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1972 International Cross Country Championships

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1972 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition59th
Date18 March
Host cityCambridge, Cambridgeshire, England England
VenueColdhams Common
Events3
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men
4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men
2.8 mi (4.5 km) women
Participation200 athletes from
15 nations

The 1972 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cambridge, England, at the Coldhams Common on 18 March 1972. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1] This was the last competition organized by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU). The organization of the event was transferred to the IAAF as recommended as a result of the meeting of the IAAF cross-country committee that year in London. It was continued as IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[2] From then on, the event was open for all IAAF members whereas before, non-ICCU members were only allowed to compete after special invitation.

Complete results for men,[3] junior men,[4] women,[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
7.5 mi (12.1 km)
Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
37:43 Mariano Haro
 Spain
38:01 Ian Stewart
 Scotland
38:20
Junior Men
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Aldo Tomasini
 Italy
23:20 Jim Brown
 Scotland
23:35 Franco Fava
 Italy
23:45
Women
2.8 mi (4.5 km)
Joyce Smith
 England
16:11 Eileen Claugus
 United States
16:13 Rita Ridley
 England
16:19
Team
Men  England 84  Morocco 94  Belgium 140
Junior Men  Italy 19  England 22  Morocco 26
Women  England 22  United States 40  Scotland 64

Individual Race Results

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Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gaston Roelants  Belgium 37:43
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mariano Haro  Spain 38:01
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ian Stewart  Scotland 38:20
4 Tapio Kantanen  Finland 38:25
5 Trevor Wright [pl]  England 38:26
6 Pekka Päivärinta  Finland 38:28
7 Eric de Beck  Belgium 38:31
8 Tony Simmons  England 38:36
9 Haddou Jaddour  Morocco 38:43
10 Lucien Rault  France 38:47
11 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem  Morocco 38:50
12 Mejjati Lahcen  Morocco 38:52
13 Moumoh Haddou  Morocco 38:56
14 Juan Hidalgo  Spain 39:04
15 Allan Rushmer  England 39:16
16 Colin Robinson  England 39:16
17 Karel Lismont  Belgium 39:21
18 Grenville Tuck  England 39:28
19 Malcolm Thomas  Wales 39:33
20 Jim Alder  Scotland 39:35
21 Tony Ashton  Wales 39:37
22 Keith Angus  England 39:38
23 José Maiz  Spain 39:39
24 Amakdouf Layachi  Morocco 39:40
25 Ghazi Ben Lahcen  Morocco 39:40
26 Gabriele Barbaro  Italy 39:42
27 Lachie Stewart  Scotland 39:43
28 Neil Cusack  Ireland 39:45
29 Fritz Rüegsegger   Switzerland 39:47
30 Gerry Stevens  England 39:48
31 Christian Dudouet  France 39:49
32 Pat Gilseman  Ireland 39:52
33 Mohamed Sghir  Morocco 39:54
34 René Goris  Belgium 39:58
35 Jean-Yves Le Flohic  France 40:01
36 Alistair Blamire  Scotland 40:02
37 Ben Abdel Kader  Morocco 40:03
38 Francois Blommaerts  Belgium 40:04
39 Rauno Mattila  Finland 40:06
40 Tom O'Riordan  Ireland 40:07
41 Renato Martini  Italy 40:10
42 Santiago de la Parte  Spain 40:13
43 Gilbert Hanssens  Belgium 40:15
44 Andrew McKean  Scotland 40:16
45 Raimo Karsikas  Finland 40:17
46 Noel Tijou  France 40:18
47 René Jourdan  France 40:18
48 Hans Lang   Switzerland 40:22
49 Carlos Pérez  Spain 40:23
50 Eddy Rombaux  Belgium 40:29
51 Marcel Lechevallier  France 40:32
52 Paddy Coyle  Ireland 40:35
53 Bill Robinson  England 40:36
54 Mikko Ala-Leppilamppi  Finland 40:37
55 Albrecht Moser   Switzerland 40:40
56 Toni Zimmermann   Switzerland 40:41
57 Frank Grillaert  Belgium 40:47
58 Steve Kenyon  England 40:49
59 Sean O'Sullivan  Ireland 40:51
60 Bernie Plain  Wales 40:52
61 Franco Veronese  Italy 40:53
62 John Buckley  Ireland 40:59
63 Dennis Fowles  Wales 41:01
64 Franco Ambrosioni  Italy 41:01
65 Alfons Sidler   Switzerland 41:02
66 Giovanni Pizzi  Italy 41:09
67 Jörg Weber   Switzerland 41:10
68 Alan Cass  Wales 41:12
69 Jean-Pierre Ouine  France 41:13
70 Antoine Borowski  France 41:21
71 Francesco De Menego  Italy 41:27
72 Walter Fähndrich   Switzerland 41:27
73 Dick Wedlock  Scotland 41:28
74 Luigi Conti  Italy 41:29
75 John Phelan  Ireland 41:30
76 John Myatt  Scotland 41:34
77 Rafael García  Spain 41:36
78 Jean-Paul Le Gall  France 41:37
79 Frank Greally  Ireland 41:38
80 Mario Binato  Italy 41:52
81 Ian McCafferty  Scotland 41:54
82 John Jones  Wales 41:54
83 Javier Álvarez  Spain 41:56
84 Johan Janssens  Belgium 41:57
85 Veijo Sallinen  Finland 42:09
86 Ramon Tasende  Spain 42:19
87 Padraig Keane  Ireland 42:26
88 Gerry Hannon  Northern Ireland 42:31
89 Ian Morrison  Northern Ireland 42:36
90 Julio Gude  Spain 42:45
91 Jim Wight  Scotland 42:47
92 Dic Evans  Wales 42:56
93 Primo Gretter  Italy 42:56
94 Jim McGuinness  Northern Ireland 43:19
95 Nigel Evans  Wales 43:31
96 Brian Brookes  Wales 43:43
97 Roy Kernoghan  Northern Ireland 43:46
98 John McLaughlin  Northern Ireland 44:24
99 Ian Cotton  Northern Ireland 44:35
100 Kevin Morgan  Northern Ireland 45:29
101 Ernie Cunningham  Northern Ireland 45:59
102 Tom Quinn  Northern Ireland 46:16

