1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

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1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers IAAF
Edition2nd
Date16 March
Host city Monza, Lombardia, Italy Flag of Italy.svg
Venue Mirabello Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7 km – Junior men
4 km – Senior women
Participation269 athletes from
23 nations

The 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Monza, Italy, at the Mirabello Racecourse on 16 March 1974. 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)		 Eric De Beck
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		35:23.8 Mariano Haro
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 		35:24.6 Karel Lismont
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		35:26.6
Junior men
(7 km)		 Rich Kimball
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 		21:30.8 Venanzio Ortis
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		21:33 John Treacy
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 		21:42.4
Senior women
(4 km)		 Paola Pigni
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		12:42 Nina Holmén
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 		12:47.6 Rita Ridley
Flag of England.svg  England 		12:54
Team
Senior menFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 103Flag of England.svg  England 109Flag of France.svg  France 215
Junior menFlag of the United States.svg  United States 22Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 58Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 90
Senior womenFlag of England.svg  England 28Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 50Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 61

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual

RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Eric De Beck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 35:23.8
Silver medal icon.svg Mariano Haro Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 35:24.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Karel Lismont Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 35:26.6
4 Jim Brown Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 35:29.2
5 Detlef Uhlemann Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 35:30.4
6 Wilfried Scholz Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 35:31.8
7 Ray Smedley Flag of England.svg  England 35:35.8
8 Noel Tijou Flag of France.svg  France 35:36.4
9 David Black Flag of England.svg  England 35:37.2
10 Franco Fava Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 35:38.4
11 Bernie Ford Flag of England.svg  England 35:48.4
12 Manfred Kuschmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 35:54.2
Full results

Team

RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Eric De Beck 1
Karel Lismont 3
Marc Smet 13
Gaston Roelants 14
Frank Grillaert 27
Erik Gijselinck 45
(Achille Vaes)(50)
(Hendrik Schoofs)(75)
103
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Ray Smedley 7
David Black 9
Bernie Ford 11
Grenville Tuck 16
Frank Briscoe 30
Mike Beevor 36
(Mike Tagg)(40)
(Robert Patterson)(69)
(Peter Standing)(94)
109
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
Noel Tijou 8
Lucien Rault 20
Pierre Liardet 38
Jean-Jacques Prianon 39
René Jourdan 49
Jean-Paul Gomez 61
(André Gloaguen)(83)
(François Lacour)(85)
(Jean Jacques Boiroux)(87)
215
4Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 220
5Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 226
6Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 269
7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 273
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 278
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7 km)

Individual

RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Rich Kimball Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21:30.8
Silver medal icon.svg Venanzio Ortis Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21:33
Bronze medal icon.svg John Treacy Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 21:42.4
4 Dietmar Millonig Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 21:48
5 Matt Centrowitz Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21:48
6 John Roscoe Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21:52.2
7 Bouchaib Zouhri Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21:54.2
8 Mohamed Naoumi Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21:55.2
9 Rudi Schoofs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 21:56.4
10 Pat Davey Flag of the United States.svg  United States 21:58.2
11 Guy Bourban Flag of France.svg  France 21:59
12 William Sheridan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22:00.2
Full results

Team

RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Rich Kimball 1
Matt Centrowitz 5
John Roscoe 6
Pat Davey 10
(Mike Pinocci)(15)
(J.J. Griffin)(18)
22
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Bouchaib Zouhri 7
Mohamed Naoumi 8
Hamadi Massoudi 21
Yahia Hadka 22
(Ahmed Sennaji)(40)
58
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Venanzio Ortis 2
Giuseppe Gerbi 24
Stefano La Sala 25
Salvatore Anzà 39
(Giancarlo Garattini)(43)
(Matteo Lo Russo)(65)
90
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 93
5Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 95
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 102
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 118
8Flag of France.svg  France 120
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4 km)

Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Paola Pigni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 12:42
Silver medal icon.svg Nina Holmén Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 12:47.6
Bronze medal icon.svg Rita Ridley Flag of England.svg  England 12:54
4 Ann Yeoman Flag of England.svg  England 12:58.6
5 Pirjo Vihonen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13:02
6 Bronislawa Ludwichowska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 13:03.2
7 Joyce Smith Flag of England.svg  England 13:04.4
8 Mary Stewart Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 13:05.6
9 Carmen Valero Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 13:13.4
10 Margherita Gargano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13:14.8
11 Josee van Santberghe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 13:18.6
12 Clara Choate Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13:20.8
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of England.svg  England
Rita Ridley 3
Ann Yeoman 4
Joyce Smith 7
Carol Gould 14
(Christine Tranter)(15)
(Glynis Goodburn)(22)
28
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Paola Pigni 1
Margherita Gargano 10
Silvana Cruciata 13
Bruna Lovisolo 26
(Waltraud Egger)(47)
(Giovanna Leone)(57)
50
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Nina Holmén 2
Pirjo Vihonen 5
Sinikka Tyynelä 16
Irja Pettinen 38
61
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 97
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 98
6Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 98
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 116
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 123
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2013
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2002
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy*1214
4Flag of England.svg  England 1113
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0112
6Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0101
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 0101
8Flag of France.svg  France 0011
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 0011
Totals (9 entries)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 269 athletes from 23 countries.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Marshal, Ron (March 18, 1974), Athletics - Brown excels on a good day for Scots - Scotland's cross-country teams returned yesterday after a bid to make an impression on the outcome of the International championships on Saturday at Monza..., Glasgow Herald, p. 5, retrieved October 16, 2013
  2. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 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 - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 16, 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 16, 2013
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