1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 16, 1975. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition3rd
DateMarch 16
Host cityRabat, Morocco
VenueSouissi Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7 km – Junior men
4.2 km – Senior women
Participation316 athletes from
26 nations

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		 Ian Stewart
 Scotland		35:20 Mariano Haro
 Spain		35:21 Bill Rodgers
 United States		35:27.4
Junior men
(7 km)		 Bobby Thomas
 United States		20:59.8 José Luis González
 Spain		21:18 John Treacy
 Ireland		21:23
Senior women
(4.2 km)		 Julie Brown
 United States		13:42 Bronislawa Ludwichowska
 Poland		13:47 Carmen Valero
 Spain		13:48
Team
Senior men  New Zealand127  England198  Belgium211
Junior men  United States29  Ireland35  Spain44
Senior women  United States44  New Zealand50  Poland61

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)
For full event details see 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Ian Stewart Scotland35:20
Mariano Haro Spain35:21
Bill Rodgers United States35:27.4
4John Walker New Zealand35:45
5Euan Robertson New Zealand35:46
6Franco Fava Italy35:47
7Ray Smedley England35:50
8Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand West Germany35:51
9Hans-Jürgen Orthmann West Germany35:55
10Gaston Roelants Belgium35:57
11Wilfried Scholz East Germany35:58
12Abdelkader Zaddem Tunisia36:00
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 New Zealand
John Walker4
Euan Robertson5
David Sirl25
John Dixon26
John Sheddan33
Bryan Rose34
(Jack Foster)(36)
(Kevin Ryan)(72)
(Dick Quax)(113)
 127
 England
Ray Smedley7
Grenville Tuck14
Bernie Ford37
Tony Simmons39
Trevor Wright50
Alan Blinston51
(Mike Beevor)(71)
(Keith Angus)(89)
 198
 Belgium
Gaston Roelants10
Emiel Puttemans16
André Ornelis21
Eddy Rombaux45
Marc Smet57
Erik Gijselinck62
(Albien Van Holsbeek)(74)
(Paul Thijs)(134)
(Eddy Van Mullem)(DNF)
 211
4 United States250
5 East Germany274
6 Scotland292
7 Algeria301
8 France303
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7 km)
For full event details see 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Bobby Thomas United States20:59.8
José Luis González Spain21:18
John Treacy Ireland21:23
4Cándido Alario Spain21:29
5Don Clary United States21:38
6Mike Longthorn England21:41
7Christian Foucquets Belgium21:42
8Roy Kissin United States21:44
9Louis Kenny Ireland21:45
10Gerry Finnegan Ireland21:46
11Jim Burns Scotland21:47
12Nat Muir Scotland21:51
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 United States
Bobby Thomas1
Don Clary5
Roy Kissin8
Ralph Serna15
 29
 Ireland
John Treacy3
Louis Kenny9
Gerry Finnegan10
Gerry Redmond13
(Dick Hooper)(28)
 35
 Spain
José Luis González2
Cándido Alario4
Vicente de la Parte18
Luis Adsuara20
(Manuel Perez)(44)
(Antonio Aparicio)(49)
 44
4 Belgium81
5 Scotland95
6 England99
7 Algeria116
8 France127
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.2 km)
For full event details see 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Julie Brown United States13:42
Bronislawa Ludwichowska Poland13:47
Carmen Valero Spain13:48
4Gabriella Dorio Italy13:51
5Lorraine Moller New Zealand13:53
6Heather Thomson New Zealand14:01
7Ann Yeoman England14:03
8Mary Stewart Scotland14:03
9Margherita Gargano Italy14:12
10Anne Garrett New Zealand14:15
11Maggie Keyes United States14:18
12Magda Ilands Belgium14:19
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints
 United States
Julie Brown1
Maggie Keyes11
Paula Neppel15
Doris Brown17
(Cindy Poor)(27)
(Linda Heinmiller)(48)
 44
 New Zealand
Lorraine Moller5
Heather Thomson6
Anne Garrett10
Allison Deed29
(Dianne Zorn)(51)
 50
 Poland
Bronislawa Ludwichowska2
Renata Pentlinowska13
Celina Magala22
Zofia Kolakowska24
(Danuta Siemieniuk)(37)
(Urszula Prasek)(38)
 61
4 England64
5 Belgium95
6 Spain95
7 Italy106
8 Finland117
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)4015
2 New Zealand (NZL)1102
3 Scotland (SCO)1001
4 Spain (ESP)0224
5 Ireland (IRL)0112
 Poland (POL)0112
7 England (ENG)0101
8 Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (8 nations)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 316 athletes from 26 countries.

See also

References
  1. Unique double for Stewart - Scotland's Ian Stewart completed a unique double in Rabat yesterday when he added the International cross-country title to the European 3000 metres gold medal he won in Poland seven days previously..., Glasgow Herald, March 17, 1975, p. 20, retrieved October 16, 2013
  2. Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. Magnusson, Tomas (February 7, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.2km CC Women - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  5. IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 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 (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013
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