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Aldo Tomasini  Italy 23:20
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jim Brown  Scotland 23:35
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Franco Fava  Italy 23:45
4 David Black  England 23:48
5 Larbi M'Hidra  Morocco 23:58
6 Barry Smith  England 24:04
7 Ahmed Roubial  Morocco 24:07
8 Ricardo Ortega  Spain 24:09
9 Fernando Cerrada  Spain 24:18
10 José Haro  Spain 24:21
11 Kamel Guemar  Algeria 24:21
12 Dennis Coates  England 24:31
13 Paul Bannon  Scotland 24:33
14 Mohamed Chahin  Morocco 24:43
15 Luca Bigatello  Italy 24:46
16 Léon Schots  Belgium 24:53
17 Peter Ratcliffe  Wales 24:55
18 Mark Broeckx  Belgium 24:57
19 Robin Walker  Ireland 24:59
20 Laurence Reilly  Scotland 25:01
21 Abdelkrim Djelassi  Tunisia 25:03
22 Ben Aissa Ben Jelloun  Morocco 25:06
23 Ronald MacDonald  Scotland 25:13
24 Franz Bühler   Switzerland 25:14
25 Hanspeter Stauffacher   Switzerland 25:17
26 Eamonn Coghlan  Ireland 25:18
27 Taieb Merdassi  Tunisia 25:19
28 Brian Donovan  Wales 25:20
29 Robert Lismont  Belgium 25:21
30 Francisco Morera  Spain 25:23
31 Tony Staynings  England 25:28
32 Desmond O'Connor  Ireland 25:32
33 John Davies  Wales 25:37
34 Franky Calus  Belgium 25:41
35 Julian Goater  England 25:42
36 Lakhdar Boulkhoukh  Algeria 25:50
37 Steve Slocombe  Wales 25:51
38 Hugo Wey   Switzerland 25:53
39 Abdelmadjid Mada  Algeria 26:03
40 Richard Samuels  Wales 26:05
41 Mohamed Moussa  Tunisia 26:16
42 Mohamed Ben Tayeb  Algeria 26:23
43 Paul Moeyaert  Belgium 26:24
44 Mohamed Ouertani  Tunisia 26:26
45 Tom Hesketh  Northern Ireland 26:34
46 Michael Treacy  Ireland 26:40
47 Phil English  Ireland 26:57
48 Roberto Volpi  Italy 26:58
49 Dessi Martin  Northern Ireland 27:00
50 Lawrie Spence  Scotland 27:04
51 Paul Younger  Northern Ireland 27:25
52 Martin Donaldson  Northern Ireland 28:19
José Luis Ruiz  Spain DNF
Mario Brembilla  Italy DNF

