1961 International Cross Country Championships

1961 International Cross Country Championships ICCU 48th March 26 Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France France 10 109 2 8.9 mi (14.5 km) men / 4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men 1960 Hamilton 1962 Sheffield 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. March 27, 1961 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... https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LxU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=5KULAAAAIBAJ&pg=3827%2C3815087 Glasgow Herald 4 October 2, 2013 Complete results for men,Magnusson Tomas March 24, 2007 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 14.3km CC Men - Nantes Date: Sunday, March 26, 1961 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1961S.html Athchamps (archived) October 2, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070804144713/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_SM1961S.html August 4, 2007 junior men,Magnusson Tomas March 24, 2007 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.5km CC Men - Nantes Date: Sunday, March 26, 1961 http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_JM1961S.html Athchamps (archived) October 2, 2013 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070821160621/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_JM1961S.html August 21, 2007 medalists, INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ixc.htm Athletics Weekly September 24, 2013 and the results of British athletes36th 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. Medalists IndividualMen8.9 mi (14.3 km)Basil HeatleyENG 45:22.2Antonio AmorósESP 1945 45:46Martin HymanENG 45:56.4Junior Men4.7 mi (7.5 km)Colin RobinsonENG 26:20.4Alan SimpsonENG 26:24.4Mariano HaroESP 1945 26:25.2 TeamMenBelgium 54England 71France 119Junior MenEngland 11Belgium 18Spain 1945 39 Individual Race Results Men's (8.9 mi / 14.3 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Basil Heatley ENG 45:22.2 Antonio Amorós ESP 1945 45:46 Martin Hyman ENG 45:56.4 4 Henri Clerckx BEL 46:03.6 5 Aurèle Vandendriessche BEL 46:06.8 6 Hedwig Leenaert BEL 46:21 7 Michel Bernard FRA 46:23 8 Roy Fowler ENG 46:27 9 Salah Beddiaf fr FRA 46:39 10 Mohamed Saïd MAR 46:46 11 Gaston Roelants BEL 46:54 12 Jean Vaillant FRA 46:57 13 Louis van Praet BEL 46:58 14 Bakir Benaissa MAR 47:05 15 Marcel Vandewattyne BEL 47:07 16 Ted Matley ENG 47:09 17 Manuel Alonso ESP 1945 47:14 18 Graham Everett SCO 47:24 19 Denis Jouret BEL 47:31 20 Peter Wilkinson ENG 47:34 21 Joe Connolly SCO 47:41 22 Pierre de Pauw BEL 47:43 23 Mike Turner ENG 47:44 24 Alain Mimoun FRA 47:46 25 Georg Steiner SUI 47:51 26 Lahcen Ben Allal MAR 47:56 27 Fernando Aguilar ESP 1945 48:08 28 Andy Brown SCO 48:12 29 Alfonso Vidal ESP 1945 48:16 30 Pat Killeen IRE 4prov 48:18 31 Maurice Chiclet FRA 48:19 32 Hammadi Ben Mohamed MAR 48:20 33 Alastair Wood SCO 48:23 34 Oskar Leupi SUI 48:24 35 Frank Seal ENG 48:25 36 Jean Fayolle FRA 48:28 37 Hamid MAR 48:28 38 Hamida Addéche FRA 48:33 39 Yves Jeannotat SUI 48:34 40 Hans Rüdisühli SUI 48:39 41 Hamoud Ameur FRA 48:42 42 Gordon Eadie SCO 48:44 43 Moha Ouali MAR 48:46 44 David Richards Jun. WAL 48:47 45 Bertie Messitt IRE 4prov 48:49 46 Bruce Tulloh SCO 49:03 47 Luis García ESP 1945 49:06 48 Frans van der Hoeven BEL 49:10 49 Mohamed Ben Hassan MAR 49:10 50 Norman Horrell WAL 49:15 51 Adrian Jackson SCO 49:18 52 Gerald McIntyre IRE 4prov 