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

The Senior 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]

Senior men's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition1st
DateMarch 17
Host cityWaregem, West Flanders, Belgium Belgium
VenueHippodroom Waregem
Events1
Distances11.98 km – Senior men
Participation156 athletes from
19 nations

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

Race results

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Senior men's race (11.98 km)

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Individual

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Rank Athlete Country Time
  Pekka Päivärinta   Finland 35:46.4
  Mariano Haro   Spain 35:46.5
  Rod Dixon   New Zealand 36:00
4 Tapio Kantanen   Finland 36:05
5 Willy Polleunis   Belgium 36:05
6 Roger Clark   England 36:08
7 Juan Hidalgo   Spain 36:12
8 Gaston Roelants   Belgium 36:13
9 Nikolay Sviridov   Soviet Union 36:19
10 Noel Tijou   France 36:21
11 Grenville Tuck   England 36:24
12 Dick Tayler   New Zealand 36:26
13 Norman Morrison   Scotland 36:31
14 Bryan Rose   New Zealand 36:38
15 Euan Robertson   New Zealand 36:45
16 Egbert Nijstad   Netherlands 36:46
17 Pavel Andreyev   Soviet Union 36:47
18 Eric de Beck   Belgium
19 Erik Gijselinck   Belgium
20 Abdelkader Zaddem   Tunisia
21 Nikolay Puklakov   Soviet Union
22 Boris Olyanitskiy   Soviet Union
23 Valentin Zotov   Soviet Union
24 Carlos Lopes   Portugal
25 Eddie Leddy   Ireland 36:56
26 Malcolm Thomas   Wales
27 Vladimir Merkushin   Soviet Union
28 Karel Lismont   Belgium
29 Steve Kenyon   England
30 Andrew McKean   Scotland
31 Marc Smet   Belgium
32 Tony Simmons   England
33 Bernie Plain   Wales
34 Seppo Tuominen   Finland
35 Giuseppe Cindolo   Italy
36 Santiago de la Parte   Spain
37 Adelaziz Bouguerra   Tunisia
38 Eddie Gray   New Zealand
39 Roelof Veld   Netherlands
40 Edgard Salvé   Belgium
41 Pierre Liardet   France
42 Mike Baxter   England
43 Seppo Nikkari   Finland
44 Detlef Uhlemann   West Germany
45 Lachie Stewart   Scotland
46 Bernard Caraby   France
47 Olavi Suomalainen   Finland
48 Haico Scharn   Netherlands
49 Daniel Fossé   France
50 Dennis Fowles   Wales
51 Pekka Tiihonen   Finland
52 John van der Wansem   Netherlands
53 Petras Simonelis   Soviet Union
54 Nathan Healey   New Zealand
55 John Jones   Wales
56 Gerd Frähmcke   West Germany
57 Jim Alder   Scotland
58 José Maiz   Spain
59 John Sheddan   New Zealand
60 Risto Ala-Korpi   Finland
61 Ricky Wilde   England
62 Jean-Yves Le Flohic   France
63 Donal Walsh   Ireland
64 John McLaughlin   Northern Ireland
65 René Jourdan   France
66 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem   Morocco
