1974_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
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]
Quick Facts Organisers, Edition ...
| 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Date | 16 March |
| Host city | Monza, Lombardia, Italy  |
| Venue | Mirabello Racecourse |
| Events | 3 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 7 km – Junior men 4 km – Senior women |
| Participation | 269 athletes from 23 nations |
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Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.
More information Event, Gold ...
| 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 |
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Senior men's race (12 km)
Individual
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| 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
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium
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103 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England
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109 | ||||||||||||||||||
| France
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215 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | West Germany | 220 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | East Germany | 226 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Spain | 269 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Scotland | 273 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Italy | 278 | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7 km)
Individual
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| 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 |
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Team
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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22 | ||||||||||||
| Morocco
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58 | ||||||||||||
| Italy
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90 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Scotland | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ireland | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Belgium | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | West Germany | 118 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | France | 120 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| 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 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England
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28 | ||||||||||||
| Italy
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50 | ||||||||||||
| Finland
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61 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Belgium | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | United States | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Poland | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | West Germany | 116 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Scotland | 123 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
* Host nation (Italy)
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Italy* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | England | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
An unofficial count yields the participation of 269 athletes from 23 countries.
Austria (4)
Belgium (19)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (6)
England (20)
Finland (10)
France (21)
Ireland (20)
Italy (21)
Kuwait (6)
Morocco (14)
Netherlands (7)
Northern Ireland (10)
Norway (3)
Poland (6)
Scotland (21)
Spain (21)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (6)
Tunisia (6)
United States (12)
Wales (13)
West Germany (19)
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