1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

The 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Monza, Italy, at the Mirabello Racecourse on 16 March 1974. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition2nd
Date16 March
Host cityMonza, Lombardia, Italy Italy
VenueMirabello Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7 km – Junior men
4 km – Senior women
Participation269 athletes from
23 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)
Eric De Beck
  Belgium
35:23.8 Mariano Haro
  Spain
35:24.6 Karel Lismont
  Belgium
35:26.6
Junior men
(7 km)
Rich Kimball
  United States
21:30.8 Venanzio Ortis
  Italy
21:33 John Treacy
  Ireland
21:42.4
Senior women
(4 km)
Paola Pigni
  Italy
12:42 Nina Holmén
  Finland
12:47.6 Rita Ridley
  England
12:54
Team
Senior men   Belgium 103   England 109   France 215
Junior men   United States 22   Morocco 58   Italy 90
Senior women   England 28   Italy 50   Finland 61

Race results

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Senior men's race (12 km)

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Individual

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Rank Athlete Country Time
  Eric De Beck   Belgium 35:23.8
  Mariano Haro   Spain 35:24.6
  Karel Lismont   Belgium 35:26.6
4 Jim Brown   Scotland 35:29.2
5 Detlef Uhlemann   West Germany 35:30.4
6 Wilfried Scholz   East Germany 35:31.8
7 Ray Smedley   England 35:35.8
8 Noel Tijou   France 35:36.4
9 David Black   England 35:37.2
10 Franco Fava   Italy 35:38.4
11 Bernie Ford   England 35:48.4
12 Manfred Kuschmann   East Germany 35:54.2
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Team

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Rank Team Points
    Belgium
Eric De Beck 1
Karel Lismont 3
Marc Smet 13
Gaston Roelants 14
Frank Grillaert 27
Erik Gijselinck 45
(Achille Vaes) (50)
(Hendrik Schoofs) (75)
103
    England
Ray Smedley 7
David Black 9
Bernie Ford 11
Grenville Tuck 16
Frank Briscoe 30
Mike Beevor 36
(Mike Tagg) (40)
(Robert Patterson) (69)
(Peter Standing) (94)
109
    France
Noel Tijou 8
Lucien Rault 20
Pierre Liardet 38
Jean-Jacques Prianon 39
René Jourdan 49
Jean-Paul Gomez 61
(André Gloaguen) (83)
(François Lacour) (85)
(Jean Jacques Boiroux) (87)
215
4   West Germany 220
5   East Germany 226
6   Spain 269
7   Scotland 273
8   Italy 278
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7 km)

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Individual

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Rank Athlete Country Time
  Rich Kimball   United States 21:30.8
  Venanzio Ortis   Italy 21:33
  John Treacy   Ireland 21:42.4
4 Dietmar Millonig   Austria 21:48
5 Matt Centrowitz   United States 21:48
6 John Roscoe   United States 21:52.2
7 Bouchaib Zouhri   Morocco 21:54.2
8 Mohamed Naoumi   Morocco 21:55.2
9 Rudi Schoofs   Belgium 21:56.4
10 Pat Davey   United States 21:58.2
11 Guy Bourban   France 21:59
12 William Sheridan   Scotland 22:00.2
Full results

Team

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Rank Team Points
    United States
Rich Kimball 1
Matt Centrowitz 5
John Roscoe 6
Pat Davey 10
(Mike Pinocci) (15)
(J.J. Griffin) (18)
22
    Morocco
Bouchaib Zouhri 7
Mohamed Naoumi 8
Hamadi Massoudi 21
Yahia Hadka 22
(Ahmed Sennaji) (40)
58
    Italy
Venanzio Ortis 2
Giuseppe Gerbi 24
Stefano La Sala 25
Salvatore Anzà 39
(Giancarlo Garattini) (43)
(Matteo Lo Russo) (65)
90
4   Scotland 93
5   Ireland 95
6   Belgium 102
7   West Germany 118
8   France 120
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 12:42
  Nina Holmén   Finland 12:47.6
  Rita Ridley   England 12:54
4 Ann Yeoman   England 12:58.6
5 Pirjo Vihonen   Finland 13:02
6 Bronislawa Ludwichowska   Poland 13:03.2
7 Joyce Smith   England 13:04.4
8 Mary Stewart   Scotland 13:05.6
9 Carmen Valero   Spain 13:13.4
10 Margherita Gargano   Italy 13:14.8
11 Josee van Santberghe   Belgium 13:18.6
12 Clara Choate   United States 13:20.8
Full results
Teams
Rank Team Points
    England
Rita Ridley 3
Ann Yeoman 4
Joyce Smith 7
Carol Gould 14
(Christine Tranter) (15)
(Glynis Goodburn) (22)
28
    Italy
Paola Pigni 1
Margherita Gargano 10
Silvana Cruciata 13
Bruna Lovisolo 26
(Waltraud Egger) (47)
(Giovanna Leone) (57)
50
    Finland
Nina Holmén 2
Pirjo Vihonen 5
Sinikka Tyynelä 16
Irja Pettinen 38
61
4   Belgium 97
5   United States 98
6   Poland 98
7   West Germany 116
8   Scotland 123
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Belgium2013
2  United States2002
3  Italy*1214
4  England1113
5  Finland0112
6  Morocco0101
  Spain0101
8  France0011
  Ireland0011
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 269 athletes from 23 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marshal, Ron (March 18, 1974), Athletics - Brown excels on a good day for Scots - Scotland's cross-country teams returned yesterday after a bid to make an impression on the outcome of the International championships on Saturday at Monza..., Glasgow Herald, p. 5, retrieved October 16, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 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 - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 16, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 16, 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 16, 2013
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