1964 INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

1964 International Cross Country Championships
1964 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	51st
Date	March 21
Host city	Dublin, Ireland
Venue	Leopardstown Racecourse
Events	2
Distances	7.3 mi (11.7 km) men ; 4.7 mi (7.6 km) junior men
Participation	113 athletes from ; 9 nations
	← 1963 San Sebastián 1965 Oostende →

The 1964 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Leopardstown Racecourse on March 21, 1964. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[1]

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 7.3 mi (11.8 km)	Francisco Aritmendi Spain	40:33	Ron Hill England	40:42	John Cooke England	40:49
Junior Men 4.7 mi (7.5 km)	Ian McCafferty Scotland	24:20	David Walker England	24:45	Don Collins England	24:45
Team
Men	England	38	France	96	Morocco	149
Junior Men	England	16	Scotland	17	Morocco	22

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.3 mi / 11.8 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Francisco Aritmendi	Spain	40:33
	Ron Hill	England	40:42
	John Cooke	England	40:49
4	Gerry North	England	40:49
5	James Hogan	Ireland	40:56
6	Jean Vaillant	France	40:59
7	Bruce Tulloh	England	41:05
8	Basil Heatley	England	41:08
9	Abdeslem Bouchta	Morocco	41:13
10	Georges Fromont	Belgium	41:25
11	Mariano Haro	Spain	41:25
12	Yves Martinage	France	41:30
13	Fernando Aguilar	Spain	41:35
14	Mel Batty	England	41:38
15	Tom O'Riordan	Ireland	41:38
16	Guy Texereau	France	41:38
17	Ben Assou El Ghazi	Morocco	41:39
18	Alain Mimoun	France	41:40
19	Mohamed Ben Mohamed	Morocco	41:40
20	Mike Turner	England	41:50
21	Jean Fayolle	France	41:55
22	Dominic Keily	England	41:55
23	Lucien Rault	France	41:56
24	Joseph van Lent	Belgium	41:56
25	Hadj Ben Sitel	Morocco	42:04
26	Marcel Vandewattyne	Belgium	42:08
27	Hedwig Leenaert	Belgium	42:10
28	Bertie Messitt	Ireland	42:11
29	Andy Brown	Scotland	42:13
30	Jim Alder	Scotland	42:22
31	Dirk de Bruyn	Netherlands	42:23
32	Derek Graham	Ireland	42:31
33	Walter Vanhoutte	Belgium	42:35
34	Ahmed Oukbouch	Morocco	42:36
35	Leon Moreels	Belgium	42:39
36	Noel Tijou	France	42:44
37	Henk Snepvangers	Netherlands	42:45
38	Eddie Strong	England	42:54
39	Alasdair Heron	Scotland	43:00
40	Fergus Murray	Scotland	43:01
41	Lorenzo Gutiérrez	Spain	43:03
42	Frans van der Hoeven	Belgium	43:09
43	Mick Neville	Ireland	43:12
44	José Molíns	Spain	43:13
45	Mohamed Brahim	Morocco	43:13
46	Moha Ouali	Morocco	43:22
47	Manuel Alonso	Spain	43:27
48	James Johnstone	Scotland	43:28
49	Cees Clement	Netherlands	43:29
50	Mel Edwards	Scotland	43:30
51	Fons Veldhuyzen	Netherlands	43:35
52	Jacques van Eekelen	Netherlands	43:36
53	Alastair Wood	Scotland	43:46
54	Roger Petit	France	43:48
55	Jesús Fernández	Spain	43:51
56	José Fernández	Spain	43:52
57	Tom Cochrane	Scotland	43:55
58	Hedydd Davies	Wales	43:57
59	Frank McDermott	Ireland	44:02
60	Jean-Pierre Delloye	Belgium	44:07
61	Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem	Morocco	44:10
62	Iluminado Corcuera	Spain	44:15
63	Jan van Grinsven	Netherlands	44:17
64	Barry O'Gorman	Ireland	44:34
65	Pat Killeen	Ireland	44:42
66	Tom Edmunds	Wales	44:50
67	Bernard Maroquin	France	44:56
68	Lyn Bevan	Wales	45:00
69	Lachie Stewart	Scotland	45:09
70	Ron Franklin	Wales	45:50
71	Roger Harrison-Jones	Wales	46:03
72	Ken Flowers	Wales	46:31
73	Bill Stitfall	Wales	47:11
74	Bakir Benaissa	Morocco	47:35
75	Josephus Scheyen	Netherlands	47:43
76	Gerry Barrell	Wales
—	Gaston Roelants	Belgium	DNF
—	Tony Harris	Wales	DNF
—	Colin Shillington	Ireland	DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Ian McCafferty	Scotland	24:20
	David Walker	England	24:45
	Don Collins	England	24:45
4	Larbi Oukada	Morocco	25:04
5	Jean-Marie Rebry	Belgium	25:07
6	Robert Mack	Wales	25:08
7	Alec Brown	Scotland	25:12
8	Bouabib Chaoui	Morocco	25:13
9	Joseph Reilly	Scotland	25:18
10	Miloud Lhouceine	Morocco	25:20
11	Thomas O'Reilly	England	25:37
12	Jesús de Alba	Spain	25:44
13	Armand Dobbelaere	Belgium	25:48
14	Graham Taylor	England	25:53
15	Maurice de Roo	Belgium	25:58
16	Jorge González	Spain	25:59
17	Chris Loosley	Wales	26:05
18	John McGrow	England	26:15
19	Juan Hidalgo	Spain	26:21
20	Dehbi Elyazid	Morocco	26:23
21	Francisco Albert	Spain	26:26
22	Ian Young	Scotland	26:40
23	Marnix Stevens	Belgium	26:43
24	Mike Teer	Ireland	26:48
25	Will Francis	Wales	27:00
26	Tony Hopkins	Ireland	27:05
27	Eric Denduyver	Belgium	27:08
28	Jim Wright	Scotland	27:12
29	Clive Williams	Wales	27:26
30	B. Boyd	Ireland	27:34
31	Eric McMaster	Ireland	28:59
—	José Morera	Spain	DNF
—	Paul Lavelle	Ireland	DNF
—	Mehdi Jaouhar	Morocco	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Ron Hill John Cooke Gerry North Bruce Tulloh Basil Heatley Mel Batty	38
2	France	Jean Vaillant Yves Martinage Guy Texereau Alain Mimoun Jean Fayolle Lucien Rault	96
3	Morocco	Abdeslem Bouchta Ben Assou El Ghazi Mohamed Ben Mohamed Hadj Ben Sitel Ahmed Oukbouch Mohamed Brahim	149
4	Belgium	Georges Fromont Joseph van Lent Marcel Vandewattyne Hedwig Leenaert Walter Vanhoutte Leon Moreels	155
5	Spain	Francisco Aritmendi Mariano Haro Fernando Aguilar Lorenzo Gutierrez José Molíns Manuel Alonso	157
6	Ireland	James Hogan Tom O'Riordan Bertie Messitt Derek Graham Mick Neville Frank McDermott	182
7	Scotland	Andy Brown Jim Alder Alasdair Heron Fergus Murray James Johnstone Mel Edwards	236
8	Netherlands	Dirk de Bruyn Henk Snepvangers Cees Clement Fons Veldhuyzen Jacques van Eekelen Jan van Grinsven	283
9	Wales	Hedydd Davies Tom Edmunds Lyn Bevan Ron Franklin Roger Harrison-Jones Ken Flowers	405

