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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.
Medallists
edit| 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
editSenior men's race (12 km)
editIndividual
edit| 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 |
| Full results | |||
Team
edit| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Belgium
|
103 | ||||||||||||||||||
| |
England
|
109 | ||||||||||||||||||
| |
France
|
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)
editIndividual
edit| 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
edit| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
United States
|
22 | ||||||||||||
| |
Morocco
|
58 | ||||||||||||
| |
Italy
|
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)
edit| 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 | |||
| Rank | Team | Points | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
England
|
28 | ||||||||||||
| |
Italy
|
50 | ||||||||||||
| |
Finland
|
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)
edit* Host nation (Italy)
| 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 | |
- Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.
Participation
editAn 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)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
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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
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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) - ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 16, 2013
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