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 | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 53rd |
| Date | March 20 |
| Host city | Rabat, Morocco  |
| Venue | Souissi Racecourse |
| Events | 2 |
| Distances | 7.5 mi (12.1 km) men 4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men |
| Participation | 134 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
editMen'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 |
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| 50 | Herb Lorenz | United States |
|
| 51 | Albien van Holsbeek | Belgium |
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| 52 | Cyrille van Geert | Belgium |
|
| 53 | Allal Ben Saoudi | Morocco |
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| 54 | Arno Krausse | West Germany |
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| 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 |
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| 63 | Bruce Mortensen | United States |
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| 64 | Abdelkader Zaddem | Tunisia |
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| 65 | Peter Kubicki | West Germany |
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| 66 | Harry Simpson | Ireland |
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| 67 | Roger Robinson | England |
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| 68 | Gerry Williams | Wales |
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| 69 | Hedydd Davies | Wales |
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| 70 | Alberto Bargnani | Italy |
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| 71 | Jozef Callens | Belgium |
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| 72 | Gioacchino De Palma | Italy |
|
| 73 | Bouabib Chaoui | Morocco |
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| 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 |
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| 86 | Tony Hopkins | Ireland |
|
| 87 | Georg Kaiser | Switzerland |
40:42 |
| 88 | Bob Scharf | United States |
|
| 89 | Tom Edmunds | Wales |
|
| 90 | Fergus Murray | Scotland |
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| 91 | Nick Barton | Wales |
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| 92 | J. Evans |  Gibraltar |
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| 93 | J. Macedo | Gibraltar |
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| 94 | A. Ryan | Gibraltar |
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| 95 | J. Chappory | Gibraltar |
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| 96 | Gomez | Gibraltar |
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| 97 | de Torres | Gibraltar |
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| 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 |
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| 23 | Cherkaoui | Morocco |
|
| 24 | Hedi Ladjili | Tunisia |
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| 25 | Carlos Lopes |  Portugal |
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| 26 | Gaetano Pusterla | Italy |
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| 27 | Hamida Gamoudi | Tunisia |
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| 28 | Frank Steel | Scotland |
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| 29 | José Lourenço | Portugal |
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| 30 | José Rainha | Portugal |
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| 31 | Ahmed Hamdouche |  Algeria |
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| 32 | Mokhtar Djedidi | Tunisia |
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| 33 | Kamali Benmissi | Algeria |
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| 34 | Omar Lerari | Algeria |
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| 35 | Mokhtar Louichi | Algeria |
Team Results
editMen'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
editAn unofficial count yields the participation of 134 athletes from 15 countries.
Algeria (4)
Belgium (14)
England (14)
France (9)
Gibraltar (7)
Ireland (6)
Italy (12)
Morocco (14)
Portugal (3)
Scotland (11)
Switzerland (7)
Tunisia (12)
United States (8)
Wales (7)
West Germany (6)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^
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
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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) - ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
- ^ 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