1961 International Cross Country Championships

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1961 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition48th
DateMarch 26
Host city Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France Flag of France.svg
Events2
Distances8.9 mi (14.5 km) men / 4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men
Participation109 athletes from
10 nations

The 1961 International Cross Country Championships was held in Nantes, France, on March 26, 1961. This year, an official junior championship (for athletes under 21 on the day of the race) was introduced. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald. [1]

Contents

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

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
8.9 mi (14.3 km)
Basil Heatley
Flag of England.svg  England
45:22.2 Antonio Amorós  [ ca ]
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
45:46 Martin Hyman
Flag of England.svg  England
45:56.4
Junior Men
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
Colin Robinson
Flag of England.svg  England
26:20.4 Alan Simpson
Flag of England.svg  England
26:24.4 Mariano Haro
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
26:25.2
Team
MenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 54Flag of England.svg  England 71Flag of France.svg  France 119
Junior MenFlag of England.svg  England 11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 18Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 39

Individual Race Results

Men's (8.9 mi / 14.3 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Basil Heatley Flag of England.svg  England 45:22.2
Silver medal icon.svg Antonio Amorós  [ ca ]Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 45:46
Bronze medal icon.svg Martin Hyman Flag of England.svg  England 45:56.4
4 Henri Clerckx Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46:03.6
5 Aurèle Vandendriessche Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46:06.8
6 Hedwig Leenaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46:21
7 Michel Bernard Flag of France.svg  France 46:23
8 Roy Fowler Flag of England.svg  England 46:27
9 Salah Beddiaf  [ fr ]Flag of France.svg  France 46:39
10 Mohamed Saïd Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46:46
11 Gaston Roelants Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46:54
12 Jean Vaillant Flag of France.svg  France 46:57
13Louis van PraetFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46:58
14Bakir BenaissaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 47:05
15 Marcel Vandewattyne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 47:07
16Ted MatleyFlag of England.svg  England 47:09
17Manuel AlonsoFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 47:14
18Graham EverettFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 47:24
19Denis JouretFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 47:31
20Peter WilkinsonFlag of England.svg  England 47:34
21Joe ConnollyFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 47:41
22Pierre de PauwFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 47:43
23Mike TurnerFlag of England.svg  England 47:44
24 Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 47:46
25Georg SteinerFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 47:51
26Lahcen Ben AllalFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 47:56
27 Fernando Aguilar Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 48:08
28Andy BrownFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 48:12
29Alfonso VidalFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 48:16
30Pat KilleenFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 48:18
31Maurice ChicletFlag of France.svg  France 48:19
32Hammadi Ben MohamedFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 48:20
33 Alastair Wood Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 48:23
34Oskar LeupiFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 48:24
35Frank SealFlag of England.svg  England 48:25
36 Jean Fayolle Flag of France.svg  France 48:28
37HamidFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 48:28
38Hamida AddécheFlag of France.svg  France 48:33
39Yves JeannotatFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 48:34
40Hans RüdisühliFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 48:39
41 Hamoud Ameur Flag of France.svg  France 48:42
42Gordon EadieFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 48:44
43Moha OualiFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 48:46
44David Richards Jun.Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 48:47
45 Bertie Messitt Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 48:49
46 Bruce Tulloh Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:03
47Luis GarcíaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 49:06
48Frans van der HoevenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 49:10
49Mohamed Ben HassanFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 49:10
50Norman HorrellFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 49:15
51Adrian JacksonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:18
52 Gerald McIntyre Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 49:20
53Ron FranklinFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 49:31
54 José Molíns Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 49:39
55Niklaus NäfFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 49:42
56Mohamed LahcenFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 49:45
57William HeibergFlag of England.svg  England 49:46
58Stan TaylorFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:48
59Alfons SidlerFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 49:48
60Willie DunneFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 50:06
61José María AldayFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 50:11
62Benny O'SullivanFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 50:17
63Harry WilsonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:22
64Francois FattonFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 50:30
65Mick ConnollyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 50:31
66Brian JeffsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:31
67Aurelio AguirreFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 51:06
68Hugo EisenringFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 51:13
69Gerry NorthFlag of England.svg  England 51:21
70Roger Harrison-JonesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:43
71Roy ProfittFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 51:51
72Paul KnillFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 52:08
73Tommy DunneFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 52:43
74Colm HolohanFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 52:53
75Ian HarrisFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 53:07
Tomas BallestinFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF
Francis DuleauFlag of France.svg  France DNF
Jim DouglasFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Colin Robinson Flag of England.svg  England 26:20.4
Silver medal icon.svg Alan Simpson Flag of England.svg  England 26:24.4
Bronze medal icon.svg Mariano Haro Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 26:25.2
4 Abdeslem Bouchta Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 26:33.8
5Luc van der SmissenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 26:43
6Raymond CrauwelsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 26:47
7Jean-Pierre DeraemaekerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 27:01
8Thomas PughFlag of England.svg  England 27:13
9Joseph SmoldersFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 27:28
10Amara GahlouziFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 27:32
11Amel LeborgneFlag of France.svg  France 27:35
12André de HertogheFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 27:42
13Hadj Ben SitelFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 27:44
14Abdelhamid YazidiFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 27:55
15Anthony PlattFlag of England.svg  England 27:59
16José María SarrieguiFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 28:14
17Mohamed FriguiFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 28:20
18Armand TrichetFlag of France.svg  France 28:21
19 Ahmed Zammel Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 28:24
20José María AlberdiFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 28:25
21 Noel Tijou Flag of France.svg  France 28:40
22Paulino GarcíaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 28:45
23Ben NouceurFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 28:47
24Ahmed OukbouchFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 29:00
25GarnierFlag of France.svg  France 29:20
26Geoffrey WoodFlag of England.svg  England 29:26
27LennenFlag of France.svg  France 29:36
28A. GerdaneFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 30:17
29Francisco VelaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 30:28
30Mahmoud Ben RabahFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 30:29

