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 | |
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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 | |||
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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 | ![]() | 21 | ![]() | 28 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
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![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 |
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![]() | 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 |
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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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