Women's (2.8 mi / 4.5 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joyce Smith  England 16:11
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eileen Claugus  United States 16:13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rita Ridley  England 16:19
4 Josee van Santberghe  Belgium 16:20
5 Margaret Coomber  Scotland 16:31
6 Paola Pigni  Italy 16:34
7 Sheila Carey  England 16:42
8 Jean Lochhead  Wales 16:43
9 Caroline Walker  United States 16:45
10 Giuseppina Torello  Italy 16:47
11 Ann Yeoman  England 16:49
12 Joan Allison  England 16:52
13 Mary Lynch  Ireland 16:55
14 Beth Bonner  United States 16:57
15 Deborah Roth  United States 17:03
16 Tena Anex  United States 17:03
17 Mary Stewart  Scotland 17:05
18 Angela Lovell  England 17:09
19 Christine Haskett  Scotland 17:10
20 Deirdre Foreman  Ireland 17:11
21 Bronwen Cardy  Wales 17:19
22 Ann Cumming  Ireland 17:19
23 Ann Barrass  Scotland 17:21
24 Margherita Gargano  Italy 17:26
25 Jane Hill  United States 17:30
26 Bernadette van Roy  Belgium 17:31
27 Rosemary Stirling  Scotland 17:33
28 Waltraud Egger  Italy 17:35
29 Mary Speedman  Scotland 17:36
30 Susan Barnes  Wales 17:37
31 Carmen Valero  Spain 17:51
32 Liève van den Broeck  Belgium 17:54
33 Mary Kelly  Ireland 17:57
34 Thelwyn Bateman  Wales 18:13
35 Beatrice Lambert  Ireland 18:18
36 Marion Hepworth  Wales 18:29
37 Lesley John  Wales 18:32
38 Magda Versluys  Belgium 18:43
39 Lutgard van Brempt  Belgium 18:48
40 Grazia Bertoldo Retter  Italy 18:56
41 Pamela Reece  Northern Ireland 19:09
42 Christine Gleeson  Ireland 19:25
43 Angela Kirkpatrick  Northern Ireland 21:13
Zina Boniolo  Italy DNF

