1966 International Cross Country Championships

1966 International Cross Country Championships ICCU 53rd March 20 Rabat, Morocco Morocco Souissi Racecourse 15 134 2 7.5 mi (12.1 km) men 4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men 1965 Oostende 1967 Barry 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. March 21, 1966 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... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IIBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1aMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6396%2C3527320 Glasgow Herald 4 October 3, 2013 Complete results for men,Magnusson Tomas March 24, 2007 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.1km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Racecourse Date: Sunday, March 20, 1966 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1966S.html Athchamps (archived) October 3, 2013 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20070806143850/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1966S.html August 6, 2007 junior men,Magnusson Tomas March 24, 2007 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Racecourse Date: Sunday, March 20, 1966 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_JM1966S.html Athchamps (archived) October 3, 2013 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20070828103703/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_JM1966S.html August 28, 2007 medallists, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ixc.htm Athletics Weekly September 24, 2013 and the results of British athletes 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf IAAF 13ff September 24, 2013 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf September 27, 2013 were published. Medallists IndividualMen7.5 mi (12.1 km)Ben Assou El GhaziMAR 36:22.1Derek GrahamIRE 4prov 36:29.6Tracy SmithUSA 36:32.2Junior Men4.35 mi (7.0 km)Mike TaggENG 21:26.4Roy YoungENG 21:35.3Eddie KnoxSCO 21:40.6 TeamMenEngland 59France 79Morocco 184Junior MenEngland 8Belgium 21Scotland 28 Individual Race Results Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Ben Assou El Ghazi MAR 36:22.1 Derek Graham IRE 4prov 36:29.6 Tracy Smith USA 36:32.2 4 Roy Fowler ENG 36:41 5 Michel Jazy FRA 36:50 6 Ron Hill ENG 36:52 7 Tim Johnston ENG 36:54 8 Mike Freary ENG 36:55 9 Ahmed Zammel TUN 36:55 10 Guy Texereau FRA 37:04 11 Noel Tijou FRA 37:04 12 Lachie Stewart SCO 37:11 13 Bernard Maroquin FRA 37:14 14 Ian McCafferty SCO 37:20 15 Tim Briault ENG 37:24 16 Jim Alder SCO 37:27 17 Guy Caillet FRA 37:28 18 Ali Khamassi TUN 37:28 19 Gerry North ENG 37:30 20 Antonio Ambu ITA 37:31 21 Gottfried Arnold FRG 37:40 22 Ahmed Oukbouch MAR 37:44 23 Yves Martinage FRA 37:47 24 Michel Bernard FRA 37:51 25 Hedi Hamrouni TUN 37:52 26 Doug Brown USA 37:55 27 Mohamed Bensaid MAR 37:55 28 François Lacour FRA 37:55 29 Chris Loosley WAL 38:02 30 Henri Clerckx BEL 38:03 31 Hans Gerlach FRG 38:08 32 Werner Dössegger SUI 38:11 33 Eamon O'Reilly USA 38:12 34 John Linaker SCO 38:13 35 Labidi Ayachi TUN 36 Hans-Joachim Liess FRG 37 John Hillen ENG 38 Tom Bache USA 39 John Hammond ENG 40 Tom O'Riordan IRE 4prov 41 Hammadi Ben Mohamed MAR 42 Leon Moreels BEL 43 Mhedheb Hannachi TUN 44 Michael Kimball USA 45 Luigi Conti ITA 46 Mohamed Said MAR 47 Moha Ouali MAR 48 Andy Brown SCO 49 Jim McNamara IRE 4prov 50 Herb Lorenz USA 51 Albien van Holsbeek BEL 52 Cyrille van Geert BEL 53 Allal Ben Saoudi MAR 54 Arno Krausse FRG 55 Denis Jouret BEL 56 Rabah Ben Othman TUN 57 Oskar Leupi SUI 38:42 58 Hansruedi Knill SUI 38:45 59 Frans van der Hoeven BEL 60 Jean Fayolle FRA 61 Osvaldo Segrada ITA 62 Alfons Ida FRG 63 Bruce Mortensen USA 64 Abdelkader Zaddem TUN 65 Peter Kubicki FRG 66 Harry Simpson IRE 4prov 67 Roger Robinson ENG 68 Gerry Williams WAL 69 Hedydd