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1967 International Cross Country Championships

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1967 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition54th
Date18 March 1967
Host cityBarry, Glamorgan, Wales Wales
Events3
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men /
4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men /
1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation152 athletes from
12 nations

The 1967 International Cross Country Championships was held in Barry, Wales, on 18 March 1967. For the first time, an official women's competition was held. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

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
Men
7.5 mi (12,1 km)
Gaston Roelants
 Belgium
36:03 Tim Johnston
 England
36:20 Bryan Rose
 New Zealand
36:27
Junior Men
4.35 mi (7.0 km)
Eddie Knox
 Scotland
24:42 Eddy Van Butsele
 Belgium
24:44 Brooks Mileson
 England
24:49
Women
1.9 mi (3.0 km)
Doris Brown
 United States
14:28 Rita Lincoln
 England
15:05 Peggy Mullins
 Ireland
15:07
Team
Men  England 70  New Zealand 96  France 122
Junior Men  England 12  Belgium 30  Scotland 33
Women  England 17  Ireland 35  Scotland 50

Individual Race Results

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Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gaston Roelants  Belgium 36:03
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tim Johnston  England 36:20
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bryan Rose  New Zealand 36:27
4 Lachie Stewart  Scotland 36:30
5 Willie Olivier  South Africa 36:32
6 José Maiz  Spain 36:33
7 Guy Texereau  France 36:34
8 Noel Tijou  France 36:41
9 Derek Graham  Ireland 36:44
10 Dick Taylor  England 36:47
11 Ron Hill  England 36:48
12 Peter Welsh  New Zealand 36:49
13 François Lacour  France 36:50
14 Mike Tagg  England 36:52
15 Mike Turner  England 37:02
16 Gerhard Dekkers  South Africa 37:06
17 Eddie Gray  New Zealand 37:09
18 John Hillen  England 37:10
19 Mike Ryan  New Zealand 37:12
20 Tom O'Riordan  Ireland 37:12
21 Jeff Julian  New Zealand 37:14
22 Carlos Pérez  Spain 37:16
23 Jim Alder  Scotland 37:17
24 Norris Wyatt  New Zealand 37:20
25 Barry Everitt  New Zealand 37:25
26 Alan Rushmer  England 37:28
27 Dennis Morrison  South Africa 37:29
28 Michel Bernard  France 37:31
29 Desmond Torr  South Africa 37:36
30 Robert Folie  Belgium 37:38
31 Grant Wheeler  New Zealand 37:40
32 Bernard Maroquin [fr]  France 37:41
33 Gaston Heleven  Belgium 37:42
34 Gérard Goutailler  France 37:43
35 Francisco Aritmendi  Spain 37:44
36 Geoff Bacon  South Africa 37:45
37 Rex Maddaford  New Zealand 37:46
38 Cornelius van Antwerp  South Africa 37:47
39 Hamoud Ameur  France 37:48
40 Gilbert Gauthier  France 37:49
41 Jean-Yves Le Flohic  France 37:50
42 Jim Wright  Scotland 37:51
43 John Godding  Wales 37:52
44 Pierre De Pauw  Belgium 37:54
45 Werner Dössegger   Switzerland 37:58
46 Bob Holt  England 37:59
47 Andy Brown  Scotland 38:00
48 Arie Meeuwissen  Netherlands 38:01
49 Walter Dietiker   Switzerland 38:02
50 Jim McNamara  Ireland 38:15
51 Patrick McLagan  Scotland 38:16
52 Hansruedi Knill   Switzerland 38:17
53 Alfons Sidler   Switzerland 38:19
54 Peter Whewell  South Africa 38:20
55 Piet Beelen  Netherlands 38:26
56 Cyril Leigh  Wales 38:26
57 Javier Álvarez  Spain 38:30
58 Brian Jeffs  Wales 38:32
59 André Dehertoghe  Belgium 38:33
60 Alec Brown  Scotland 38:37
61 Aad Steylen  Netherlands 38:38
62 Jan Zijderlaan  Netherlands 38:39
63 Alistair Blamire  Scotland 38:43
64 Manuel Alonso  Spain 38:45
65 Jo van den Hoogen  Netherlands 38:46
66 Alan Joslyn  Wales 38:47
67 Roy Mack  Wales 38:48
68 Peter Kneubühl   Switzerland 38:49
69 Harry Simpson  Ireland 38:50
70 Llewellyn Leppan  South Africa 38:51
71 Hedydd Davies  Wales 38:58
72 Iluminado Corcuera  Spain 38:59
73 Hans Rüdisühli   Switzerland 39:18
74 Pete Fagan  Ireland 39:19
75 Jim O'Brien  Wales 39:20
76 Jacques van Eekelen  Netherlands 39:22
77 Fernando Aguilar  Spain 39:24
78 Albien Van Holsbeek  Belgium 39:35
79 Mariano Haro  Spain 39:36
80 Denis Jouret  Belgium 39:37
81 Rafael Vergauwen  Belgium 39:45
82 George Blackburn  Ireland 39:47
83 Emil Mächler   Switzerland 39:51
84 Patrick Lynch  Ireland 39:54
85 Huub Coumans  Netherlands 40:07
86 Tony Hopkins  Ireland 40:13
87 Michael Coningham  South Africa 40:24
88 Jim Brennan  Scotland 40:41
89 George Mol  Netherlands 40:50
Ian McCafferty  Scotland DNF
Pedro Sacristán  Spain DNF
Fred Bell  Wales DNF
Johnny Dumon  Belgium DNF