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Trevor Wright [pl]
Tony Simmons
Allan Rushmer
Colin Robinson
Grenville Tuck
Keith Angus
84
2  Morocco Haddou Jaddour
Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem
Mejjati Lahcen
Moumoh Haddou
Amakdouf Layachi
Ghazi Ben Lahcen
94
3  Belgium Gaston Roelants
Eric de Beck
Karel Lismont
René Goris
Francois Blommaerts
Gilbert Hanssens
140
4  Scotland Ian Stewart
Jim Alder
Lachie Stewart
Alistair Blamire
Andrew McKean
Dick Wedlock
203
5  Spain Mariano Haro
Juan Hidalgo
José Maiz
Santiago de la Parte
Carlos Pérez
Rafael García
207
6  France Lucien Rault
Christian Dudouet
Jean-Yves Le Flohic
Noel Tijou
René Jourdan
Marcel Lechevallier
220
7  Finland Tapio Kantanen
Pekka Päivärinta
Rauno Mattila
Raimo Karsikas
Mikko Ala-Leppilamppi
Veijo Sallinen
233
8  Ireland Neil Cusack
Pat Gilseman
Tom O'Riordan
Paddy Coyle
Sean O'Sullivan
John Buckley
273
9  Wales Malcolm Thomas
Tony Ashton
Bernie Plain
Dennis Fowles
Alan Cass
John Jones
313
10   Switzerland Fritz Rüegsegger
Hans Lang
Albrecht Moser
Toni Zimmermann
Alfons Sidler
Jörg Weber
320
11  Italy Gabriele Barbaro
Renato Martini
Franco Veronese
Franco Ambrosioni
Giovanni Pizzi
Francesco De Menego
329
12  Northern Ireland Gerry Hannon
Ian Morrison
Jim McGuinness
Roy Kernoghan
John McLaughlin
Ian Cotton
565

Junior Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  Italy Aldo Tomasini
Franco Fava
Luca Bigatello
19
2  England David Black
Barry Smith
Dennis Coates
22
3  Morocco Larbi M'Hidra
Ahmed Roubial
Mohamed Chahin
26
4  Spain Ricardo Ortega
Fernando Cerrada
José Haro
27
5  Scotland Jim Brown
Paul Bannon
Laurence Reilly
35
6  Belgium Léon Schots
Mark Broeckx
Robert Lismont
63
7  Ireland Robin Walker
Eamonn Coghlan
Desmond O'Connor
77
8  Wales Peter Ratcliffe
Brian Donovan
John Davies
78
9  Algeria Kamel Guemar
Lakhdar Boulkhoukh
Abdelmadjid Mada
86
10   Switzerland Franz Bühler
Hanspeter Stauffacher
Hugo Wey
87
11  Tunisia Abdelkrim Djelassi
Taieb Merdassi
Mohamed Moussa
89
12  Northern Ireland Tom Hesketh
Dessi Martin
Paul Younger
145

Women's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Joyce Smith
Rita Ridley
Sheila Carey
Ann Yeoman
22
2  United States Eileen Claugus
Caroline Walker
Beth Bonner
Deborah Roth
40
3  Scotland Margaret Coomber
Mary Stewart
Christine Haskett
Ann Barrass
64
4  Italy Paola Pigni
Giuseppina Torello
Margherita Gargano
Waltraud Egger
68
5  Ireland Mary Lynch
Deirdre Foreman
Ann Cumming
Mary Kelly
88
6  Wales Jean Lochhead
Bronwen Cardy
Susan Barnes
Thelwyn Bateman
93
7  Belgium Josee van Santberghe
Bernadette van Roy
Liève van den Broeck
Magda Versluys
100

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 200 athletes from 15 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marshall, Ron (20 March 1972), 'Major rethink' after Scots' failure - Scotland's leading cross-country officials propose to have what one of them called a "major rethink" on the senior men's team who performed so abominably in Saturday's International championships at Cambridge..., Glasgow Herald, p. 4, retrieved 4 October 2013
  2. ^ IAAF to Control Cross-country - International cross-country is all set to come under the exclusive direction of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, who governs world track and field athletics..., Glasgow Herald, 20 March 1972, p. 4, retrieved 5 October 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), International Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Cambridge Coldhams Common Date: Saturday, March 18, 1972, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 6 August 2007, retrieved 4 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), International Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Cambridge Coldhams Common Date: Saturday, March 18, 1972, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 17 May 2006, retrieved 4 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (10 July 2006), International Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Cambridge Coldhams Common Date: Saturday, March 18, 1972, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 4 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013
  7. ^ 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013