The Senior men's race at 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]
| Senior men's race at the 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 1st |
| Date | March 17 |
| Host city | Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium  |
| Venue | Hippodroom Waregem |
| Events | 1 |
| Distances | 11.98 km – Senior men |
| Participation | 156 athletes from 19 nations |
Complete results,[2] medallists,[3] and the results of British athletes[4] were published.
Race results
editSenior men's race (11.98 km)
editIndividual
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Teams
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Participation
editAn unofficial count yields the participation of 156 athletes from 19 countries in the Senior men's race, one athlete less than the official number published.[4]
Belgium (8)
Denmark (9)
England (9)
Finland (9)
France (9)
Ireland (9)
Italy (9)
Morocco (9)
Netherlands (8)
New Zealand (8)
Northern Ireland (7)
Portugal (9)
Scotland (9)
Spain (9)
Soviet Union (8)
Switzerland (2)
Tunisia (8)
Wales (9)
West Germany (8)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ '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, March 19, 1973, p. 2, retrieved October 9, 2013
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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) - ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 2013
- ^ a b 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