1964 International Cross Country Championships

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1964 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition51st
DateMarch 21
Host city Dublin, Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg
Venue Leopardstown Racecourse
Events2
Distances7.3 mi (11.7 km) men
4.7 mi (7.6 km) junior men
Participation113 athletes from
9 nations

The 1964 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Leopardstown Racecourse on March 21, 1964. 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
7.3 mi (11.8 km)
Francisco Aritmendi
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
40:33 Ron Hill
Flag of England.svg  England
40:42 John Cooke
Flag of England.svg  England
40:49
Junior Men
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
Ian McCafferty
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
24:20 David Walker
Flag of England.svg  England
24:45 Don Collins
Flag of England.svg  England
24:45
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 38Flag of France.svg  France 96Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 149
Junior MenFlag of England.svg  England 16Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 17Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 22

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.3 mi / 11.8 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Francisco Aritmendi Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 40:33
Silver medal icon.svg Ron Hill Flag of England.svg  England 40:42
Bronze medal icon.svg John Cooke Flag of England.svg  England 40:49
4Gerry NorthFlag of England.svg  England 40:49
5 James Hogan Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 40:56
6 Jean Vaillant Flag of France.svg  France 40:59
7 Bruce Tulloh Flag of England.svg  England 41:05
8 Basil Heatley Flag of England.svg  England 41:08
9 Abdeslem Bouchta Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 41:13
10Georges FromontFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 41:25
11 Mariano Haro Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 41:25
12Yves MartinageFlag of France.svg  France 41:30
13 Fernando Aguilar Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 41:35
14 Mel Batty Flag of England.svg  England 41:38
15 Tom O'Riordan Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 41:38
16 Guy Texereau Flag of France.svg  France 41:38
17 Ben Assou El Ghazi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 41:39
18 Alain Mimoun Flag of France.svg  France 41:40
19Mohamed Ben MohamedFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 41:40
20Mike TurnerFlag of England.svg  England 41:50
21 Jean Fayolle Flag of France.svg  France 41:55
22Dominic KeilyFlag of England.svg  England 41:55
23 Lucien Rault Flag of France.svg  France 41:56
24Joseph van LentFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 41:56
25Hadj Ben SitelFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 42:04
26 Marcel Vandewattyne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 42:08
27 Hedwig Leenaert Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 42:10
28 Bertie Messitt Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 42:11
29Andy BrownFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42:13
30 Jim Alder Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42:22
31Dirk de BruynFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42:23
32 Derek Graham Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 42:31
33Walter VanhoutteFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 42:35
34Ahmed OukbouchFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 42:36
35Leon MoreelsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 42:39
36 Noel Tijou Flag of France.svg  France 42:44
37Henk SnepvangersFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42:45
38Eddie StrongFlag of England.svg  England 42:54
39Alasdair HeronFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 43:00
40Fergus MurrayFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 43:01
41Lorenzo GutiérrezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 43:03
42 Frans van der Hoeven Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 43:09
43Mick NevilleFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 43:12
44 José Molíns Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 43:13
45Mohamed BrahimFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 43:13
46Moha OualiFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 43:22
47Manuel AlonsoFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 43:27
48James JohnstoneFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 43:28
49Cees ClementFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 43:29
50Mel EdwardsFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 43:30
51Fons VeldhuyzenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 43:35
52Jacques van EekelenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 43:36
53 Alastair Wood Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 43:46
54 Roger Petit Flag of France.svg  France 43:48
55Jesús FernándezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 43:51
56 José Fernández Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 43:52
57Tom CochraneFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 43:55
58Hedydd DaviesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 43:57
59Frank McDermottFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 44:02
60Jean-Pierre DelloyeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 44:07
61 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 44:10
62Iluminado CorcueraFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 44:15
63Jan van GrinsvenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 44:17
64Barry O'GormanFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 44:34
65Pat KilleenFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 44:42
66 Tom Edmunds Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 44:50
67Bernard MaroquinFlag of France.svg  France 44:56
68Lyn BevanFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 45:00
