1966 International Cross Country Championships
The 1966 International Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 20, 1966. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
| 1966 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 53rd |
| Date | March 20 |
| Host city | Rabat, Morocco  |
| Venue | Souissi Racecourse |
| Events | 2 |
| Distances | 7.5 mi (12.1 km) men 4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men |
| Participation | 134 athletes from 15 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 7.5 mi (12.1 km) |
Ben Assou El Ghazi | 36:22.1 | Derek Graham | 36:29.6 | Tracy Smith | 36:32.2 |
| Junior Men 4.35 mi (7.0 km) |
Mike Tagg | 21:26.4 | Roy Young | 21:35.3 | Eddie Knox | 21:40.6 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men | | 59 |  | 79 | | 184 |
| Junior Men | | 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 21 | | 28 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ben Assou El Ghazi | | 36:22.1 |
 | Derek Graham | | 36:29.6 |
 | Tracy Smith | | 36:32.2 |
| 4 | Roy Fowler | | 36:41 |
| 5 | Michel Jazy | | 36:50 |
| 6 | Ron Hill | | 36:52 |
| 7 | Tim Johnston | | 36:54 |
| 8 | Mike Freary | | 36:55 |
| 9 | Ahmed Zammel |  | 36:55 |
| 10 | Guy Texereau | | 37:04 |
| 11 | Noel Tijou | | 37:04 |
| 12 | Lachie Stewart | | 37:11 |
| 13 | Bernard Maroquin | | 37:14 |
| 14 | Ian McCafferty | | 37:20 |
| 15 | Tim Briault | | 37:24 |
| 16 | Jim Alder | | 37:27 |
| 17 | Guy Caillet | | 37:28 |
| 18 | Ali Khamassi | | 37:28 |
| 19 | Gerry North | | 37:30 |
| 20 | Antonio Ambu |  | 37:31 |
| 21 | Gottfried Arnold |  | 37:40 |
| 22 | Ahmed Oukbouch | | 37:44 |
| 23 | Yves Martinage | | 37:47 |
| 24 | Michel Bernard | | 37:51 |
| 25 | Hedi Hamrouni | | 37:52 |
| 26 | Doug Brown | | 37:55 |
| 27 | Mohamed Bensaid | | 37:55 |
| 28 | François Lacour | | 37:55 |
| 29 | Chris Loosley | .svg.png){kind=small} | 38:02 |
| 30 | Henri Clerckx | | 38:03 |
| 31 | Hans Gerlach | | 38:08 |
| 32 | Werner Dössegger |  | 38:11 |
| 33 | Eamon O'Reilly | | 38:12 |
| 34 | John Linaker | | 38:13 |
| 35 | Labidi Ayachi | | |
| 36 | Hans-Joachim Liess | | |
| 37 | John Hillen | | |
| 38 | Tom Bache | | |
| 39 | John Hammond | | |
| 40 | Tom O'Riordan | | |
| 41 | Hammadi Ben Mohamed | | |
| 42 | Leon Moreels | | |
| 43 | Mhedheb Hannachi | | |
| 44 | Michael Kimball | | |
| 45 | Luigi Conti | | |
| 46 | Mohamed Said | | |
| 47 | Moha Ouali | | |
| 48 | Andy Brown | | |
| 49 | Jim McNamara | | |
| 50 | Herb Lorenz | | |
| 51 | Albien van Holsbeek | | |
| 52 | Cyrille van Geert | | |
| 53 | Allal Ben Saoudi | | |
| 54 | Arno Krausse | | |
| 55 | Denis Jouret | | |
| 56 | Rabah Ben Othman | | |
| 57 | Oskar Leupi | | 38:42 |
| 58 | Hansruedi Knill | | 38:45 |
| 59 | Frans van der Hoeven | | |
| 60 | Jean Fayolle | | |
| 61 | Osvaldo Segrada | | |
| 62 | Alfons Ida | | |
| 63 | Bruce Mortensen | | |
| 64 | Abdelkader Zaddem | | |
| 65 | Peter Kubicki | | |
| 66 | Harry Simpson | | |
| 67 | Roger Robinson | | |
| 68 | Gerry Williams | | |
| 69 | Hedydd Davies | | |
| 70 | Alberto Bargnani | | |
| 71 | Jozef Callens | | |
| 72 | Gioacchino De Palma | | |
| 73 | Bouabib Chaoui | | |
| 74 | Hans Rüdisühli | | 39:27 |
| 75 | Said Benmaguini | | |
| 76 | Edgar Friedli | | 39:42 |
| 77 | Donato D'Agostino | | |
| 78 | James Johnstone | | |
| 79 | Julien Laureyns | | |
| 80 | Rachid Ben Naceur | | |
| 81 | Walter Dietiker | | 39:45 |
| 82 | Tony Murphy | | |
| 83 | Fred Bell | | |
| 84 | Roy Mack | | |
| 85 | Jean-Pierre Delloye | | |
| 86 | Tony Hopkins | | |
| 87 | Georg Kaiser | | 40:42 |
| 88 | Bob Scharf | | |
| 89 | Tom Edmunds | | |
| 90 | Fergus Murray | | |
| 91 | Nick Barton | | |
| 92 | J. Evans |  | |
| 93 | J. Macedo | | |
| 94 | A. Ryan | | |
| 95 | J. Chappory | | |
| 96 | Gomez | | |
| 97 | de Torres | | |
| 98 | Bucklen | | |
| — | Renato De Palmas | | DNF |
Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Tagg | | 21:26.4 |
| Roy Young | | 21:35.3 |
| Eddie Knox | | 21:40.6 |
