1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition1st
DateMarch 17
Host city Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Venue Hippodroom Waregem
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7 km – Junior men
4 km – Senior women
Participation286 athletes from
21 nations

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]

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
Senior men
(12 km)		 Pekka Päivärinta
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 		35:46.4 Mariano Haro
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 		35:46.5 Rod Dixon
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 		36:00
Junior men
(7 km)		 Jim Brown
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 		20:52.8 José Haro
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 		21:00.6 Léon Schots
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		21:07.2
Senior women
(4 km)		 Paola Pigni
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		13:45.2 Joyce Smith
Flag of England.svg  England 		13:58 Josee van Santberghe
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		14:01
Team
Senior menFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 109Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 119Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 136
Junior menFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 18Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22Flag of England.svg  England 24
Senior womenFlag of England.svg  England 40Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 73Flag of the United States.svg  United States 90

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Pekka Päivärinta Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 35:46.4
Silver medal icon.svg Mariano Haro Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 35:46.5
Bronze medal icon.svg Rod Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 36:00
4 Tapio Kantanen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 36:05
5 Willy Polleunis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 36:05
6 Roger Clark Flag of England.svg  England 36:08
7 Juan Hidalgo Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 36:12
8 Gaston Roelants Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 36:13
9 Nikolay Sviridov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 36:19
10 Noel Tijou Flag of France.svg  France 36:21
11 Grenville Tuck Flag of England.svg  England 36:24
12 Dick Tayler Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 36:26
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Willy Polleunis 5
Gaston Roelants 8
Eric de Beck 18
Erik Gijselinck 19
Karel Lismont 28
Marc Smet 31
(Edgard Salvé)(40)
(Herman Parmentier)(98)
109
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Nikolay Sviridov 9
Pavel Andreyev 17
Nikolay Puklakov 21
Boris Olyanitskiy 22
Valentin Zotov 23
Vladimir Merkushin 27
(Petras Simonelis)(53)
(Vadim Mokalov)(73)
119
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Rod Dixon 3
Dick Tayler 12
Bryan Rose 14
Euan Robertson 15
Eddie Gray 38
Nathan Healey 54
(John Sheddan)(59)
(Howard Healey)(130)
136
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 180
5Flag of England.svg  England 181
6Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 260
7Flag of France.svg  France 273
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 291
Full results

Junior men's race (7 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Jim Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20:52.8
Silver medal icon.svg José Haro Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 21:00.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Léon Schots Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 21:07.2
4 Franco Fava Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21:15.2
5 Aldo Tomasini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21:27.6
6 Dennis Coates Flag of England.svg  England 21:27.6
7 José Luis Ruiz Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 21:32.2
8 Barry Smith Flag of England.svg  England 21:32.3
9 Fernando Cerrada Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 21:45
10 Tony Staynings Flag of England.svg  England 21:49
11 Reinosa Miramontes Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 21:49
12 Neil Coupland Flag of England.svg  England 21:49.1
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
José Haro 2
José Luis Ruiz 7
Fernando Cerrada 9
(Reinosa Miramontes)(11)
18
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Franco Fava 4
Aldo Tomasini 5
Luca Bigatello 13
(Enrico Cantoreggi)(19)
(Gabriele Beretta)(25)
22
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Dennis Coates 6
Barry Smith 8
Tony Staynings 10
(Neil Coupland)(12)
(Philip Jeffrey)(18)
24
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 32
5Flag of France.svg  France 55
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 57
7Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 89
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 100
Full results

Senior women's race (4 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Paola Pigni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13:45.2
Silver medal icon.svg Joyce Smith Flag of England.svg  England 13:58
Bronze medal icon.svg Josee van Santberghe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:01
4 Rita Ridley Flag of England.svg  England 14:02
5 Sinikka Tyynelä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:09
6 Jean Lochhead Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 14:12
7 Marijke Moser Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14:13
8 Irja Pettinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:14
9 Anne Garrett Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14:15
10 Nina Holmén Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14:16
11 Annie van de Kerkhof Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14:20
12 Marleen Mols Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 14:21
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Joyce Smith 2
Rita Ridley 4
Penny Yule 14
Carol Gould 20
(Barbara Banks)(23)
(Norine Braithwaite)(37)
40
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sinikka Tyynelä 5
Irja Pettinen 8
Nina Holmén 10
Aila Koivistoinen 50
73
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Doris Brown 15
Francie Larrieu 16
Vicki Foltz 29
Caroline Walker 30
(Valerie Eberley)(32)
(Katy McIntyre)(40)
90
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 96
5Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 99
6Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 103
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 107
8Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 115
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Belgium)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1203
2Flag of England.svg  England 1113
3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1102
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1102
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium*1023
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1001
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 0101
8Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0022
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0011
Totals (9 entries)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 286 athletes from 21 countries.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marshall, Ron (March 19, 1973), '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, p. 2, retrieved October 9, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 9, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ 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, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973, Athchamps (archived), March 24, 2007, archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 9, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  6. ↑ 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 on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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