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Henri Clerckx
Aurèle Vandendriessche
Hedwig Leenaert
Gaston Roelants
Louis van Praet
Marcel Vandewattyne
54
2Flag of England.svg  England Basil Heatley
Martin Hyman
Roy Fowler
Ted Matley
Peter Wilkinson
Mike Turner
71
3Flag of France.svg  France Michel Bernard
Salah Beddiaf  [ fr ]
Jean Vaillant
Alain Mimoun
Maurice Chiclet
Jean Fayolle
119
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Mohamed Saïd
Bakir Benaissa
Lahcen Ben Allal
Hammadi Ben Mohamed
Hamid
Moha Ouali
162
5Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Antonio Amorós  [ ca ]
Manuel Alonso
Fernando Aguilar
Alfonso Vidal
Luis García
José Molíns
176
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Graham Everett
Joe Connolly
Andy Brown
Alastair Wood
Gordon Eadie
Bruce Tulloh
188
7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Georg Steiner
Oskar Leupi
Yves Jeannotat
Hans Rüdisühli
Niklaus Näf
Alfons Sidler
252
8Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Pat Killeen
Bertie Messitt
Gerald McIntyre
Willie Dunne
Benny O'Sullivan
Mick Connolly
314
9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales David Richards Jun.
Norman Horrell
Ron Franklin
Harry Wilson
Brian Jeffs
Roger Harrison-Jones
346

Junior Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Colin Robinson
Alan Simpson
Thomas Pugh
11
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Luc van der Smissen
Raymond Crauwels
Jean-Pierre Deraemaeker
18
3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Mariano Haro
José María Sarriegui
José María Alberdi
39
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Abdeslem Bouchta
Hadj Ben Sitel
Ben Nouceur
40
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Amara Gahlouzi
Abdelhamid Yazidi
Mohamed Frigui
41
6Flag of France.svg  France Amel Leborgne
Armand Trichet
Noel Tijou
50

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 109 athletes from 10 countries.

See also

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