1975_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
International athletics championship event
The 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 16, 1975. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]
Quick Facts Organisers, Edition ...
| 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | |
|---|---|
| Organisers | IAAF |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Date | March 16 |
| Host city | Rabat, Morocco  |
| Venue | Souissi Racecourse |
| Events | 3 |
| Distances | 12 km – Senior men 7 km – Junior men 4.2 km – Senior women |
| Participation | 316 athletes from 26 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) |
Ian Stewart Scotland | 35:20 | Mariano Haro Spain | 35:21 | Bill Rodgers United States | 35:27.4 |
| Junior men (7 km) |
Bobby Thomas United States | 20:59.8 | José Luis González Spain | 21:18 | John Treacy Ireland | 21:23 |
| Senior women (4.2 km) |
Julie Brown United States | 13:42 | Bronislawa Ludwichowska Poland | 13:47 | Carmen Valero Spain | 13:48 |
| Team | ||||||
| Senior men |  New Zealand | 127 |  England | 198 |  Belgium | 211 |
| Junior men | United States | 29 | Ireland | 35 | Spain | 44 |
| Senior women | United States | 44 | New Zealand | 50 | Poland | 61 |
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Senior men's race (12 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ian Stewart | Scotland | 35:20 |
 | Mariano Haro | Spain | 35:21 |
 | Bill Rodgers | United States | 35:27.4 |
| 4 | John Walker | New Zealand | 35:45 |
| 5 | Euan Robertson | New Zealand | 35:46 |
| 6 | Franco Fava |  Italy | 35:47 |
| 7 | Ray Smedley | England | 35:50 |
| 8 | Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand |  West Germany | 35:51 |
| 9 | Hans-Jürgen Orthmann | West Germany | 35:55 |
| 10 | Gaston Roelants | Belgium | 35:57 |
| 11 | Wilfried Scholz |  East Germany | 35:58 |
| 12 | Abdelkader Zaddem |  Tunisia | 36:00 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
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127 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England
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198 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium
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211 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | United States | 250 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | East Germany | 274 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Scotland | 292 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Algeria | 301 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  France | 303 | ||||||||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Thomas | United States | 20:59.8 |
| José Luis González | Spain | 21:18 |
| John Treacy | Ireland | 21:23 |
| 4 | Cándido Alario | Spain | 21:29 |
| 5 | Don Clary | United States | 21:38 |
| 6 | Mike Longthorn | England | 21:41 |
| 7 | Christian Foucquets | Belgium | 21:42 |
| 8 | Roy Kissin | United States | 21:44 |
| 9 | Louis Kenny | Ireland | 21:45 |
| 10 | Gerry Finnegan | Ireland | 21:46 |
| 11 | Jim Burns | Scotland | 21:47 |
| 12 | Nat Muir | Scotland | 21:51 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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29 | ||||||||||||
| Ireland
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35 | ||||||||||||
| Spain
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44 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Belgium | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Scotland | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | England | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Algeria | 116 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | France | 127 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.2 km)
More information Rank, Athlete ...
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Brown | United States | 13:42 |
| Bronislawa Ludwichowska | Poland | 13:47 |
| Carmen Valero | Spain | 13:48 |
| 4 | Gabriella Dorio | Italy | 13:51 |
| 5 | Lorraine Moller | New Zealand | 13:53 |
| 6 | Heather Thomson | New Zealand | 14:01 |
| 7 | Ann Yeoman | England | 14:03 |
| 8 | Mary Stewart | Scotland | 14:03 |
| 9 | Margherita Gargano | Italy | 14:12 |
| 10 | Anne Garrett | New Zealand | 14:15 |
| 11 | Maggie Keyes | United States | 14:18 |
| 12 | Magda Ilands | Belgium | 14:19 |
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More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
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44 | ||||||||||||
| New Zealand
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50 | ||||||||||||
| Poland
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61 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | England | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Belgium | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Spain | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Italy | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 8 |  Finland | 117 | ||||||||||||
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- Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | England (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 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 316 athletes from 26 countries.
Algeria (14)
Australia (12)
Belgium (21)
East Germany (6)
Egypt (1)
England (18)
Finland (12)
France (21)
Gibraltar (6)
Iran (7)
Ireland (12)
Italy (20)
Libya (7)
Morocco (19)
New Zealand (14)
Northern Ireland (7)
Poland (6)
Saudi Arabia (6)
Scotland (21)
Spain (21)
Sudan (7)
Syria (6)
Tunisia (9)
United States (18)
Wales (13)
West Germany (12)
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