Junior Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	David Walker Don Collins Thomas O'Reilly	16
2	Scotland	Ian McCafferty Alec Brown Joseph Reilly	17
3	Morocco	Larbi Oukada Bouabib Chaoui Miloud Lhouceine	22
4	Belgium	Jean-Marie Rebry Armand Dobbelaere Maurice de Roo	33
5	Spain	Jesús de Alba Jorge González Juan Hidalgo	47
6	Wales	Robert Mack Chris Loosley Will Francis	48
7	Ireland	Mike Teer Tony Hopkins B. Boyd	80

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 113 athletes from 9 countries.

Belgium (14)
England (14)
France (9)
Ireland (14)
Morocco (14)
Netherlands (7)
Scotland (14)
Spain (14)
Wales (13)

References

^ Athletics - Scottish Seniors Fail in Dublin - McCafferty's Junior Title - The Scottish runners in the senior International cross-country championship, decided over five laps of Leopardstown Racecouse, Dublin, on Saturday, were disappointing, for only two or three of the team of nine runners revealed anything like their true form..., Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1964, p. 4, retrieved 3 October 2013
^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 11.8km CC Men - Dublin Leopardstown Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 21, 1964, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 August 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.5km CC Men - Dublin Leopardstown Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 21, 1964, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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 9 May 2012, retrieved 24 September 2013

[herald_01-1] Athletics - Scottish Seniors Fail in Dublin - McCafferty's Junior Title - The Scottish runners in the senior International cross-country championship, decided over five laps of Leopardstown Racecouse, Dublin, on Saturday, were disappointing, for only two or three of the team of nine runners revealed anything like their true form..., Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1964, p. 4, retrieved 3 October 2013

[archive_01-2] Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 11.8km CC Men - Dublin Leopardstown Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 21, 1964, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 5 August 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)

[archive_02-3] Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.5km CC Men - Dublin Leopardstown Racecourse Date: Saturday, March 21, 1964, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{ citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)

[gbr_01-4] INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013

[iaaf_01-5] 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 9 May 2012, retrieved 24 September 2013

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Medallists