1969 International Cross Country Championships

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1969 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers ICCU
Edition56th
Date22 March
Host city Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg
Venue Dalmuir Park
Events3
Distances7.5 mi (12.0 km) men
4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men
2.5 mi (4.0 km) women
Participation193 athletes from
14 nations

The 1969 International Cross Country Championships was held in Clydebank, Scotland, at the Dalmuir Park on 22 March 1969. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald. [1]

Contents

Complete results for men, [2] junior men, [3] women, [4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes [6] were published.

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Individual
Men
7.5 mi (12.0 km)
Gaston Roelants
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
36:25 Dick Taylor
Flag of England.svg  England
36:44 Ian McCafferty
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
36:57
Junior Men
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Dave Bedford
Flag of England.svg  England
19:38 John Bednarski
Flag of England.svg  England
19:59 John Harrison
Flag of England.svg  England
20:13
Women
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Doris Brown
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14:46 Maureen Dickson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
14:51 Valerie Robinson
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
14:58
Team
MenFlag of England.svg  England 57Flag of France.svg  France 121Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 125
Junior MenFlag of England.svg  England 6Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 21Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 27
WomenFlag of the United States.svg  United States 23Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 35Flag of England.svg  England 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 36:25
Silver medal icon.svg Dick Taylor Flag of England.svg  England 36:44
Bronze medal icon.svg Ian McCafferty Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 36:57
4 Mike Tagg Flag of England.svg  England 36:59
5 Noel Tijou Flag of France.svg  France 37:14
6 René Jourdan Flag of France.svg  France 37:24
7Rex MaddafordFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 37:28
8 Tim Johnston Flag of England.svg  England 37:33
9 Jean Wadoux Flag of France.svg  France 37:37
10 Mariano Haro Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 37:39
11Bill ClarkFlag of the United States.svg  United States 37:41
12Mike TurnerFlag of England.svg  England 37:44
13 Euan Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 37:50
14 Trevor Wright Flag of England.svg  England 37:53
15 Willy Polleunis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 37:56
16 Lucien Rault Flag of France.svg  France 37:57
17Bob RichardsonFlag of England.svg  England 38:01
18Moha Aït BassouFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 38:04
19Gaston HelevenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38:05
20 Lachie Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 38:06
21Eugène AllonsiusFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38:09
22Gavin ThorleyFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38:10
23Fergus MurrayFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 38:11
24 Andy Holden Flag of England.svg  England 38:12
25 Derek Graham Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 38:14
26Gerry StevensFlag of England.svg  England 38:15
27 Javier Álvarez Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 38:16
28 Ben Assou El Ghazi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 38:17
29Carlos PérezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 38:18
30 Moumoh Haddou Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 38:18
31 Tracy Smith Flag of the United States.svg  United States 38:19
32 Mike Baxter Flag of England.svg  England 38:20
33 Malcolm Thomas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 38:20
34 Albien van Holsbeek Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38:22
35 Paul Thijs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38:23
36 Dick Wedlock Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 38:25
37Barry EverittFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38:26
38Gilbert GauthierFlag of France.svg  France 38:27
39 Bryan Rose Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38:29
40 José Maiz Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 38:35
41Leon MoreelsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38:37
42John RobinsonFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38:38
43Gareth Bryan-JonesFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 38:41
44 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 38:46
45 Fernando Aguilar Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 38:47
46 Paddy Coyle Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 38:48
47Jean-Pierre OuineFlag of France.svg  France 38:48
48Charles MessengerFlag of the United States.svg  United States 38:49
49Henri LepapeFlag of France.svg  France 38:50
50 Mhedheb Hannachi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 38:52
51 Eddy van Butsele Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38:56
52Ramon TasendeFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 38:57
53M'Barek AhdibFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 38:57
54Bill MullettFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 38:58
55 Haddou Jaddour Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 39:00
56Enrique Graña PérezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 39:00
57 Eddie Gray Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 39:03
58 Danny McDaid Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 39:06
59Bouabib ChaouiFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 39:06
60 Tom O'Riordan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 39:07
61 Tony Simmons Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 39:08
62 Labidi Ayachi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 39:09
63Robert FinlayFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 39:10
64Hamida AddécheFlag of France.svg  France 39:12
65Cyril LeighFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 39:14
66Grant McLarenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 39:22
67 David Sirl Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 39:23
68 Bernie Plain Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 39:24
69John CampbellFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 39:31
70Paul DarneyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 39:33
71Sean O'SullivanFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 39:35
72Josef WirthFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 39:39
73 Mohamed Belhoucine Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 39:44
74Don MacgregorFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 39:45
75Alan JonesFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 39:47
76Dennis QuinlanFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 39:48
77 Abdelkader Zaddem Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 39:50
78Jim TimoneyFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 39:54
79S. AbbiFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 39:56
80Mick HickeyFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 39:57
81Dave AtkinsonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 39:59
82Jim MurphyFlag of the United States.svg  United States 40:07
83 David Logue Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 40:11
84Brian BissonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 40:11
85Cyril PenningtonUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 40:13
86Patrick LeddyFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 40:18
87Ammar KhemiriFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 40:25
88Malcolm EdgerUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 40:25
89 John Jones Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 40:31
90John KellyFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 40:36
91Nick BartonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 40:41
92 Adelaziz Bouguerra Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 40:44
93 Hamdouni Sghaier Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 40:45
94Brian ArmstrongFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 40:45
95Bill NorrisFlag of the United States.svg  United States 40:48
96Iluminado CorcueraFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 40:54
97Jeff KirbyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 41:01
98Jim WrightFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 41:21
99 Mike Teer Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 41:36
100 Roy Kernoghan Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 41:38
101David WightonFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 41:52
102Tom HeinonenFlag of the United States.svg  United States 42:03
103John EcclestoneFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 42:15
104 Ian Morrison Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 42:18
105 Chris McCubbins Flag of the United States.svg  United States 42:31
106Stan VennardUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
107Kevin McCormickUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
Jim Alder Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
Mohamed Gammoudi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia DNF
Juan Hidalgo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF
Jean-Jacques Prianon Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Yvo van NuffelenFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Dave Bedford Flag of England.svg  England 19:38
Silver medal icon.svg John Bednarski Flag of England.svg  England 19:59
Bronze medal icon.svg John Harrison Flag of England.svg  England 20:13
4 John Hartnett Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 20:28
5 Julio Gude Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 20:42
6 Eddie Leddy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 20:45
7 Peter Standing Flag of England.svg  England 20:51
8Felipe de los BueisFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 20:55
9 David Gillanders Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20:59
10Moha OualiFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21:00
11Pat GilsemanFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 21:01
12 Mohamed Omar Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21:02
13 Amakdouf Layachi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21:03
14José VázquezFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 21:04
15Anthony MooreFlag of England.svg  England 21:10
16Denis PriceUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 21:10
17M. BelakriFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21:11
18Daniel MurphyFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 21:12
19Julien DevosFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 21:13
20Luc LievensFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 21:14
21Hubert ValkeneersFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 21:20
22 Tom Price Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 21:25
23Frank ThomasFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 21:28
24Brian MorrisonFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 21:29
25Rafael GarcíaFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 21:34
26 John Allen Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 21:36
27 Dennis Fowles Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 21:37
28John ShineFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 21:37
29Frank SandersFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 21:56
30Albert AtkinsonUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 22:02
31Willem MeyersFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 22:03
32George JarvieFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22:04
33A. BoumezguidFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 22:08
34John RobinsonUlster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 22:09
35Bob SercombeFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 22:20
36Bonifacio MaestroFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 22:27
37Tony PrettyFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 22:35
38Alan BeaneyFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22:42
39John MescallFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 23:40
40Ian PickenFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 23:48

