1961 International Cross Country Championships
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| 1961 International Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | ICCU |
| Edition | 48th |
| Date | March 26 |
| Host city | Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France  |
| Events | 2 |
| Distances | 8.9 mi (14.5 km) men / 4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men |
| Participation | 109 athletes from 10 nations |
The 1961 International Cross Country Championships was held in Nantes, France, on March 26, 1961. This year, an official junior championship (for athletes under 21 on the day of the race) was introduced. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] medalists,[4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||||
| Men 8.9 mi (14.3 km) |
Basil Heatley England | 45:22.2 | Antonio Amorós Spain | 45:46 | Martin Hyman England | 45:56.4 |
| Junior Men 4.7 mi (7.5 km) |
Colin Robinson England | 26:20.4 | Alan Simpson England | 26:24.4 | Mariano Haro Spain | 26:25.2 |
| Team | ||||||
| Men |  Belgium | 54 | England | 71 | France | 119 |
| Junior Men | England | 11 | Belgium | 18 | Spain | 39 |
Individual Race Results
Men's (8.9 mi / 14.3 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Basil Heatley | England | 45:22.2 |
 | Antonio Amorós | Spain | 45:46 |
 | Martin Hyman | England | 45:56.4 |
| 4 | Henri Clerckx | Belgium | 46:03.6 |
| 5 | Aurèle Vandendriessche | Belgium | 46:06.8 |
| 6 | Hedwig Leenaert | Belgium | 46:21 |
| 7 | Michel Bernard | France | 46:23 |
| 8 | Roy Fowler | England | 46:27 |
| 9 | Salah Beddiaf | France | 46:39 |
| 10 | Mohamed Saïd |  Morocco | 46:46 |
| 11 | Gaston Roelants | Belgium | 46:54 |
| 12 | Jean Vaillant | France | 46:57 |
| 13 | Louis van Praet | Belgium | 46:58 |
| 14 | Bakir Benaissa | Morocco | 47:05 |
| 15 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 47:07 |
| 16 | Ted Matley | England | 47:09 |
| 17 | Manuel Alonso | Spain | 47:14 |
| 18 | Graham Everett |  Scotland | 47:24 |
| 19 | Denis Jouret | Belgium | 47:31 |
| 20 | Peter Wilkinson | England | 47:34 |
| 21 | Joe Connolly | Scotland | 47:41 |
| 22 | Pierre de Pauw | Belgium | 47:43 |
| 23 | Mike Turner | England | 47:44 |
| 24 | Alain Mimoun | France | 47:46 |
| 25 | Georg Steiner |  Switzerland | 47:51 |
| 26 | Lahcen Ben Allal | Morocco | 47:56 |
| 27 | Fernando Aguilar | Spain | 48:08 |
| 28 | Andy Brown | Scotland | 48:12 |
| 29 | Alfonso Vidal | Spain | 48:16 |
| 30 | Pat Killeen |  Ireland | 48:18 |
| 31 | Maurice Chiclet | France | 48:19 |
| 32 | Hammadi Ben Mohamed | Morocco | 48:20 |
| 33 | Alastair Wood | Scotland | 48:23 |
| 34 | Oskar Leupi | Switzerland | 48:24 |
| 35 | Frank Seal | England | 48:25 |
| 36 | Jean Fayolle | France | 48:28 |
| 37 | Hamid | Morocco | 48:28 |
| 38 | Hamida Addéche | France | 48:33 |
| 39 | Yves Jeannotat | Switzerland | 48:34 |
| 40 | Hans Rüdisühli | Switzerland | 48:39 |