Davies WAL 70 Alberto Bargnani ITA 71 Jozef Callens BEL 72 Gioacchino De Palma ITA 73 Bouabib Chaoui MAR 74 Hans Rüdisühli SUI 39:27 75 Said Benmaguini MAR 76 Edgar Friedli SUI 39:42 77 Donato D'Agostino ITA 78 James Johnstone SCO 79 Julien Laureyns BEL 80 Rachid Ben Naceur TUN 81 Walter Dietiker SUI 39:45 82 Tony Murphy IRE 4prov 83 Fred Bell WAL 84 Roy Mack WAL 85 Jean-Pierre Delloye BEL 86 Tony Hopkins IRE 4prov 87 Georg Kaiser SUI 40:42 88 Bob Scharf USA 89 Tom Edmunds WAL 90 Fergus Murray SCO 91 Nick Barton WAL 92 J. Evans GIB 93 J. Macedo GIB 94 A. Ryan GIB 95 J. Chappory GIB 96 Gomez GIB 97 de Torres GIB 98 Bucklen GIB — Renato De Palmas ITA DNF Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Mike Tagg ENG 21:26.4 Roy Young ENG 21:35.3 Eddie Knox SCO 21:40.6 4 Eddy Van Butsele BEL 21:45 5 David Atkin ENG 21:45 6 Jony Dumon BEL 21:48 7 John Caine ENG 21:49 8 Colin Moxsom ENG 21:54 9 Hamdouni Sghaier TUN 22:00 10 Jim Brennan SCO 22:09 11 Gaston Heleven BEL 22:14 12 Larbi Oukada MAR 22:15 13 Belgacem Bammou MAR 22:17 14 Mejjati Lahcen MAR 22:26 15 Alistair Blamire SCO 22:35 16 Francesco Amante ITA 22:35 17 Roberto Grazzani ITA 22:42 18 Antonio Giancanterino ITA 22:46 19 Mohamed Kretif MAR 22:46 20 Giuseppe Ardizzone ITA 22:55 21 Johan Janssens BEL 22 Emiel Puttemans BEL 23 Cherkaoui MAR 24 Hedi Ladjili TUN 25 Carlos Lopes POR 26 Gaetano Pusterla ITA 27 Hamida Gamoudi TUN 28 Frank Steel SCO 29 José Lourenço POR 30 José Rainha POR 31 Ahmed Hamdouche ALG 32 Mokhtar Djedidi TUN 33 Kamali Benmissi ALG 34 Omar Lerari ALG 35 Mokhtar Louichi ALG Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 England Roy FowlerRon HillTim JohnstonMike FrearyTim BriaultGerry North 59 2 France Michel JazyGuy TexereauNoel TijouBernard MaroquinGuy CailletYves Martinage 79 3 Morocco Ben Assou El GhaziAhmed OukbouchMohamed BensaidHammadi Ben MohamedMohamed SaidMoha Ouali 184 4 Tunisia Ahmed ZammelAli KhamassiHedi HamrouniLabidi AyachiMhedheb HannachiRabah Ben Othman 186 5 United States Tracy SmithDoug BrownEamon O'ReillyTom BacheMichael KimballHerb Lorenz 194 6 Scotland Lachie StewartIan McCaffertyJim AlderJohn LinakerAndy BrownJames Johnstone 202 7 Federal Republic of Germany Gottfried ArnoldHans GerlachHans-Joachim LiessArno KrausseAlfons IdaPeter Kubicki 269 8 Belgium Henri ClerckxLeon MoreelsAlbien van HolsbeekCyrille van GeertDenis JouretFrans van der Hoeven 289 9 Ireland 4prov Derek GrahamTom O'RiordanJim McNamaraHarry SimpsonTony MurphyTony Hopkins 325 10 Italy Antonio AmbuLuigi ContiOsvaldo SegradaAlberto BargnaniGioacchino De PalmaDonato D'Agostino 345 11 Switzerland Werner DösseggerOskar LeupiHansruedi KnillHans RüdisühliEdgar FriedliWalter Dietiker 378 12 Wales Chris LoosleyGerry WilliamsHedydd DaviesFred BellRoy MackTom Edmunds 422 13 Gibraltar J. EvansJ. MacedoA. RyanJ. ChapporyGomezde Torres 567 Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 England Mike TaggRoy YoungDavid Atkin 8 2 Belgium Eddy van ButseleJohnny DumonGaston Heleven 21 3 Scotland Eddie KnoxJim BrennanAlistair Blamire 28 4 Morocco Larbi OukadaBelgacem BammouMejjati Lahcen 39 5 Italy Francesco AmanteRoberto GrazzaniAntonio Giancanterino 51 6 Tunisia Hamdouni SghaierHedi LadjiliHamida Gamoudi 60 7 Portugal Carlos LopesJosé LourençoJosé Rainha 84 8 Algeria Ahmed HamdoucheKamali BenmissiOmar Lerari 98 Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 134 athletes from 15 countries. 22em (4) (14) (14) (9) (7) IRE 4prov (6) (12) (14) (3) (11) (7) (12) (8) (7) (6) See also 1966 in athletics (track and field) References Category:International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Category:March 1966 sports events in Africa Category:20th century in Rabat Category:Cross country running in Morocco Category:Sports competitions in Rabat Category:1966 in international sports