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

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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

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]

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

Race results[]

Junior men's race (7 km)[]

Individual[]

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Scotland 20:52.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain 21:00.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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  Spain 21:49
12  England 21:49.1
13 Luca Bigatello  Italy 21:49.3
14  Scotland 21:54.2
15  France 21:58.4
16  France 22:02.2
17  Scotland
18  England
19 Enrico Cantoreggi  Italy
20  Ireland
21  Scotland
22   Switzerland
23  Belgium
24  France
25  Italy
26 Carlos Cabral  Portugal
27  Scotland
28 Markus Ryffel   Switzerland
29 Greg Hannon  Northern Ireland
30  Morocco
31  Belgium
32  Belgium
33  France
34  Ireland
35  Ireland
36  Ireland
37  Portugal
38 Mick O'Shea  Ireland
39  Morocco
40  Netherlands
41  France
42  Northern Ireland
43  Netherlands
44  Belgium
45  Portugal
46  Portugal
47  Morocco
48  Morocco
49  Portugal
50   Switzerland
51  Northern Ireland
52  Netherlands
53  Northern Ireland
54  Netherlands
55  Morocco

Teams[]

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain
2
José Luis Ruiz 7
Fernando Cerrada 9
() (11)
18
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
Franco Fava 4
Aldo Tomasini 5
Luca Bigatello 13
(Enrico Cantoreggi) (19)
() (25)
22
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England
Dennis Coates 6
Barry Smith 8
Tony Staynings 10
() (12)
() (18)
24
4  Scotland
1
14
17
() (21)
() (27)
32
5  France
15
16
24
() (33)
() (41)
55
6  Belgium
Léon Schots 3
23
31
() (32)
() (44)
57
7  Ireland
20
34
35
() (36)
(Mick O'Shea) (38)
89
8   Switzerland
22
Markus Ryffel 28
50
100
9  Portugal
Carlos Cabral 26
37
45
() (46)
() (49)
108
10  Morocco
30
39
47
() (48)
() (55)
116
11  Northern Ireland
Greg Hannon 29
42
51
() (53)
122
12  Netherlands
40
43
52
() (54)
135
  • Note: Athletes in parenthesis did not score for their team

Participation[]

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[]

References[]

  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, 2013CS1 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
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