69 Lachie Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 45:09
70 Ron Franklin Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 45:50
71Roger Harrison-JonesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 46:03
72Ken FlowersFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 46:31
73Bill StitfallFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 47:11
74Bakir BenaissaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 47:35
75Josephus ScheyenFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 47:43
76Gerry BarrellFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Gaston Roelants Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Tony Harris Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales DNF
Colin ShillingtonFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Ian McCafferty Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 24:20
Silver medal icon.svg David Walker Flag of England.svg  England 24:45
Bronze medal icon.svg Don Collins Flag of England.svg  England 24:45
4Larbi OukadaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 25:04
5Jean-Marie RebryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25:07
6Robert MackFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 25:08
7Alec BrownFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 25:12
8Bouabib ChaouiFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 25:13
9 Joseph Reilly Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 25:18
10Miloud LhouceineFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 25:20
11Thomas O'ReillyFlag of England.svg  England 25:37
12Jesús de AlbaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 25:44
13Armand DobbelaereFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25:48
14 Graham Taylor Flag of England.svg  England 25:53
15Maurice de RooFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 25:58
16 Jorge González Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 25:59
17Chris LoosleyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 26:05
18John McGrowFlag of England.svg  England 26:15
19 Juan Hidalgo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 26:21
20Dehbi ElyazidFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 26:23
21Francisco AlbertFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 26:26
22Ian YoungFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 26:40
23Marnix StevensFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 26:43
24 Mike Teer Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 26:48
25 Will Francis Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 27:00
26 Tony Hopkins Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 27:05
27Eric DenduyverFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 27:08
28Jim WrightFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 27:12
29 Clive Williams Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 27:26
30B. BoydFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 27:34
31Eric McMasterFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 28:59
José MoreraFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF
Paul LavelleFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland DNF
Mehdi JaouharFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg England Ron Hill
John Cooke
Gerry North
Bruce Tulloh
Basil Heatley
Mel Batty
38
2Flag of France.svg France Jean Vaillant
Yves Martinage
Guy Texereau
Alain Mimoun
Jean Fayolle
Lucien Rault
96
3Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Abdeslem Bouchta
Ben Assou El Ghazi
Mohamed Ben Mohamed
Hadj Ben Sitel
Ahmed Oukbouch
Mohamed Brahim
149
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Georges Fromont
Joseph van Lent
Marcel Vandewattyne
Hedwig Leenaert
Walter Vanhoutte
Leon Moreels
155
5Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain Francisco Aritmendi
Mariano Haro
Fernando Aguilar
Lorenzo Gutierrez
José Molíns
Manuel Alonso
157
6Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland James Hogan
Tom O'Riordan
Bertie Messitt
Derek Graham
Mick Neville
Frank McDermott
182
7Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Andy Brown
Jim Alder
Alasdair Heron
Fergus Murray
James Johnstone
Mel Edwards
236
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Dirk de Bruyn
Henk Snepvangers
Cees Clement
Fons Veldhuyzen
Jacques van Eekelen
Jan van Grinsven
283
9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Hedydd Davies
Tom Edmunds
Lyn Bevan
Ron Franklin
Roger Harrison-Jones
Ken Flowers
405

Junior Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg England David Walker
Don Collins
Thomas O'Reilly
16
2Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Ian McCafferty
Alec Brown
Joseph Reilly
17
3Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Larbi Oukada
Bouabib Chaoui
Miloud Lhouceine
22
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Jean-Marie Rebry
Armand Dobbelaere
Maurice de Roo
33
5Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain Jesús de Alba
Jorge González
Juan Hidalgo
47
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Robert Mack
Chris Loosley
Will Francis
48
7Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland Mike Teer
Tony Hopkins
B. Boyd
80

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 113 athletes from 9 countries.

See also

References

  1. Athletics - Scottish Seniors Fail in Dublin - McCafferty's Junior Title - The Scottish runners in the senior International cross-country championship, decided over five laps of Leopardstown Racecouse, Dublin, on Saturday, were disappointing, for only two or three of the team of nine runners revealed anything like their true form..., Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1964, p. 4, retrieved 3 October 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 11.8km CC Men - Dublin Leopardstown Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 21, 1964, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 August 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  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 9 May 2012, retrieved 24 September 2013