1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

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Senior men's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition1st
Date17 March
Host city Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Venue Hippodroom Waregem
Events1
Distances11.98 km – Senior men
Participation156 athletes from
19 nations

The Senior men's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on 17 March 1973. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald. [1]

Contents

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

Race results

Senior men's race (11.98 km)

Individual

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
13 Norman Morrison Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 36:31
14 Bryan Rose Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 36:38
15 Euan Robertson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 36:45
16 Egbert Nijstad Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 36:46
17 Pavel Andreyev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 36:47
18 Eric de Beck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
19 Erik Gijselinck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
20 Abdelkader Zaddem Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
21 Nikolay Puklakov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
22 Boris Olyanitskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
23 Valentin Zotov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
24 Carlos Lopes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
25 Eddie Leddy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 36:56
26 Malcolm Thomas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
27 Vladimir Merkushin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
28 Karel Lismont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
29 Steve Kenyon Flag of England.svg  England
30 Andrew McKean Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
31 Marc Smet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
32 Tony Simmons Flag of England.svg  England
33 Bernie Plain Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
34 Seppo Tuominen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
35 Giuseppe Cindolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
36 Santiago de la Parte Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
37 Adelaziz Bouguerra Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
38 Eddie Gray Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
39 Roelof Veld Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
40 Edgard Salvé Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
41 Pierre Liardet Flag of France.svg  France
42 Mike Baxter Flag of England.svg  England
43 Seppo Nikkari Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
44 Detlef Uhlemann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
45 Lachie Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
46 Bernard Caraby Flag of France.svg  France
47 Olavi Suomalainen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
48 Haico Scharn Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
49 Daniel Fossé Flag of France.svg  France
50 Dennis Fowles Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
51 Pekka Tiihonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
52 John van der Wansem Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
53 Petras Simonelis Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
54 Nathan Healey Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
55 John Jones Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
56 Gerd Frähmcke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
57 Jim Alder Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
58 José Maiz Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
59 John Sheddan Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
60 Risto Ala-Korpi Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
61 Ricky Wilde Flag of England.svg  England
62 Jean-Yves Le Flohic Flag of France.svg  France
63 Donal Walsh Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
64 John McLaughlin Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
65 René Jourdan Flag of France.svg  France
66 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
67 Danny McDaid Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
68 Cherif Hannchi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
69 Paddy Coyle Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
70 Bill Robinson Flag of England.svg  England
71 Fernand Kolbeck Flag of France.svg  France
72 Adrian Weatherhead Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
73 Vadim Mokalov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
74 Ian Gilmour Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
75 Mike Beevor Flag of England.svg  England
76 Renato Martini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
77 Mansour Guettaya Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
78 Saturnino Arcones Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
79 Javier Álvarez Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
80 Franco Veronese Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
81 Jean-Paul Gomez Flag of France.svg  France
82 Miloud Chenna Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
83 John Myatt Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
84 Tom O'Riordan Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
85 Dick Crowley Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
86 Bernie Ford Flag of England.svg  England
87 Albrecht Moser Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
88 Wilhelm Jungbluth Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
89 Tony Ashton Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
90 Gaetano Pusterla Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
91 Hamdouni Sghaier Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
92 David Hopkins Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
93 Moumoh Haddou Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
94 Karl-Heinz Betz Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
95 Mohamed Benbaraka Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
96 Luigi Zarcone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
97 Gabriele Barbaro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
98 Herman Parmentier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
99 Labidi Ayachi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
100 Gerry Hannon Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
101 Amakdouf Layachi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
102 Ruben San Martin Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
103 Ludwig Niedermeier Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
104 Esa Laitinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
105 David Logue Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
106 Clive Thomas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
107 Dahou Belghazi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
108 Anacleto Pinto Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
109 Eddie Spillane Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
110 Brunello Bertolin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
111 Mustapha Oulghazi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
112 Gérard Vervoort Flag of France.svg  France
113 Julio Marujo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
114 Mike Critchley Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
115 Colin Falconer Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
116 Americo Barros Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
117 Pat Gilseman Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
118 Hussein Soltani Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
119 Aniceto Simoes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
120 Dick Wedlock Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
121 Piet Vonck Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
122 Cidalio Caetano Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
123 Falko Will Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
124 Geert Jansen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
125 Roy Kernoghan Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
126 Ian Morrison Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
127 Mohamed Sghir Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
128 Brian Donovan Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
129 Mario Binato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
130 Howard Healey Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
131 Jos Hermens Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
132 Abdelkrim Djelassi Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
133 Vasco Pereira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
134 Fernando Fernandez Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain
135 Peter Helmer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
136 Armando Aldegalega Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
137 Tom Annett Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
138 Arne Stigsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
139 Jean-Pierre Berset Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
140 Hans Ruiter Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
141 Jim McGuinness Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
142 Jörgen Trangbaek Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
143 Erik Laursen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
144 Bent Larsson Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
145 Dan Engell Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
146 Gerd Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
147 Dan Michaelsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
148 Arne Möller Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
– Neil Cusack Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland DNF
– Fernando Mamede Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF
– Umberto Risi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF
– Willi Wagner Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNF
– Julio Gude Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF
– Wolfgang Krüger Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNF
– Haddou Jaddour Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF
– Esko Lipsonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland DNF