| 4 | Eddy van Butsele | | 21:45 |
| 5 | David Atkin | | 21:45 |
| 6 | Johnny Dumon | | 21:48 |
| 7 | John Caine | | 21:49 |
| 8 | Colin Moxsom | | 21:54 |
| 9 | Hamdouni Sghaier | | 22:00 |
| 10 | Jim Brennan | | 22:09 |
| 11 | Gaston Heleven | | 22:14 |
| 12 | Larbi Oukada | | 22:15 |
| 13 | Belgacem Bammou | | 22:17 |
| 14 | Mejjati Lahcen | | 22:26 |
| 15 | Alistair Blamire | | 22:35 |
| 16 | Francesco Amante | | 22:35 |
| 17 | Roberto Grazzani | | 22:42 |
| 18 | Antonio Giancanterino | | 22:46 |
| 19 | Mohamed Kretif | | 22:46 |
| 20 | Giuseppe Ardizzone | | 22:55 |
| 21 | Johan Janssens | | |
| 22 | Emiel Puttemans | | |
| 23 | Cherkaoui | | |
| 24 | Hedi Ladjili | | |
| 25 | Carlos Lopes |  | |
| 26 | Gaetano Pusterla | | |
| 27 | Hamida Gamoudi | | |
| 28 | Frank Steel | | |
| 29 | José Lourenço | | |
| 30 | José Rainha | | |
| 31 | Ahmed Hamdouche |  | |
| 32 | Mokhtar Djedidi | | |
| 33 | Kamali Benmissi | | |
| 34 | Omar Lerari | | |
| 35 | Mokhtar Louichi | |
Team Results
Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Roy Fowler Ron Hill Tim Johnston Mike Freary Tim Briault Gerry North | 59 |
| 2 | | Michel Jazy Guy Texereau Noel Tijou Bernard Maroquin Guy Caillet Yves Martinage | 79 |
| 3 | | Ben Assou El Ghazi Ahmed Oukbouch Mohamed Bensaid Hammadi Ben Mohamed Mohamed Said Moha Ouali | 184 |
| 4 | | Ahmed Zammel Ali Khamassi Hedi Hamrouni Labidi Ayachi Mhedheb Hannachi Rabah Ben Othman | 186 |
| 5 | | Tracy Smith Doug Brown Eamon O'Reilly Tom Bache Michael Kimball Herb Lorenz | 194 |
| 6 | | Lachie Stewart Ian McCafferty Jim Alder John Linaker Andy Brown James Johnstone | 202 |
| 7 | | Gottfried Arnold Hans Gerlach Hans-Joachim Liess Arno Krausse Alfons Ida Peter Kubicki | 269 |
| 8 | | Henri Clerckx Leon Moreels Albien van Holsbeek Cyrille van Geert Denis Jouret Frans van der Hoeven | 289 |
| 9 | | Derek Graham Tom O'Riordan Jim McNamara Harry Simpson Tony Murphy Tony Hopkins | 325 |
| 10 | | Antonio Ambu Luigi Conti Osvaldo Segrada Alberto Bargnani Gioacchino De Palma Donato D'Agostino | 345 |
| 11 | | Werner Dössegger Oskar Leupi Hansruedi Knill Hans Rüdisühli Edgar Friedli Walter Dietiker | 378 |
| 12 | | Chris Loosley Gerry Williams Hedydd Davies Fred Bell Roy Mack Tom Edmunds | 422 |
| 13 | | J. Evans J. Macedo A. Ryan J. Chappory Gomez de Torres | 567 |
Junior Men's
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Mike Tagg Roy Young David Atkin | 8 |
| 2 | | Eddy van Butsele Johnny Dumon Gaston Heleven | 21 |
| 3 | | Eddie Knox Jim Brennan Alistair Blamire | 28 |
| 4 | | Larbi Oukada Belgacem Bammou Mejjati Lahcen | 39 |
| 5 | | Francesco Amante Roberto Grazzani Antonio Giancanterino | 51 |
| 6 | | Hamdouni Sghaier Hedi Ladjili Hamida Gamoudi | 60 |
| 7 | | Carlos Lopes José Lourenço José Rainha | 84 |
| 8 | | Ahmed Hamdouche Kamali Benmissi Omar Lerari | 98 |
Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 134 athletes from 15 countries.
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See also
- 1966 in athletics (track and field)
References
- Athletics - Scotland Sixth in International - Murray's Poor Performance - What heartbreak there was in the Scottish camp here this afternoon when we again finished sixth in the International Cross-country Union championships although with an improvement in pointage of 102 over last year..., Glasgow Herald, March 21, 1966, p. 4, retrieved October 3, 2013
- Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.1km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Racecourse Date: Sunday, March 20, 1966, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 6, 2007, retrieved October 3, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Racecourse Date: Sunday, March 20, 1966, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 28, 2007, retrieved October 3, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
- INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
- 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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