67 Danny McDaid   Ireland
68 Cherif Hannchi   Tunisia
69 Paddy Coyle   Ireland
70 Bill Robinson   England
71 Fernand Kolbeck   France
72 Adrian Weatherhead   Scotland
73 Vadim Mokalov   Soviet Union
74 Ian Gilmour   Scotland
75 Mike Beevor   England
76 Renato Martini   Italy
77 Mansour Guettaya   Tunisia
78 Saturnino Arcones   Spain
79 Javier Álvarez   Spain
80 Franco Veronese   Italy
81 Jean-Paul Gomez   France
82 Miloud Chenna   Morocco
83 John Myatt   Scotland
84 Tom O'Riordan   Ireland
85 Dick Crowley   Ireland
86 Bernie Ford   England
87 Albrecht Moser    Switzerland
88 Wilhelm Jungbluth   West Germany
89 Tony Ashton   Wales
90 Gaetano Pusterla   Italy
91 Hamdouni Sghaier   Tunisia
92 David Hopkins   Wales
93 Moumoh Haddou   Morocco
94 Karl-Heinz Betz   West Germany
95 Mohamed Benbaraka   Morocco
96 Luigi Zarcone   Italy
97 Gabriele Barbaro   Italy
98 Herman Parmentier   Belgium
99 Labidi Ayachi   Tunisia
100 Gerry Hannon   Northern Ireland
101 Amakdouf Layachi   Morocco
102 Ruben San Martin   Spain
103 Ludwig Niedermeier   West Germany
104 Esa Laitinen   Finland
105 David Logue   Northern Ireland
106 Clive Thomas   Wales
107 Dahou Belghazi   Morocco
108 Anacleto Pinto   Portugal
109 Eddie Spillane   Ireland
110 Brunello Bertolin   Italy
111 Mustapha Oulghazi   Morocco
112 Gérard Vervoort   France
113 Julio Marujo   Portugal
114 Mike Critchley   Wales
115 Colin Falconer   Scotland
116 Americo Barros   Portugal
117 Pat Gilseman   Ireland
118 Hussein Soltani   Tunisia
119 Aniceto Simoes   Portugal
120 Dick Wedlock   Scotland
121 Piet Vonck   Netherlands
122 Cidalio Caetano   Portugal
123 Falko Will   West Germany
124 Geert Jansen   Netherlands
125 Roy Kernoghan   Northern Ireland
126 Ian Morrison   Northern Ireland
127 Mohamed Sghir   Morocco
128 Brian Donovan   Wales
129 Mario Binato   Italy
130 Howard Healey   New Zealand
131 Jos Hermens   Netherlands
132 Abdelkrim Djelassi   Tunisia
133 Vasco Pereira   Portugal
134 Fernando Fernandez   Spain
135 Peter Helmer   Denmark
136 Armando Aldegalega   Portugal
137 Tom Annett   Northern Ireland
138 Arne Stigsen   Denmark
139 Jean-Pierre Berset    Switzerland
140 Hans Ruiter   Netherlands
141 Jim McGuinness   Northern Ireland
142 Jörgen Trangbaek   Denmark
143 Erik Laursen   Denmark
144 Bent Larsson   Denmark
145 Dan Engell   Denmark
146 Gerd Larsen   Denmark
147 Dan Michaelsen   Denmark
148 Arne Möller   Denmark
Neil Cusack   Ireland DNF
Fernando Mamede   Portugal DNF
Umberto Risi   Italy DNF
Willi Wagner   West Germany DNF
Julio Gude   Spain DNF
Wolfgang Krüger   West Germany DNF
Haddou Jaddour   Morocco DNF
Esko Lipsonen   Finland DNF