Women's (2.5 mi / 4.0 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
Gold medal icon.svg Doris Brown Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14:46
Silver medal icon.svg Maureen Dickson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 14:51
Bronze medal icon.svg Valerie Robinson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14:58
4 Cheryl Bridges Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15:00
5Ann O'BrienFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 15:03
6Phyllis LowisFlag of England.svg  England 15:15
7 Millie Sampson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15:17
8Margaret BeachamFlag of England.svg  England 15:23
9 Pamela Davies Flag of England.svg  England 15:24
10 Peggy Mullins Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 15:27
11 Thelwyn Bateman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 15:28
12Carol RussellFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15:29
13Kathy McHughFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15:30
14 Joyce Smith Flag of England.svg  England 15:31
15Madeline IbbotsonFlag of England.svg  England 15:33
16 Vicki Foltz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 15:34
17Judy OliverFlag of the United States.svg  United States 15:38
18Margaret MacSherryFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 15:40
19Mary StearnsFlag of the United States.svg  United States 15:45
20Ursula KennedyFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 15:54
21 Abby Hoffman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 16:00
22Susan FosterFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16:00
23 Jean Lochhead Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 16:07
24Sylvia ArnoldFlag of England.svg  England 16:10
25Sandra KirkFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16:14
26Nuala BoweFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 16:15
27 Deirdre Foreman Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 16:15
28 Thelma Fynn Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 16:15
29Sheena FitzmauriceFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16:20
30Linda JamesFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 16:24
31 Maureen Wilton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 16:27
32Georgena CraigFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16:38
33Jennifer HortonFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 16:43
34 Leslie Watson Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16:54
35Rita GortonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 17:04
36 Bronwen Smith Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 17:05
37Emily HopkinsFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 17:11
38Diane DixeyFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 17:15
39 Delyth Davies Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 17:45
40Janet EynonFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 17:40
Doreen MartensFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg England Dick Taylor
Mike Tagg
Tim Johnston
Mike Turner
Trevor Wright
Bob Richardson
57
2Flag of France.svg France Noel Tijou
René Jourdan
Jean Wadoux
Lucien Rault
Gilbert Gauthier
Jean-Pierre Ouine
121
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Gaston Roelants
Willy Polleunis
Gaston Heleven
Eugène Allonsius
Albien van Holsbeek
Paul Thijs
125
4Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Rex Maddaford
Euan Robertson
Gavin Thorley
Barry Everitt
Bryan Rose
John Robinson
160
5Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Ian McCafferty
Lachie Stewart
Fergus Murray
Dick Wedlock
Gareth Bryan-Jones
Bill Mullett
179
6Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain Mariano Haro
Javier Alvarez
Carlos Pérez
José Maiz
Fernando Aguilar
Ramon Tasende
203
7Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Moha Aït Bassou
Ben Assou El Ghazi
Moumoh Haddou
Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem
M'Barek Ahdib
Haddou Jaddour
228
8Flag of the United States.svg United States Bill Clark
Tracy Smith
Charles Messenger
Jim Murphy
Bill Norris
Tom Heinonen
369
9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Malcolm Thomas
Tony Simmons
Cyril Leigh
Bernie Plain
Paul Darney
Alan Jones
372
10Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Paddy Coyle
Danny McDaid
Tom O'Riordan
Sean O'Sullivan
Dennis Quinlan
Jim Timoney
389
11Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Mhedheb Hannachi
Labidi Ayachi
Abdelkader Zaddem
Ammar Khemiri
Adelaziz Bouguerra
Hamdouni Sghaier
461
12Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Derek Graham
David Logue
Cyril Pennington
Malcolm Edger
Mike Teer
Roy Kernoghan
480
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Robert Finlay
Grant McLaren
Dave Atkinson
Brian Bisson
Brian Armstrong
David Wighton
489

