1963 International Cross Country Championships

The 1963 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the Lasarte Hippodrome on 17 March 1963. The distance for the men's race was reduced from the traditional 9 miles (14.5 km) to 7.5 miles (12.1 km). A preview of the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1963 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition50th
Date17 March
Host citySan Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain Spain
VenueLasarte Hippodrome
Events2
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men
4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men
Participation125 athletes from
11 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)
Roy Fowler
 England
37:19.7 Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
37:32 Mariano Haro
 Spain
37:41.6
Junior Men
4.7 mi (7.5 km)
John Farrington
 England
25:17.4 Ahmed Zammel
 Tunisia
25:23.6 Lachie Stewart
 Scotland
25:37.6
Team
Men  Belgium110  France113  England113
Junior Men  England12  Spain20  Scotland24

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)Roy Fowler England37:19.7
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Gaston Roelants Belgium37:32
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Mariano Haro Spain37:41.6
4Robert Bogey France37:55.6
5Tim Johnston England37:58.7
6Francisco Guardia Spain38:00
7Mohamed Gammoudi Tunisia38:11.6
8Henri Clerckx Belgium38:22.8
9Hamoud Ameur France38:24.1
10Abdeslem Bouchta Morocco38:24.5
11Andy Brown Scotland38:26
12Ali Khamassi Tunisia38:29
13Basil Heatley England38:34
14Hedwig Leenaert Belgium38:39
15Pat Killeen Ireland38:39
16Labidi Ayachi Tunisia38:42
17Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium38:44
18Michel Jazy France38:51
19Tom O'Riordan Ireland38:52
20Bakir Benaissa Morocco38:53
21Salah Beddiaf France38:58
22Tim Briault England39:01
23Youssef Mastouri Tunisia39:04
24Manuel Alonso Spain39:07.4
25Luis García Spain39:08.8
26Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Morocco39:10
27Hedi Hamrouni Tunisia39:13
28Noel Tijou France39:16
29Denis Jouret Belgium39:18
30Sean O'Sullivan Ireland39:19
31Alastair Wood Scotland39:20
32Fernando Aguilar Spain39:22.7
33Yves Martinage France39:26
34Lahcen Ben Allal Morocco39:27
35Eddie Strong England39:28
36John Linaker Scotland39:28
37Mike Turner England39:28
38Iluminado Corcuera Spain39:31.5
39Mohamed Ben Mohamed Morocco39:33
40Frans van der Hoeven Belgium39:43
41Tomas Ballestin Spain39:49.9
42Ammar Khemiri Tunisia39:51
43Manuel Marques Portugal39:57
44Hammadi Ben Mohamed Morocco39:57
45Derek Graham Ireland40:01
46Alan Simpson England40:02
47Bob Roath Wales40:02
48Mick Neville Ireland40:03
49Jean Vaillant France40:04
50Alfons Sidler  Switzerland40:05
51Carlos Pérez Spain40:07
52Mhedheb Hannachi Tunisia40:07
53Jim Hogan Ireland40:09
54Jean Fayolle France40:11
55Brian Craig England40:12
56Mohamed Brahim Morocco40:14
57Tom Cochrane Scotland40:18
58Yves Jeannotat  Switzerland40:22
59Maximiano Pinheiro Portugal40:33.4
60Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem Morocco40:42
61Frank McDermott Ireland40:48
62Brian Jeffs Wales40:49
63Callum Laing Scotland40:58
64Rachid Ben Naceur Tunisia41:02
65Michael Bullivant England41:02
66Walter Vanhoutte Belgium41:04
67Hélio Duarte Portugal41:06.1
68Robert McKay Scotland41:10
69Armando Aldegalega Portugal41:16.4
70Martin Craven Scotland41:21
71John McDonnell Ireland41:32
72Joaquim Ferreira Portugal41:41.6
73Hedydd Davies Wales41:45
74Manuel de Sousa Portugal41:49.9
75Jean-Yves Le Flohic France41:56
76Ken Flowers Wales42:00
77Manuel Lopes Portugal42:05.3
78Roy Profitt Wales42:07
79Karl Schaller  Switzerland42:13
80Edgar Friedli  Switzerland42:18
81Norman Horrell Wales42:22
82Arthur Hess  Switzerland42:30
83Fritz Holzer  Switzerland42:31
84George Matthiudis Wales42:47
85Werner Fischer  Switzerland43:24
86Paul Knill  Switzerland43:35
87Joaquim Santos Portugal44:41.4
Francisco Aritmendi SpainDNF
Manuel de Oliveira PortugalDNF
Mohamed Bensaid MoroccoDNF
Jean-Pierre Delloye BelgiumDNF
Robert Vandendriessche BelgiumDNF
Anton Signer  SwitzerlandDNF
Abderrahman Mechraoui TunisiaDNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

