1966 International Cross Country Championships

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

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

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

Medallists[]

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
 England
21:35.3
 Scotland
21:40.6
Team
Men  England 59  France 79  Morocco 184
Junior Men  England 8  Belgium 21  Scotland 28

Individual Race Results[]

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)[]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ben Assou El Ghazi  Morocco 36:22.1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Derek Graham  Ireland 36:29.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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  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  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  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  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  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)[]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mike Tagg  England 21:26.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England 21:35.3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Scotland 21:40.6
4 Eddy van Butsele  Belgium 21:45
5 David Atkin  England 21:45
6  Belgium 21:48
7 John Caine  England 21:49
8 Colin Moxsom  England 21:54
9  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  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  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[]

Men's[]

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

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

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

Roy Mack
Tom Edmunds
422
13  Gibraltar J. Evans
J. Macedo
A. Ryan
J. Chappory
Gomez
de Torres
567

Junior Men's[]

Rank Country Team Points
1  England Mike Tagg

David Atkin
8
2  Belgium Eddy van Butsele

Gaston Heleven
21
3  Scotland
Jim Brennan
28
4  Morocco Larbi Oukada
Belgacem Bammou
Mejjati Lahcen
39
5  Italy Francesco Amante
Roberto Grazzani
Antonio Giancanterino
51
6  Tunisia
Hedi Ladjili
60
7  Portugal Carlos Lopes
José Lourenço
José Rainha
84
8  Algeria Ahmed Hamdouche
Kamali Benmissi
Omar Lerari
98

Participation[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  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, 2013CS1 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, 2013CS1 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
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