Junior Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of England.svg England Dave Bedford
John Bednarski
John Harrison
6
2Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland John Hartnett
Eddie Leddy
Pat Gilseman
21
3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Spain Julio Gude
Felipe de los Bueis
José Vázquez
27
4Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Moha Ouali
Mohamed Omar
Amakdouf Layachi
35
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Julien Devos
Luc Lievens
Hubert Valkeneers
60
6Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Denis Price
Tom Price
John Allen
64
7Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland David Gillanders
Brian Morrison
George Jarvie
65
8Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Frank Thomas
Dennis Fowles
Bob Sercombe
85

Women's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1Flag of the United States.svg United States Doris Brown
Maureen Dickson
Cheryl Bridges
Vicki Foltz
23
2Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Valerie Robinson
Millie Sampson
Carol Russell
Kathy McHugh
35
3Flag of England.svg England Phyllis Lowis
Margaret Beacham
Pamela Davies
Joyce Smith
37
4Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Ann O'Brien
Peggy Mullins
Ursula Kennedy
Nuala Bowe
61
5Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Margaret MacSherry
Susan Foster
Sandra Kirk
Sheena Fitzmaurice
94
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Thelwyn Bateman
Jean Lochhead
Rita Gorton
Bronwen Smith
105
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Abby Hoffman
Thelma Fynn
Linda James
Maureen Wilton
110

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 193 athletes from 14 countries.

See also

References

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