1961 International Cross Country Championships

The 1961 International Cross Country Championships was held in Nantes, France, on March 26, 1961. This year, an official junior championship (for athletes under 21 on the day of the race) was introduced. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1961 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition48th
DateMarch 26
Host cityNantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Events2
Distances8.9 mi (14.5 km) men / 4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men
Participation109 athletes from
10 nations

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

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Men
8.9 mi (14.3 km)		 Basil Heatley
 England		45:22.2 Antonio Amoros
 Spain		45:46 Martin Hyman
 England		45:56.4
Junior Men
4.7 mi (7.5 km)		 Colin Robinson
 England		26:20.4 Alan Simpson
 England		26:24.4 Mariano Haro
 Spain		26:25.2
Team
Men  Belgium54  England71  France119
Junior Men  England11  Belgium18  Spain39

Individual Race Results

Men's (8.9 mi / 14.3 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Basil Heatley England45:22.2
Antonio Amoros Spain45:46
Martin Hyman England45:56.4
4Henri Clerckx Belgium46:03.6
5Aurèle Vandendriessche Belgium46:06.8
6Hedwig Leenaert Belgium46:21
7Michel Bernard France46:23
8Roy Fowler England46:27
9Salah Beddiaf France46:39
10Mohamed Said Morocco46:46
11Gaston Roelants Belgium46:54
12Jean Vaillant France46:57
13Louis van Praet Belgium46:58
14Bakir Benaissa Morocco47:05
15Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium47:07
16Ted Matley England47:09
17Manuel Alonso Spain47:14
18Graham Everett Scotland47:24
19Denis Jouret Belgium47:31
20Peter Wilkinson England47:34
21Joe Connolly Scotland47:41
22Pierre de Pauw Belgium47:43
23Mike Turner England47:44
24Alain Mimoun France47:46
25Georg Steiner  Switzerland47:51
26Lahcen Ben Allal Morocco47:56
27Fernando Aguilar Spain48:08
28Andy Brown Scotland48:12
29Alfonso Vidal Spain48:16
30Pat Killeen Ireland48:18
31Maurice Chiclet France48:19
32Hammadi Ben Mohamed Morocco48:20
33Alastair Wood Scotland48:23
34Oskar Leupi  Switzerland48:24
35Frank Seal England48:25
36Jean Fayolle France48:28
37Hamid Morocco48:28
38Hamida Addéche France48:33
39Yves Jeannotat  Switzerland48:34
40Hans Rüdisühli  Switzerland48:39
41Hamoud Ameur France48:42
42Gordon Eadie Scotland48:44
43Moha Ouali Morocco48:46
44David Richards Jun. Wales48:47
45Bertie Messitt Ireland48:49
46Bruce Tulloh Scotland49:03
47Luis García Spain49:06
48Frans van der Hoeven Belgium49:10
49Mohamed Ben Hassan Morocco49:10
50Norman Horrell Wales49:15
51Adrian Jackson Scotland49:18
52Gerald McIntyre Ireland49:20
53Ron Franklin Wales49:31
54José Molíns Spain49:39
55Niklaus Näf  Switzerland49:42
56Mohamed Lahcen Morocco49:45
57William Heiberg England49:46
58Stan Taylor Scotland49:48
59Alfons Sidler  Switzerland49:48
60Willie Dunne Ireland50:06
61José María Alday Spain50:11
62Benny O'Sullivan Ireland50:17
63Harry Wilson Wales50:22
64Francois Fatton  Switzerland50:30
65Mick Connolly Ireland50:31
66Brian Jeffs Wales50:31
67Aurelio Aguirre Spain51:06
68Hugo Eisenring  Switzerland51:13
69Gerry North England51:21
70Roger Harrison-Jones Wales50:43
71Roy Profitt Wales51:51
72Paul Knill  Switzerland52:08
73Tommy Dunne Ireland52:43
74Colm Holohan Ireland52:53
75Ian Harris Scotland53:07
—Tomas Ballestin SpainDNF
—Rhadi Ben Abdesselam MoroccoDNF
—Francis Duleau FranceDNF
—Jim Douglas IrelandDNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)
RankAthleteNationalityTime
Colin Robinson England26:20.4
Alan Simpson England26:24.4
Mariano Haro Spain26:25.2
4Abdeslem Bouchta Morocco26:33.8
5Luc van der Smissen Belgium26:43
6Raymond Crauwels Belgium26:47
7Jean-Pierre Deraemaeker Belgium27:01
8Thomas Pugh England27:13
9Joseph Smolders Belgium27:28
10Amara Gahlouzi Tunisia27:32
11Amel Leborgne France27:35
12André de Hertoghe Belgium27:42
13Hadj Ben Sitel Morocco27:44
14Abdelhamid Yazidi Tunisia27:55
15Anthony Platt England27:59
16José María Sarriegui Spain28:14
17Mohamed Frigui Tunisia28:20
18Armand Trichet France28:21
19Ahmed Zammel Tunisia28:24
20José María Alberdi Spain28:25
21Noel Tijou France28:40
22Paulino García Spain28:45
23Ben Nouceur Morocco28:47
24Ahmed Oukbouch Morocco29:00
25Garnier France29:20
26Geoffrey Wood England29:26
27Lennen France29:36
28A. Gerdane Morocco30:17
29Francisco Vela Spain30:28
30Mahmoud Ben Rabah Tunisia30:29

