Liess   West Germany
37 John Hillen   England
38 Tom Bache   United States
39 John Hammond   England
40 Tom O'Riordan   Ireland
41 Hammadi Ben Mohamed   Morocco
42 Leon Moreels   Belgium
43 Mhedheb Hannachi   Tunisia
44 Michael Kimball   United States
45 Luigi Conti   Italy
46 Mohamed Said   Morocco
47 Moha Ouali   Morocco
48 Andy Brown   Scotland
49 Jim McNamara   Ireland
50 Herb Lorenz   United States
51 Albien van Holsbeek   Belgium
52 Cyrille van Geert   Belgium
53 Allal Ben Saoudi   Morocco
54 Arno Krausse   West Germany
55 Denis Jouret   Belgium
56 Rabah Ben Othman   Tunisia
57 Oskar Leupi    Switzerland 38:42
58 Hansruedi Knill    Switzerland 38:45
59 Frans van der Hoeven   Belgium
60 Jean Fayolle   France
61 Osvaldo Segrada   Italy
62 Alfons Ida   West Germany
63 Bruce Mortensen   United States
64 Abdelkader Zaddem   Tunisia
65 Peter Kubicki   West Germany
66 Harry Simpson   Ireland
67 Roger Robinson   England
68 Gerry Williams   Wales
69 Hedydd Davies   Wales
70 Alberto Bargnani   Italy
71 Jozef Callens   Belgium
72 Gioacchino De Palma   Italy
73 Bouabib Chaoui   Morocco
74 Hans Rüdisühli    Switzerland 39:27
75 Said Benmaguini   Morocco
76 Edgar Friedli    Switzerland 39:42
77 Donato D'Agostino   Italy
78 James Johnstone   Scotland
79 Julien Laureyns   Belgium
80 Rachid Ben Naceur   Tunisia
81 Walter Dietiker    Switzerland 39:45
82 Tony Murphy   Ireland
83 Fred Bell   Wales
84 Roy Mack   Wales
85 Jean-Pierre Delloye   Belgium
86 Tony Hopkins   Ireland
87 Georg Kaiser    Switzerland 40:42
88 Bob Scharf   United States
89 Tom Edmunds   Wales
90 Fergus Murray   Scotland
91 Nick Barton   Wales
92 J. Evans   Gibraltar
93 J. Macedo   Gibraltar
94 A. Ryan   Gibraltar
95 J. Chappory   Gibraltar
96 Gomez   Gibraltar
97 de Torres   Gibraltar
98 Bucklen   Gibraltar
Renato De Palmas   Italy DNF

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km) edit

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
  Mike Tagg   England 21:26.4
  Roy Young   England 21:35.3
  Eddie Knox   Scotland 21:40.6
4 Eddy Van Butsele   Belgium 21:45
5 David Atkin   England 21:45
6 Jony Dumon   Belgium 21:48
7 John Caine   England 21:49
8 Colin Moxsom   England 21:54
9 Hamdouni Sghaier   Tunisia 22:00
10 Jim Brennan   Scotland 22:09
11 Gaston Heleven   Belgium 22:14
12 Larbi Oukada   Morocco 22:15
13 Belgacem Bammou   Morocco 22:17
14 Mejjati Lahcen   Morocco 22:26
15 Alistair Blamire   Scotland 22:35
16 Francesco Amante   Italy 22:35
17 Roberto Grazzani   Italy 22:42
18 Antonio Giancanterino   Italy 22:46
19 Mohamed Kretif   Morocco 22:46
20 Giuseppe Ardizzone   Italy 22:55
21 Johan Janssens   Belgium
22 Emiel Puttemans   Belgium
23 Cherkaoui   Morocco
24 Hedi Ladjili   Tunisia
25 Carlos Lopes   Portugal
26 Gaetano Pusterla   Italy
27 Hamida Gamoudi   Tunisia
28 Frank Steel   Scotland
29 José Lourenço   Portugal
30 José Rainha   Portugal
31 Ahmed Hamdouche   Algeria
32 Mokhtar Djedidi   Tunisia
33 Kamali Benmissi   Algeria
34 Omar Lerari   Algeria
35 Mokhtar Louichi   Algeria

Team Results edit

Men's edit

Rank Country Team Points
1   England Roy Fowler
Ron Hill
Tim Johnston
Mike Freary
Tim Briault
Gerry North
59
2   France Michel Jazy
Guy Texereau
Noel Tijou
Bernard Maroquin
Guy Caillet
Yves Martinage
79
3   Morocco Ben Assou El Ghazi
Ahmed Oukbouch
Mohamed Bensaid
Hammadi Ben Mohamed
Mohamed Said
Moha Ouali
184
4   Tunisia Ahmed Zammel
Ali Khamassi
Hedi Hamrouni
Labidi Ayachi
Mhedheb Hannachi
Rabah Ben Othman
186
5   United States Tracy Smith
Doug Brown
Eamon O'Reilly
Tom Bache
Michael Kimball
Herb Lorenz
194
6   Scotland Lachie Stewart
Ian McCafferty
Jim Alder
John Linaker
Andy Brown
James Johnstone
202
7   Federal Republic of Germany Gottfried Arnold
Hans Gerlach
Hans-Joachim Liess
Arno Krausse
Alfons Ida
Peter Kubicki
269
8   Belgium Henri Clerckx
Leon Moreels
Albien van Holsbeek
Cyrille van Geert
Denis Jouret
Frans van der Hoeven
289
9   Ireland Derek Graham
Tom O'Riordan
Jim McNamara
Harry Simpson
Tony Murphy
Tony Hopkins
325
10   Italy Antonio Ambu
Luigi Conti
Osvaldo Segrada
Alberto Bargnani
Gioacchino De Palma
Donato D'Agostino
345
11    Switzerland Werner Dössegger
Oskar Leupi
Hansruedi Knill
Hans Rüdisühli
Edgar Friedli
Walter Dietiker
378
12   Wales Chris Loosley
Gerry Williams
Hedydd Davies
Fred Bell
Roy Mack
Tom Edmunds
422
13   Gibraltar J. Evans
J. Macedo
A. Ryan
J. Chappory
Gomez
de Torres
567

Junior Men's edit

Rank Country Team Points
1   England Mike Tagg
Roy Young
David Atkin
8
2   Belgium Eddy van Butsele
Johnny Dumon
Gaston Heleven
21
3   Scotland Eddie Knox
Jim Brennan
Alistair Blamire
28
4   Morocco Larbi Oukada
Belgacem Bammou
Mejjati Lahcen
39
5   Italy Francesco Amante
Roberto Grazzani
Antonio Giancanterino
51
6   Tunisia Hamdouni Sghaier
Hedi Ladjili
Hamida Gamoudi
60
7   Portugal Carlos Lopes
José Lourenço
José Rainha
84
8   Algeria Ahmed Hamdouche
Kamali Benmissi
Omar Lerari
98

Participation edit

An unofficial count yields the participation of 134 athletes from 15 countries.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Athletics - Scotland Sixth in International - Murray's Poor Performance - What heartbreak there was in the Scottish camp here this afternoon when we again finished sixth in the International Cross-country Union championships although with an improvement in pointage of 102 over last year..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1966, p. 4, retrieved October 3, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.1km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Racecourse Date: Sunday, March 20, 1966, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 6, 2007, retrieved October 3, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Racecourse Date: Sunday, March 20, 1966, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 28, 2007, retrieved October 3, 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