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
Pekka Päivärinta 1
Tapio Kantanen 4
Seppo Tuominen 34
Seppo Nikkari 43
Olavi Suomalainen 47
Pekka Tiihonen 51
(Risto Ala-Korpi)(60)
(Esa Laitinen)(104)
(Esko Lipsonen)(DNF)
180
5Flag of England.svg  England
Roger Clark 6
Grenville Tuck 11
Steve Kenyon 29
Tony Simmons 32
Mike Baxter 42
Ricky Wilde 61
(Bill Robinson)(70)
(Mike Beevor)(75)
(Bernie Ford)(86)
181
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Mariano Haro 2
Juan Hidalgo 7
Santiago de la Parte 36
José Maiz 58
Saturnino Arcones 78
Javier Alvarez 79
(Ruben San Martin)(102)
(Fernando Fernandez)(134)
(Julio Gude)(DNF)
260
7Flag of France.svg  France
Noel Tijou 10
Pierre Liardet 41
Bernard Caraby 46
Daniel Fossé 49
Jean-Yves Le Flohic 62
René Jourdan 65
(Fernand Kolbeck)(71)
(Jean-Paul Gomez)(81)
(Gérard Vervoort)(112)
273
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Norman Morrison 13
Andrew McKean 30
Lachie Stewart 45
Jim Alder 57
Adrian Weatherhead 72
Ian Gilmour 74
(John Myatt)(83)
(Colin Falconer)(115)
(Dick Wedlock)(120)
291
9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Malcolm Thomas 26
Bernie Plain 33
Dennis Fowles 50
John Jones 55
Tony Ashton 89
David Hopkins 92
(Clive Thomas)(106)
(Mike Critchley)(114)
(Brian Donovan)(128)
345
10Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Abdelkader Zaddem 20
Adelaziz Bouguerra 37
Cherif Hannchi 68
Mansour Guettaya 77
Hamdouni Sghaier 91
Labidi Ayachi 99
(Hussein Soltani)(118)
(Abdelkrim Djelassi)(132)
392
11Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Eddie Leddy 25
Donal Walsh 63
Danny McDaid 67
Paddy Coyle 69
Tom O'Riordan 84
Dick Crowley 85
(Eddie Spillane)(109)
(Pat Gilseman)(117)
(Neil Cusack)(DNF)
393
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Egbert Nijstad 16
Roelof Veld 39
Haico Scharn 48
John van der Wansem 52
Piet Vonck 121
Geert Jansen 124
(Jos Hermens)(131)
(Hans Ruiter)(140)
400
13Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Giuseppe Cindolo 35
Renato Martini 76
Franco Veronese 80
Gaetano Pusterla 90
Luigi Zarcone 96
Gabriele Barbaro 97
(Brunello Bertolin)(110)
(Mario Binato)(129)
(Umberto Risi)(DNF)
474
14Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Detlef Uhlemann 44
Gerd Frähmcke 56
Wilhelm Jungbluth 88
Karl-Heinz Betz 94
Ludwig Niedermeier 103
Falko Will 123
(Willi Wagner)(DNF)
(Wolfgang Krüger)(DNF)
508
15Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem 66
Miloud Chenna 82
Moumoh Haddou 93
Mohamed Benbaraka 95
Amakdouf Layachi 101
Dahou Belghazi 107
(Mustapha Oulghazi)(111)
(Mohamed Sghir)(127)
(Haddou Jaddour)(DNF)
544
16Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Carlos Lopes 24
Anacleto Pinto 108
Julio Marujo 113
Americo Barros 116
Aniceto Simoes 119
Cidalio Caetano 122
(Vasco Pereira)(133)
(Armando Aldegalega)(136)
(Fernando Mamede)(DNF)
602
17Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
John McLaughlin 64
Gerry Hannon 100
David Logue 105
Roy Kernoghan 125
Ian Morrison 126
Tom Annett 137
(Jim McGuinness)(141)
657
18Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Peter Helmer 135
Arne Stigsen 138
Jörgen Trangbaek 142
Erik Laursen 143
Bent Larsson 144
Dan Engell 145
(Gerd Larsen)(146)
(Dan Michaelsen)(147)
(Arne Möller)(148)
847
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 156 athletes from 19 countries in the Senior men's race, one athlete less than the official number published. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ '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, 19 March 1973, p. 2, retrieved October 9, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday 17 March 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. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. 1 2 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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