Teams

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Rank Team Points
    Belgium
Willy Polleunis 5
Gaston Roelants 8
Eric de Beck 18
Erik Gijselinck 19
Karel Lismont 28
Marc Smet 31
(Edgard Salvé) (40)
(Herman Parmentier) (98)
109
    Soviet Union
Nikolay Sviridov 9
Pavel Andreyev 17
Nikolay Puklakov 21
Boris Olyanitskiy 22
Valentin Zotov 23
Vladimir Merkushin 27
(Petras Simonelis) (53)
(Vadim Mokalov) (73)
119
    New Zealand
Rod Dixon 3
Dick Tayler 12
Bryan Rose 14
Euan Robertson 15
Eddie Gray 38
Nathan Healey 54
(John Sheddan) (59)
(Howard Healey) (130)
136
4   Finland
Pekka Päivärinta 1
Tapio Kantanen 4
Seppo Tuominen 34
Seppo Nikkari 43
Olavi Suomalainen 47
Pekka Tiihonen 51
(Risto Ala-Korpi) (60)
(Esa Laitinen) (104)
(Esko Lipsonen) (DNF)
180
5   England
Roger Clark 6
Grenville Tuck 11
Steve Kenyon 29
Tony Simmons 32
Mike Baxter 42
Ricky Wilde 61
(Bill Robinson) (70)
(Mike Beevor) (75)
(Bernie Ford) (86)
181
6   Spain
Mariano Haro 2
Juan Hidalgo 7
Santiago de la Parte 36
José Maiz 58
Saturnino Arcones 78
Javier Alvarez 79
(Ruben San Martin) (102)
(Fernando Fernandez) (134)
(Julio Gude) (DNF)
260
7   France
Noel Tijou 10
Pierre Liardet 41
Bernard Caraby 46
Daniel Fossé 49
Jean-Yves Le Flohic 62
René Jourdan 65
(Fernand Kolbeck) (71)
(Jean-Paul Gomez) (81)
(Gérard Vervoort) (112)
273
8   Scotland
Norman Morrison 13
Andrew McKean 30
Lachie Stewart 45
Jim Alder 57
Adrian Weatherhead 72
Ian Gilmour 74
(John Myatt) (83)
(Colin Falconer) (115)
(Dick Wedlock) (120)
291
9   Wales
Malcolm Thomas 26
Bernie Plain 33
Dennis Fowles 50
John Jones 55
Tony Ashton 89
David Hopkins 92
(Clive Thomas) (106)
(Mike Critchley) (114)
(Brian Donovan) (128)
345
10   Tunisia
Abdelkader Zaddem 20
Adelaziz Bouguerra 37
Cherif Hannchi 68
Mansour Guettaya 77
Hamdouni Sghaier 91
Labidi Ayachi 99
(Hussein Soltani) (118)
(Abdelkrim Djelassi) (132)
392
11   Ireland
Eddie Leddy 25
Donal Walsh 63
Danny McDaid 67
Paddy Coyle 69
Tom O'Riordan 84
Dick Crowley 85
(Eddie Spillane) (109)
(Pat Gilseman) (117)
(Neil Cusack) (DNF)
393
12   Netherlands
Egbert Nijstad 16
Roelof Veld 39
Haico Scharn 48
John van der Wansem 52
Piet Vonck 121
Geert Jansen 124
(Jos Hermens) (131)
(Hans Ruiter) (140)
400
13   Italy
Giuseppe Cindolo 35
Renato Martini 76
Franco Veronese 80
Gaetano Pusterla 90
Luigi Zarcone 96
Gabriele Barbaro 97
(Brunello Bertolin) (110)
(Mario Binato) (129)
(Umberto Risi) (DNF)
474
14   West Germany
Detlef Uhlemann 44
Gerd Frähmcke 56
Wilhelm Jungbluth 88
Karl-Heinz Betz 94
Ludwig Niedermeier 103
Falko Will 123
(Willi Wagner) (DNF)
(Wolfgang Krüger) (DNF)
508
15   Morocco
Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem 66
Miloud Chenna 82
Moumoh Haddou 93
Mohamed Benbaraka 95
Amakdouf Layachi 101
Dahou Belghazi 107
(Mustapha Oulghazi) (111)
(Mohamed Sghir) (127)
(Haddou Jaddour) (DNF)
544
16   Portugal
Carlos Lopes 24
Anacleto Pinto 108
Julio Marujo 113
Americo Barros 116
Aniceto Simoes 119
Cidalio Caetano 122
(Vasco Pereira) (133)
(Armando Aldegalega) (136)
(Fernando Mamede) (DNF)
602
17   Northern Ireland
John McLaughlin 64
Gerry Hannon 100
David Logue 105
Roy Kernoghan 125
Ian Morrison 126
Tom Annett 137
(Jim McGuinness) (141)
657
18   Denmark
Peter Helmer 135
Arne Stigsen 138
Jörgen Trangbaek 142
Erik Laursen 143
Bent Larsson 144
Dan Engell 145
(Gerd Larsen) (146)
(Dan Michaelsen) (147)
(Arne Möller) (148)
847
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 156 athletes from 19 countries in the Senior men's race, one athlete less than the official number 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 - 12.0km 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