1962 International Cross Country Championships

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1962 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition49th
Date24 March
Host city Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Flag of England.svg
Venue Graves Park
Events2
Distances7.5 mi (12.0 km) men / 4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men
Participation126 athletes from
10 nations

The 1962 International Cross Country Championships was held in Sheffield, England, at the Graves Park on 24 March 1962. A report on the 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
7.5 mi (12.0 km)
Gaston Roelants
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
44:40 Marcel Vandewattyne
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
44:46 Mel Batty
Flag of England.svg  England
44:48
Junior Men
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
Abdeslem Bouchta
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
25:05 Anthony Evans
Flag of England.svg  England
Martin Heath
Flag of England.svg  England
25:23
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 44Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 115Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 132
Junior MenFlag of England.svg  England 9Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 28Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 37

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Gaston Roelants Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 44:40
Silver medal icon.svg Marcel Vandewattyne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 44:46
Bronze medal icon.svg Mel Batty Flag of England.svg  England 44:48
4John AndersonFlag of England.svg  England 44:55
5Brian HallFlag of England.svg  England 45:02
6 José Molíns Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 45:04
7Mick NevilleFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 45:05
8Gerry NorthFlag of England.svg  England 45:08
9Andy BrownFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 45:09
10 Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 45:12
11 Ron Hill Flag of England.svg  England 45:19
12Georges FromontFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45:20
13Brian CraigFlag of England.svg  England 45:21
14Iluminado CorcueraFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 45:28
15 Fernando Aguilar Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 45:30
16 Colin Robinson Flag of England.svg  England 45:31
17Willie OlivierFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 45:32
18Francisco GuardiaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 45:33
19 Salah Beddiaf Flag of France.svg  France 45:35
20David CookeFlag of England.svg  England 45:36
21Youssef MastouriFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 45:37
22Jean-Pierre DelloyeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 45:46
23Keith PearceFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 45:49
24Bakir BenaissaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 45:50
25 Alastair Wood Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 45:51
26 Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 45:52
27Ali KhamassiFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 45:54
28Mohamed SaidFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 45:58
29 Antonio Amoros Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 46:04
30 Jan Barnard Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 46:05
31Stephanus SteynFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 46:07
32 Paul Genève Flag of France.svg  France 46:07
33 Francisco Aritmendi Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 46:11
34Francis DuleauFlag of France.svg  France 46:24
35Stan TaylorFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46:25
36 Jim Alder Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46:25
37Callum LaingFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 46:26
38 Labidi Ayachi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 46:27
39Alfonso VidalFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 46:34
40 Derek Graham Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 46:34
41Mohamed LahcenFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46:35
42Mohamed Ben MohamedFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46:37
43Alexis ChauvelFlag of France.svg  France 46:39
44 Mhedheb Hannachi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 46:42
45Eddie StrongFlag of England.svg  England 46:45
46Julius SaenenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46:46
47Hammadi Ben MohamedFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 46:46
48 Mohamed Gammoudi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 46:52
49Frans van der HoevenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 46:57
50Lahcen Ben AllalFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 47:01
51Ali TarbagFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 47:01
52Ahmed Ben SalahFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 47:12
53John McDonnellFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 47:13
54Denis JouretFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 47:13
55Moha OualiFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 47:13
56Charles MinnaarFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 47:20
57Jim O'BrienFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 47:21
58Bert IrvingFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 47:21
59Pat KilleenFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 47:22
60Benny O'SullivanFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 47:25
61Cyril BentallFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 47:30
62Hedi HamrouniFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 47:33
63Norman HorrellFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 47:42
64Hamida AddécheFlag of France.svg  France 47:42
65Ron FranklinFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 47:56
66Davie SimpsonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 47:57
67Maurice ChicletFlag of France.svg  France 48:15
68Mick ConnollyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 48:25
69Ammar KhemiriFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 48:30
70Billy McCueFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 48:31
71Graham EverettFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 48:39