49:20 53 Ron Franklin WAL 49:31 54 José Molíns ESP 1945 49:39 55 Niklaus Näf SUI 49:42 56 Mohamed Lahcen MAR 49:45 57 William Heiberg ENG 49:46 58 Stan Taylor SCO 49:48 59 Alfons Sidler SUI 49:48 60 Willie Dunne IRE 4prov 50:06 61 José María Alday ESP 1945 50:11 62 Benny O'Sullivan IRE 4prov 50:17 63 Harry Wilson WAL 50:22 64 Francois Fatton SUI 50:30 65 Mick Connolly IRE 4prov 50:31 66 Brian Jeffs WAL 50:31 67 Aurelio Aguirre ESP 1945 51:06 68 Hugo Eisenring SUI 51:13 69 Gerry North ENG 51:21 70 Roger Harrison-Jones WAL 50:43 71 Roy Profitt WAL 51:51 72 Paul Knill SUI 52:08 73 Tommy Dunne IRE 4prov 52:43 74 Colm Holohan IRE 4prov 52:53 75 Ian Harris SCO 53:07 — Tomas Ballestin ESP 1945 DNF — Rhadi Ben Abdesselam MAR DNF — Francis Duleau FRA DNF — Jim Douglas IRE 4prov DNF Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Colin Robinson ENG 26:20.4 Alan Simpson ENG 26:24.4 Mariano Haro ESP 1945 26:25.2 4 Abdeslem Bouchta MAR 26:33.8 5 Luc van der Smissen BEL 26:43 6 Raymond Crauwels BEL 26:47 7 Jean-Pierre Deraemaeker BEL 27:01 8 Thomas Pugh ENG 27:13 9 Joseph Smolders BEL 27:28 10 Amara Gahlouzi TUN 27:32 11 Amel Leborgne FRA 27:35 12 André de Hertoghe BEL 27:42 13 Hadj Ben Sitel MAR 27:44 14 Abdelhamid Yazidi TUN 27:55 15 Anthony Platt ENG 27:59 16 José María Sarriegui ESP 1945 28:14 17 Mohamed Frigui TUN 28:20 18 Armand Trichet FRA 28:21 19 Ahmed Zammel TUN 28:24 20 José María Alberdi ESP 1945 28:25 21 Noel Tijou FRA 28:40 22 Paulino García ESP 1945 28:45 23 Ben Nouceur MAR 28:47 24 Ahmed Oukbouch MAR 29:00 25 Garnier FRA 29:20 26 Geoffrey Wood ENG 29:26 27 Lennen FRA 29:36 28 A. Gerdane MAR 30:17 29 Francisco Vela ESP 1945 30:28 30 Mahmoud Ben Rabah TUN 30:29 Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Belgium Henri ClerckxAurèle VandendriesscheHedwig LeenaertGaston RoelantsLouis van PraetMarcel Vandewattyne 54 2 England Basil HeatleyMartin HymanRoy FowlerTed MatleyPeter WilkinsonMike Turner 71 3 France Michel BernardSalah Beddiaf frJean VaillantAlain MimounMaurice ChicletJean Fayolle 119 4 Morocco Mohamed SaïdBakir BenaissaLahcen Ben AllalHammadi Ben MohamedHamidMoha Ouali 162 5 Spain 1945 Antonio AmorósManuel AlonsoFernando AguilarAlfonso VidalLuis GarcíaJosé Molíns 176 6 Scotland Graham EverettJoe ConnollyAndy BrownAlastair WoodGordon EadieBruce Tulloh 188 7 Switzerland Georg SteinerOskar LeupiYves JeannotatHans RüdisühliNiklaus NäfAlfons Sidler 252 8 Ireland 4prov Pat KilleenBertie MessittGerald McIntyreWillie DunneBenny O'SullivanMick Connolly 314 9 Wales David Richards Jun.Norman HorrellRon FranklinHarry WilsonBrian JeffsRoger Harrison-Jones 346 Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 England Colin RobinsonAlan SimpsonThomas Pugh 11 2 Belgium Luc van der SmissenRaymond CrauwelsJean-Pierre Deraemaeker 18 3 Spain 1945 Mariano HaroJosé María SarrieguiJosé María Alberdi 39 4 Morocco Abdeslem BouchtaHadj Ben SitelBen Nouceur 40 5 Tunisia Amara GahlouziAbdelhamid YazidiMohamed Frigui 41 6 France Amel LeborgneArmand TrichetNoel Tijou 50 Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 109 athletes from 10 countries. 22em (14) (14) (14) IRE 4prov (9) (14) (9) ESP 1945 (14) (9) (5) (7) References Category:International Cross Country Championships International Cross Country Championships Cross International Cross Country Championships Category:Sport in Nantes Category:Cross country running in France Category:1961 in international sports Category:March 1961 sports events in Europe