1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

The Junior men's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on March 17, 1973. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Junior men's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition1st
DateMarch 17
Host cityWaregem, West Flanders, Belgium Belgium
VenueHippodroom Waregem
Events1
Distances7 km – Junior men
Participation55 athletes from
12 nations

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

Race results

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Junior men's race (7 km)

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Individual

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Rank Athlete Country Time
  Jim Brown   Scotland 20:52.8
  José Haro   Spain 21:00.6
  Léon Schots   Belgium 21:07.2
4 Franco Fava   Italy 21:15.2
5 Aldo Tomasini   Italy 21:27.6
6 Dennis Coates   England 21:27.6
7 José Luis Ruiz   Spain 21:32.2
8 Barry Smith   England 21:32.3
9 Fernando Cerrada   Spain 21:45
10 Tony Staynings   England 21:49
11 Reinosa Miramontes   Spain 21:49
12 Neil Coupland   England 21:49.1
13 Luca Bigatello   Italy 21:49.3
14 Ron MacDonald   Scotland 21:54.2
15 Jean-Luc Cherrier   France 21:58.4
16 Jean-Luc Lemire   France 22:02.2
17 David McMeekin   Scotland
18 Philip Jeffrey   England
19 Enrico Cantoreggi   Italy
20 Thomas McCormack   Ireland
21 Laurence Reilly   Scotland
22 Bernhard Vifian    Switzerland
23 Robert van der Zande   Belgium
24 Gilbert Bessières   France
25 Gabriele Beretta   Italy
26 Carlos Cabral   Portugal
27 Lawrie Spence   Scotland
28 Markus Ryffel    Switzerland
29 Greg Hannon   Northern Ireland
30 Bouchaib Zouhri   Morocco
31 Geert de Smet   Belgium
32 Robert Lismont   Belgium
33 Bernard Meseure   France
34 Tony O'Leary   Ireland
35 Gerard Kiernan   Ireland
36 Gerry Deegan   Ireland
37 Carlos Tavares   Portugal
38 Mick O'Shea   Ireland
39 Mohamed Naoumi   Morocco
40 Aad Buys   Netherlands
41 Claude Biteau   France
42 Dessi Martin   Northern Ireland
43 Jo Schout   Netherlands
44 Luc Nuyts   Belgium
45 Helder de Jesús   Portugal
46 José Simoes   Portugal
47 Brahim Benjalloun   Morocco
48 Ahmed Sennaji   Morocco
49 José Muambugi   Portugal
50 Hugo Wey    Switzerland
51 Peter McGouren   Northern Ireland
52 René Tijs   Netherlands
53 Gerry Price   Northern Ireland
54 Peet-Jan van Zyl   Netherlands
55 Ali Laanaya   Morocco

Teams

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Rank Team Points
    Spain
José Haro 2
José Luis Ruiz 7
Fernando Cerrada 9
(Reinosa Miramontes) (11)
18
    Italy
Franco Fava 4
Aldo Tomasini 5
Luca Bigatello 13
(Enrico Cantoreggi) (19)
(Gabriele Beretta) (25)
22
    England
Dennis Coates 6
Barry Smith 8
Tony Staynings 10
(Neil Coupland) (12)
(Philip Jeffrey) (18)
24
4   Scotland
Jim Brown 1
Ron MacDonald 14
David McMeekin 17
(Laurence Reilly) (21)
(Lawrie Spence) (27)
32
5   France
Jean-Luc Cherrier 15
Jean-Luc Lemire 16
Gilbert Bessières 24
(Bernard Meseure) (33)
(Claude Biteau) (41)
55
6   Belgium
Léon Schots 3
Robert van der Zande 23
Geert de Smet 31
(Robert Lismont) (32)
(Luc Nuyts) (44)
57
7   Ireland
Thomas McCormack 20
Tony O'Leary 34
Gerard Kiernan 35
(Gerry Deegan) (36)
(Mick O'Shea) (38)
89
8    Switzerland
Bernhard Vifian 22
Markus Ryffel 28
Hugo Wey 50
100
9   Portugal
Carlos Cabral 26
Carlos Tavares 37
Helder de Jesús 45
(José Simoes) (46)
(José Muambugi) (49)
108
10   Morocco
Bouchaib Zouhri 30
Mohamed Naoumi 39
Brahim Benjalloun 47
(Ahmed Sennaji) (48)
(Ali Laanaya) (55)
116
11   Northern Ireland
Greg Hannon 29
Dessi Martin 42
Peter McGouren 51
(Gerry Price) (53)
122
12   Netherlands
Aad Buys 40
Jo Schout 43
René Tijs 52
(Peet-Jan van Zyl) (54)
135
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for their team

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 55 athletes from 12 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 'Brawn' breaks clear and lives up his name - A goodly ration of champagne in their hotel here last night, strictly speaking to celebrate Jim Brown's crushing win in the junior race, washed away much of the bitterness and frustration that had clung for several hours to the Scottish Senior cross country team..., Glasgow Herald, March 19, 1973, p. 2, retrieved October 9, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 9, 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