72Gerhardus SwanepoelFlag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 48:40
73Pascal MorrisFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 48:41
74Joe O'KeefeFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 49:02
75Mohamed Ben HassanFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 49:05
76Henri LucasFlag of France.svg  France 49:22
77Roger Harrison-JonesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 49:27
78Barrie SaundersFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 49:31
79Alan GriffithsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 49:47
80John McLarenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 49:48
81Robert WilliamsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:24
82Harry WilsonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:59
83Bryan DaviesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 50:59
Mariano Haro Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF
André VandenDriessche Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Luis GarcíaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF
Raymond JanssenFlag of France.svg  France DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Abdeslem Bouchta Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 25:05
Silver medal icon.svg Anthony Evans Flag of England.svg  England 25:23
Martin Heath Flag of England.svg  England 25:23
4Ernie PomfretFlag of England.svg  England 25:33
5Tom EdmundsFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 25:45
6 Ahmed Zammel Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 25:51
7David BignellFlag of England.svg  England 26:02
8Jesús FernandezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 26:07
9Doug FownesFlag of England.svg  England 26:11
10 Lachie Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26:19
11Alasdair HeronFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26:20
12Hadj Ben SitelFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 26:23
13Lorenzo GutierrezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 26:25
14Amara GahlouziFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 26:32
15Ahmed OukbouchFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 26:37
16Joe FinnFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26:42
17Ben NouceurFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 26:44
18Arthur MoodyFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26:51
19T. HewittFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 26:55
20Jorge GonzalezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 26:56
21Craig DouglasFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26:59
22Khalifa SerajFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 27:01
23L. NodswellFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 27:05
24Robert van OvermeirenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 27:07
25Abdelhamid YazidiFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 27:11
26Luc van der SmissenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 27:11
27José PerramonFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 27:12
28Mohamed FriguiFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 27:13
29 Gilbert Maesschalk Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 27:17
30Mahmoud Ben RabahFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 27:20
31Winston BradleyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 27:26
32Andre van de WalleFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 27:27
33Pedro SacristánFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 27:35
34P. KeenanFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 27:50
35Brendan DunneFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 28:23
36Alcwyn PriceFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 28:28
37Tony MurphyFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 28:34
38 Fred Bell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 29:04
39Stephen OultramFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 29:34
Marnix CocquytFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Mel Batty
John Anderson
Brian Hall
Gerry North
Ron Hill
Brian Craig
44
2Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain José Molíns
Iluminado Corcuera
Fernando Aguilar
Francisco Guardia
Antonio Amoros
Francisco Aritmendi
115
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Gaston Roelants
Marcel Vandewattyne
Georges Fromont
Jean-Pierre Delloye
Julius Saenen
Frans van der Hoeven
132
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Bakir Benaissa
Mohamed Said
Mohamed Lahcen
Mohamed Ben Mohamed
Hammadi Ben Mohamed
192
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Andy Brown
Alastair Wood
Stan Taylor
Jim Alder
Callum Laing
Bert Irving
200
6Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa Willie Olivier
Keith Pearce
Jan Barnard
Stephanus Steyn
Charles Minnaar
Cyril Bentall
218
7Flag of France.svg  France Salah Beddiaf
Alain Mimoun
Paul Genève
Francis Duleau
Alexis Chauvel
Hamida Addéche
218
8Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Youssef Mastouri
Ali Khamassi
Labidi Ayachi
Mhedheb Hannachi
Mohamed Gammoudi
Ali Tarbag
229
9Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland Mick Neville
Derek Graham
John McDonnell
Pat Killeen
Benny O'Sullivan
Mick Connolly
287
10Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Jim O'Brien
Norman Horrell
Ron Franklin
Roger Harrison-Jones
Barrie Saunders
Alan Griffiths
419

Junior Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg  England Anthony Evans
Martin Heath
Ernie Pomfret
9
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Abdeslem Bouchta
Hadj Ben Sitel
Ahmed Oukbouch
28
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Lachie Stewart
Alasdair Heron
Joe Finn
37
4Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Jesús Fernandez
Lorenzo Gutierrez
Jorge Gonzalez
41
5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Ahmed Zammel
Amara Gahlouzi
Abdelhamid Yazidi
45
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Tom Edmunds
Winston Bradley
Alcwyn Price
72
7Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland T. Hewitt
L. Nodswell
P. Keenan
76
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Robert van Overmeiren
Luc van der Smissen
Gilbert Maesschalk
79

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 126 athletes from 10 countries.

See also

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