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eddie Knox  Scotland 24:42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eddy Van Butsele  Belgium 24:44
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brooks Mileson  England 24:49
4 Colin Moxsom  England 24:59
5 Frank Briscoe  England 25:06
6 Yvo Van Nuffelen  Belgium 25:13
7 John Rix  England 25:20
8 Tony Simmons  Wales 25:25
9 Francisco Collado  Spain 25:36
10 Ken Bartlett  England 25:47
11 Ron McAndrew  Wales 25:53
12 Ewald Keust   Switzerland 26:12
13 Norman Morrison  Scotland 26:17
14 Félix Lluch  Spain 26:19
15 Angel Cob  Spain 26:22
16 Sjef Hensgens  Netherlands 26:23
17 Gwynn Davis  Wales 26:42
18 John Powell  Wales 26:47
19 John Myatt  Scotland 26:54
20 Willie Day  Scotland 26:55
21 Rini Marynissen  Netherlands 26:57
22 Omer Van Noten  Belgium 26:59
23 Hanspeter Wehrli   Switzerland 27:00
24 Ulrich Maurer   Switzerland 27:01
25 Tim Hopkins  Wales 27:07
26 Piet Vonck  Netherlands 27:17
27 James Cook  Scotland 27:27
28 André Dolder   Switzerland 27:45
29 Willy Polleunis  Belgium 27:57
30 André Ornelis  Belgium 27:58
31 Robert Strik  Netherlands 28:00
32 Teodoro Barrio  Spain 28:50
Juan Carreras  Spain DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

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Rank Athlete Nationality Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Doris Brown  United States 14:28
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rita Lincoln  England 15:05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peggy Mullins  Ireland 15:07
4 Joyce Smith  England 15:16
5 Pamela Davies  England 15:18
6 Joy Jordan  England 15:20
7 Ann O'Brien  Ireland 15:24
8 Patricia Brown  England 15:36
9 Margaret MacSherry  Scotland 15:45
10 Iris Lincoln  England 15:54
11 Georgena Craig  Scotland 16:11
12 Brenda Robinson  Ireland 16:17
13 Maureen Conlan  Ireland 16:22
14 Leslie Watson  Scotland 16:29
15 Patricia Cole  United States 16:41
16 Margaret Purdon  Scotland 16:46
17 Mary Norton  Ireland 16:48
18 Pat Sullivan  Wales 16:52
19 Jean Lochhead  Wales 17:07
20 Margaret Fleming  Scotland 17:14
21 Emily Hopkins  Ireland 17:18
22 Catherine Kelly  Scotland 17:22
23 Delyth Davies  Wales 17:41
24 Jacqueline Clifford  Wales 18:28
25 Brenda Meredith  Wales 18:30
26 Janet Eynon  Wales 18:34

Team Results

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Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Tim Johnston
Dick Taylor
Ron Hill
Mike Tagg
Mike Turner
John Hillen
70
2  New Zealand Bryan Rose
Peter Welsh
Eddie Gray
Mike Ryan
Jeff Julian
Norris Wyatt
96
3  France Guy Texereau
Noel Tijou
François Lacour
Michel Bernard
Bernard Maroquin [fr]
Gérard Goutailler
122
4  South Africa Willie Olivier
Gerhard Dekkers
Dennis Morrison
Desmond Torr
Geoff Bacon
Cornelius van Antwerp
151
5  Scotland Lachie Stewart
Jim Alder
Jim Wright
Andy Brown
Patrick McLagan
Alec Brown
227
6  Belgium Gaston Roelants
Robert Folie
Gaston Heleven
Pierre De Pauw
André Dehertoghe
Albien Van Holsbeek
245
7  Spain José Maiz
Carlos Pérez
Francisco Aritmendi
Javier Álvarez
Manuel Alonso
Iluminado Corcuera
256
8  Ireland Derek Graham
Tom O'Riordan
Jim McNamara
Harry Simpson
Pete Fagan
George Blackburn
304
9   Switzerland Werner Dössegger
Walter Dietiker
Hansruedi Knill
Alfons Sidler
Peter Kneubühl
Hans Rüdisühli
340
10  Wales John Godding
Cyril Leigh
Brian Jeffs
Alan Joslyn
Roy Mack
Hedydd Davies
361
11  Netherlands Arie Meeuwissen
Piet Beelen
Aad Steylen
Jan Zijderlaan
Jo van den Hoogen
Jacques van Eekelen
367

Junior Men's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Brooks Mileson
Colin Moxsom
Frank Briscoe
12
2  Belgium Eddy Van Butsele
Yvo Van Nuffelen
Omer Van Noten
30
3  Scotland Eddie Knox
Norman Morrison
John Myatt
33
4  Wales Tony Simmons
Ron McAndrew
Gwynn Davis
36
5  Spain Francisco Collado
Félix Lluch
Angel Cob
38
6   Switzerland Ewald Keust
Hanspeter Wehrli
Ulrich Maurer
59
7  Netherlands Sjef Hensgens
Rini Marynissen
Piet Vonck
63

Women's

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Rank Country Team Points
1  England Rita Lincoln
Joyce Smith
Pamela Davies
Joy Jordan
17
2  Ireland Peggy Mullins
Ann O'Brien
Brenda Robinson
Maureen Conlan
35
3  Scotland Margaret MacSherry
Georgena Craig
Leslie Watson
Margaret Purdon
50
4  Wales Pat Sullivan
Jean Lochhead
Delyth Davies
Jacqueline Clifford
84

Participation

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An unofficial count yields the participation of 152 athletes from 12 countries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marshall, Ron (20 March 1967), Athletics - Casual Roelants Takes Senior Title at Barry, Glasgow Herald, p. 4, retrieved 3 October 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), International Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Barry Date: Saturday, March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 November 2005), International Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Junior - Barry Saturday March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 1 December 2005, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), International Cross Country Championships - 3.0km CC Women - Barry Saturday March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013