RankAthleteNationalityTime
1st place, gold medalist(s)John Farrington England25:17.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Ahmed Zammel Tunisia25:23.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Lachie Stewart Scotland25:37.6
4Stuart Dobson England25:37.8
5Antonio Gómez Lopez Spain25:50.6
6Lorenzo Gutierrez Spain26:01.4
7John Hammond England26:01.8
8Peter Sulston England26:23.2
9Francisco Hernandez Spain26:37.6
10Craig Douglas Scotland26:39.8
11Alec Brown Scotland
12Amara Gahlouzi Tunisia26:51.4
13Pedro Sacristán Spain
14Chris Loosley Wales
15Bill Stitfall Wales
16Guido Veereman Belgium
17Freddy Vandercruyssen Belgium
18Bouabib Chaoui Morocco
19Habib Ben Jeddou Tunisia27:26.8
20Hadj Ben Sitel Morocco
21Peter Yates England
22James Johnstone Scotland
23Juan Ripoll Spain
24A. Oulmati Morocco
25Hedi Djemdjem Tunisia28:20.2
26Rafael Vergauwen Belgium
27Winston Bradley Wales
28Fred Bell Wales
Mustapha Ferchichi TunisiaDNF
Jozef Peeters BelgiumDNF
Carlos D'Haene BelgiumDNF

Team Results

Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 BelgiumGaston Roelants
Henri Clerckx
Hedwig Leenaert
Marcel Vandewattyne
Denis Jouret
Frans van der Hoeven
110
2 FranceRobert Bogey
Hamoud Ameur
Michel Jazy
Salah Beddiaf
Noel Tijou
Yves Martinage
113
3 EnglandRoy Fowler
Tim Johnston
Basil Heatley
Tim Briault
Eddie Strong
Mike Turner
113
4 TunisiaMohamed Gammoudi
Ali Khamassi
Labidi Ayachi
Youssef Mastouri
Hedi Hamrouni
Ammar Khemiri
127
5 SpainMariano Haro
Francisco Guardia
Manuel Alonso
Luis García
Fernando Aguilar
Iluminado Corcuera
128
6 MoroccoAbdeslem Bouchta
Bakir Benaissa
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Lahcen Ben Allal
Mohamed Ben Mohamed
Hammadi Ben Mohamed
173
7 IrelandPat Killeen
Tom O'Riordan
Sean O'Sullivan
Derek Graham
Mick Neville
Jim Hogan
210
8 ScotlandAndy Brown
Alastair Wood
John Linaker
Tom Cochrane
Callum Laing
Robert McKay
266
9 PortugalManuel Marques
Maximiano Pinheiro
Hélio Duarte
Armando Aldegalega
Joaquim Ferreira
Manuel de Sousa
384
10 WalesBob Roath
Brian Jeffs
Hedydd Davies
Ken Flowers
Roy Profitt
Norman Horrell
417
11  SwitzerlandAlfons Sidler
Yves Jeannotat
Karl Schaller
Edgar Friedli
Arthur Hess
Fritz Holzer
432

Junior Men's

RankCountryTeamPoints
1 EnglandJohn Farrington
Stuart Dobson
John Hammond
12
2 SpainAntonio Gómez Lopez
Lorenzo Gutierrez
Francisco Hernandez
20
3 ScotlandLachie Stewart
Craig Douglas
Alec Brown
24
4 TunisiaAhmed Zammel
Amara Gahlouzi
Habib Ben Jeddou
33
5 WalesChris Loosley
Bill Stitfall
Winston Bradley
56
6 BelgiumGuido Veereman
Freddy Vandercruyssen
Rafael Vergauwen
59
7 MoroccoBouabib Chaoui
Hadj Ben Sitel
A. Oulmati
62

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 125 athletes from 11 countries.

See also

  • 1963 in athletics (track and field)

References

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