1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on March 17, 1973. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition1st
DateMarch 17
Host cityWaregem, West Flanders, Belgium Belgium
VenueHippodroom Waregem
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7 km – Junior men
4 km – Senior women
Participation286 athletes from
21 nations

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

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual
Senior men
(12 km)
Pekka Päivärinta
  Finland
35:46.4 Mariano Haro
  Spain
35:46.5 Rod Dixon
  New Zealand
36:00
Junior men
(7 km)
Jim Brown
  Scotland
20:52.8 José Haro
  Spain
21:00.6 Léon Schots
  Belgium
21:07.2
Senior women
(4 km)
Paola Pigni
  Italy
13:45.2 Joyce Smith
  England
13:58 Josee van Santberghe
  Belgium
14:01
Team
Senior men   Belgium 109   Soviet Union 119   New Zealand 136
Junior men   Spain 18   Italy 22   England 24
Senior women   England 40   Finland 73   United States 90

Race results

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Senior men's race (12 km)

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Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Pekka Päivärinta   Finland 35:46.4
  Mariano Haro   Spain 35:46.5
  Rod Dixon   New Zealand 36:00
4 Tapio Kantanen   Finland 36:05
5 Willy Polleunis   Belgium 36:05
6 Roger Clark   England 36:08
7 Juan Hidalgo   Spain 36:12
8 Gaston Roelants   Belgium 36:13
9 Nikolay Sviridov   Soviet Union 36:19
10 Noel Tijou   France 36:21
11 Grenville Tuck   England 36:24
12 Dick Tayler   New Zealand 36:26
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Belgium
Willy Polleunis 5
Gaston Roelants 8
Eric de Beck 18
Erik Gijselinck 19
Karel Lismont 28
Marc Smet 31
(Edgard Salvé) (40)
(Herman Parmentier) (98)
109
    Soviet Union
Nikolay Sviridov 9
Pavel Andreyev 17
Nikolay Puklakov 21
Boris Olyanitskiy 22
Valentin Zotov 23
Vladimir Merkushin 27
(Petras Simonelis) (53)
(Vadim Mokalov) (73)
119
    New Zealand
Rod Dixon 3
Dick Tayler 12
Bryan Rose 14
Euan Robertson 15
Eddie Gray 38
Nathan Healey 54
(John Sheddan) (59)
(Howard Healey) (130)
136
4   Finland 180
5   England 181
6   Spain 260
7   France 273
8   Scotland 291
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7 km)

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Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Jim Brown   Scotland 20:52.8
  José Haro   Spain 21:00.6
  Léon Schots   Belgium 21:07.2
4 Franco Fava   Italy 21:15.2
5 Aldo Tomasini   Italy 21:27.6
6 Dennis Coates   England 21:27.6
7 José Luis Ruiz   Spain 21:32.2
8 Barry Smith   England 21:32.3
9 Fernando Cerrada   Spain 21:45
10 Tony Staynings   England 21:49
11 Reinosa Miramontes   Spain 21:49
12 Neil Coupland   England 21:49.1
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    Spain
José Haro 2
José Luis Ruiz 7
Fernando Cerrada 9
(Reinosa Miramontes) (11)
18
    Italy
Franco Fava 4
Aldo Tomasini 5
Luca Bigatello 13
(Enrico Cantoreggi) (19)
(Gabriele Beretta) (25)
22
    England
Dennis Coates 6
Barry Smith 8
Tony Staynings 10
(Neil Coupland) (12)
(Philip Jeffrey) (18)
24
4   Scotland 32
5   France 55
6   Belgium 57
7   Ireland 89
8    Switzerland 100
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4 km)

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Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
  Paola Pigni   Italy 13:45.2
  Joyce Smith   England 13:58
  Josee van Santberghe   Belgium 14:01
4 Rita Ridley   England 14:02
5 Sinikka Tyynelä   Finland 14:09
6 Jean Lochhead   Wales 14:12
7 Marijke Moser    Switzerland 14:13
8 Irja Pettinen   Finland 14:14
9 Anne Garrett   New Zealand 14:15
10 Nina Holmén   Finland 14:16
11 Annie van de Kerkhof   Netherlands 14:20
12 Marleen Mols   Belgium 14:21
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    England
Joyce Smith 2
Rita Ridley 4
Penny Yule 14
Carol Gould 20
(Barbara Banks) (23)
(Norine Braithwaite) (37)
40
    Finland
Sinikka Tyynelä 5
Irja Pettinen 8
Nina Holmén 10
Aila Koivistoinen 50
73
    United States
Doris Brown 15
Francie Larrieu 16
Vicki Foltz 29
Caroline Walker 30
(Valerie Eberley) (32)
(Katy McIntyre) (40)
90
4   Italy 96
5   West Germany 99
6   New Zealand 103
7   Belgium 107
8   Ireland 115
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Belgium)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Spain1203
2  England1113
3  Finland1102
  Italy1102
5  Belgium*1023
6  Scotland1001
7  Soviet Union0101
8  New Zealand0022
9  United States0011
Totals (9 entries)66618
  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 286 athletes from 21 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marshall, Ron (March 19, 1973), 'Brawn' breaks clear and lives up his name - A goodly ration of champagne in their hotel here last night, strictly speaking to celebrate Jim Brown's crushing win in the junior race, washed away much of the bitterness and frustration that had clung for several hours to the Scottish Senior cross country team..., Glasgow Herald, p. 2, retrieved October 9, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 9, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 9, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973, Athchamps (archived), March 24, 2007, archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 9, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 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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