| 41 | Hamoud Ameur | France | 48:42 |
| 42 | Gordon Eadie | Scotland | 48:44 |
| 43 | Moha Ouali | Morocco | 48:46 |
| 44 | David Richards Jun. |  Wales | 48:47 |
| 45 | Bertie Messitt | Ireland | 48:49 |
| 46 | Bruce Tulloh | Scotland | 49:03 |
| 47 | Luis García | Spain | 49:06 |
| 48 | Frans van der Hoeven | Belgium | 49:10 |
| 49 | Mohamed Ben Hassan | Morocco | 49:10 |
| 50 | Norman Horrell | Wales | 49:15 |
| 51 | Adrian Jackson | Scotland | 49:18 |
| 52 | Gerald McIntyre | Ireland | 49:20 |
| 53 | Ron Franklin | Wales | 49:31 |
| 54 | José Molíns | Spain | 49:39 |
| 55 | Niklaus Näf | Switzerland | 49:42 |
| 56 | Mohamed Lahcen | Morocco | 49:45 |
| 57 | William Heiberg | England | 49:46 |
| 58 | Stan Taylor | Scotland | 49:48 |
| 59 | Alfons Sidler | Switzerland | 49:48 |
| 60 | Willie Dunne | Ireland | 50:06 |
| 61 | José María Alday | Spain | 50:11 |
| 62 | Benny O'Sullivan | Ireland | 50:17 |
| 63 | Harry Wilson | Wales | 50:22 |
| 64 | Francois Fatton | Switzerland | 50:30 |
| 65 | Mick Connolly | Ireland | 50:31 |
| 66 | Brian Jeffs | Wales | 50:31 |
| 67 | Aurelio Aguirre | Spain | 51:06 |
| 68 | Hugo Eisenring | Switzerland | 51:13 |
| 69 | Gerry North | England | 51:21 |
| 70 | Roger Harrison-Jones | Wales | 50:43 |
| 71 | Roy Profitt | Wales | 51:51 |
| 72 | Paul Knill | Switzerland | 52:08 |
| 73 | Tommy Dunne | Ireland | 52:43 |
| 74 | Colm Holohan | Ireland | 52:53 |
| 75 | Ian Harris | Scotland | 53:07 |
| — | Tomas Ballestin | Spain | DNF |
| — | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam | Morocco | DNF |
| — | Francis Duleau | France | DNF |
| — | Jim Douglas | Ireland | DNF |
Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Robinson | England | 26:20.4 |
| Alan Simpson | England | 26:24.4 |
| Mariano Haro | Spain | 26:25.2 |
| 4 | Abdeslem Bouchta | Morocco | 26:33.8 |
| 5 | Luc van der Smissen | Belgium | 26:43 |
| 6 | Raymond Crauwels | Belgium | 26:47 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Deraemaeker | Belgium | 27:01 |
| 8 | Thomas Pugh | England | 27:13 |
| 9 | Joseph Smolders | Belgium | 27:28 |
| 10 | Amara Gahlouzi |  Tunisia | 27:32 |
| 11 | Amel Leborgne | France | 27:35 |
| 12 | André de Hertoghe | Belgium | 27:42 |
| 13 | Hadj Ben Sitel | Morocco | 27:44 |
| 14 | Abdelhamid Yazidi | Tunisia | 27:55 |
| 15 | Anthony Platt | England | 27:59 |
| 16 | José María Sarriegui | Spain | 28:14 |
| 17 | Mohamed Frigui | Tunisia | 28:20 |
| 18 | Armand Trichet | France | 28:21 |
| 19 | Ahmed Zammel | Tunisia | 28:24 |
| 20 | José María Alberdi | Spain | 28:25 |
| 21 | Noel Tijou | France | 28:40 |
| 22 | Paulino García | Spain | 28:45 |
| 23 | Ben Nouceur | Morocco | 28:47 |
| 24 | Ahmed Oukbouch | Morocco | 29:00 |
| 25 | Garnier | France | 29:20 |
| 26 | Geoffrey Wood | England | 29:26 |
| 27 | Lennen | France | 29:36 |
| 28 | A. Gerdane | Morocco | 30:17 |
| 29 | Francisco Vela | Spain | 30:28 |
| 30 | Mahmoud Ben Rabah | Tunisia | 30:29 |