Team Results

Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 BelgiumHenri Clerckx
Aurèle Vandendriessche
Hedwig Leenaert
Gaston Roelants
Louis van Praet
Marcel Vandewattyne		54
2 EnglandBasil Heatley
Martin Hyman
Roy Fowler
Ted Matley
Peter Wilkinson
Mike Turner		71
3 FranceMichel Bernard
Salah Beddiaf
Jean Vaillant
Alain Mimoun
Maurice Chiclet
Jean Fayolle		119
4 MoroccoMohamed Said
Bakir Benaissa
Lahcen Ben Allal
Hammadi Ben Mohamed
Hamid
Moha Ouali		162
5 SpainAntonio Amoros
Manuel Alonso
Fernando Aguilar
Alfonso Vidal
Luis García
José Molíns		176
6 ScotlandGraham Everett
Joe Connolly
Andy Brown
Alastair Wood
Gordon Eadie
Bruce Tulloh		188
7  SwitzerlandGeorg Steiner
Oskar Leupi
Yves Jeannotat
Hans Rüdisühli
Niklaus Näf
Alfons Sidler		252
8 IrelandPat Killeen
Bertie Messitt
Gerald McIntyre
Willie Dunne
Benny O'Sullivan
Mick Connolly		314
9 WalesDavid Richards Jun.
Norman Horrell
Ron Franklin
Harry Wilson
Brian Jeffs
Roger Harrison-Jones		346

Junior Men's
RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandColin Robinson
Alan Simpson
Thomas Pugh		11
2 BelgiumLuc van der Smissen
Raymond Crauwels
Jean-Pierre Deraemaeker		18
3 SpainMariano Haro
José María Sarriegui
José María Alberdi		39
4 MoroccoAbdeslem Bouchta
Hadj Ben Sitel
Ben Nouceur		40
5 TunisiaAmara Gahlouzi
Abdelhamid Yazidi
Mohamed Frigui		41
6 FranceAmel Leborgne
Armand Trichet
Noel Tijou		50

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 109 athletes from 10 countries.

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See also
  • 1961 in athletics (track and field)

References
  1. Cross-country - International Title for Heatley - B. Heatley (England) won the 48th annual nine-mile International Cross-country Championship in 45 min. 22.2sec. yesterday at Nantes..., Glasgow Herald, March 27, 1961, p. 4, retrieved October 2, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.3km CC Men - Nantes Date: Sunday, March 26, 1961, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 4, 2007, retrieved October 2, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.5km CC Men - Nantes Date: Sunday, March 26, 1961, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 21, 2007, retrieved October 2, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  5. 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 September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013
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