1964 International Cross Country Championships

The 1964 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Leopardstown Racecourse on March 21, 1964. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[1]

1964 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	51st
Date	March 21
Host city	Dublin, Ireland
Venue	Leopardstown Racecourse
Events	2
Distances	7.3 mi (11.7 km) men 4.7 mi (7.6 km) junior men
Participation	113 athletes from 9 nations
← 1963 San Sebastián 1965 Oostende →

Complete results for men,^[2] junior men,^[3] medallists ^[4] and the results of British athletes^[5] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Men 7.3 mi (11.8 km)	Francisco Aritmendi  Spain	40:33	Ron Hill  England	40:42	John Cooke  England	40:49
Junior Men 4.7 mi (7.5 km)	Ian McCafferty  Scotland	24:20	David Walker  England	24:45	Don Collins  England	24:45
Team
Men	England	38	France	96	Morocco	149
Junior Men	England	16	Scotland	17	Morocco	22

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.3 mi / 11.8 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Francisco Aritmendi	Spain	40:33
	Ron Hill	England	40:42
	John Cooke	England	40:49
4	Gerry North	England	40:49
5	James Hogan	Ireland	40:56
6	Jean Vaillant	France	40:59
7	Bruce Tulloh	England	41:05
8	Basil Heatley	England	41:08
9	Abdeslem Bouchta	Morocco	41:13
10	Georges Fromont	Belgium	41:25
11	Mariano Haro	Spain	41:25
12	Yves Martinage	France	41:30
13	Fernando Aguilar	Spain	41:35
14	Mel Batty	England	41:38
15	Tom O'Riordan	Ireland	41:38
16	Guy Texereau	France	41:38
17	Ben Assou El Ghazi	Morocco	41:39
18	Alain Mimoun	France	41:40
19	Mohamed Ben Mohamed	Morocco	41:40
20	Mike Turner	England	41:50
21	Jean Fayolle	France	41:55
22	Dominic Keily	England	41:55
23	Lucien Rault	France	41:56
24	Joseph van Lent	Belgium	41:56
25	Hadj Ben Sitel	Morocco	42:04
26	Marcel Vandewattyne	Belgium	42:08
27	Hedwig Leenaert	Belgium	42:10
28	Bertie Messitt	Ireland	42:11
29	Andy Brown	Scotland	42:13
30	Jim Alder	Scotland	42:22
31	Dirk de Bruyn	Netherlands	42:23
32	Derek Graham	Ireland	42:31
33	Walter Vanhoutte	Belgium	42:35
34	Ahmed Oukbouch	Morocco	42:36
35	Leon Moreels	Belgium	42:39
36	Noel Tijou	France	42:44
37	Henk Snepvangers	Netherlands	42:45
38	Eddie Strong	England	42:54
39	Alasdair Heron	Scotland	43:00
40	Fergus Murray	Scotland	43:01
41	Lorenzo Gutiérrez	Spain	43:03
42	Frans van der Hoeven	Belgium	43:09
43	Mick Neville	Ireland	43:12
44	José Molíns	Spain	43:13
45	Mohamed Brahim	Morocco	43:13
46	Moha Ouali	Morocco	43:22
47	Manuel Alonso	Spain	43:27
48	James Johnstone	Scotland	43:28
49	Cees Clement	Netherlands	43:29
50	Mel Edwards	Scotland	43:30
51	Fons Veldhuyzen	Netherlands	43:35
52	Jacques van Eekelen	Netherlands	43:36
53	Alastair Wood	Scotland	43:46
54	Roger Petit	France	43:48
55	Jesús Fernández	Spain	43:51
56	José Fernández	Spain	43:52
57	Tom Cochrane	Scotland	43:55
58	Hedydd Davies	Wales	43:57
59	Frank McDermott	Ireland	44:02
60	Jean-Pierre Delloye	Belgium	44:07
61	Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem	Morocco	44:10
62	Iluminado Corcuera	Spain	44:15
63	Jan van Grinsven	Netherlands	44:17
64	Barry O'Gorman	Ireland	44:34
65	Pat Killeen	Ireland	44:42
66	Tom Edmunds	Wales	44:50
67	Bernard Maroquin	France	44:56
68	Lyn Bevan	Wales	45:00
69	Lachie Stewart	Scotland	45:09
70	Ron Franklin	Wales	45:50
71	Roger Harrison-Jones	Wales	46:03
72	Ken Flowers	Wales	46:31
73	Bill Stitfall	Wales	47:11
74	Bakir Benaissa	Morocco	47:35
75	Josephus Scheyen	Netherlands	47:43
76	Gerry Barrell	Wales
—	Gaston Roelants	Belgium	DNF
—	Tony Harris	Wales	DNF
—	Colin Shillington	Ireland	DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Ian McCafferty	Scotland	24:20
	David Walker	England	24:45
	Don Collins	England	24:45
4	Larbi Oukada	Morocco	25:04
5	Jean-Marie Rebry	Belgium	25:07
6	Robert Mack	Wales	25:08
7	Alec Brown	Scotland	25:12
8	Bouabib Chaoui	Morocco	25:13
9	Joseph Reilly	Scotland	25:18
10	Miloud Lhouceine	Morocco	25:20
11	Thomas O'Reilly	England	25:37
12	Jesús de Alba	Spain	25:44
13	Armand Dobbelaere	Belgium	25:48
14	Graham Taylor	England	25:53
15	Maurice de Roo	Belgium	25:58
16	Jorge González	Spain	25:59
17	Chris Loosley	Wales	26:05
18	John McGrow	England	26:15
19	Juan Hidalgo	Spain	26:21
20	Dehbi Elyazid	Morocco	26:23
21	Francisco Albert	Spain	26:26
22	Ian Young	Scotland	26:40
23	Marnix Stevens	Belgium	26:43
24	Mike Teer	Ireland	26:48
25	Will Francis	Wales	27:00
26	Tony Hopkins	Ireland	27:05
27	Eric Denduyver	Belgium	27:08
28	Jim Wright	Scotland	27:12
29	Clive Williams	Wales	27:26
30	B. Boyd	Ireland	27:34
31	Eric McMaster	Ireland	28:59
—	José Morera	Spain	DNF
—	Paul Lavelle	Ireland	DNF
—	Mehdi Jaouhar	Morocco	DNF

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Ron Hill John Cooke Gerry North Bruce Tulloh Basil Heatley Mel Batty	38
2	France	Jean Vaillant Yves Martinage Guy Texereau Alain Mimoun Jean Fayolle Lucien Rault	96
3	Morocco	Abdeslem Bouchta Ben Assou El Ghazi Mohamed Ben Mohamed Hadj Ben Sitel Ahmed Oukbouch Mohamed Brahim	149
4	Belgium	Georges Fromont Joseph van Lent Marcel Vandewattyne Hedwig Leenaert Walter Vanhoutte Leon Moreels	155
5	Spain	Francisco Aritmendi Mariano Haro Fernando Aguilar Lorenzo Gutierrez José Molíns Manuel Alonso	157
6	Ireland	James Hogan Tom O'Riordan Bertie Messitt Derek Graham Mick Neville Frank McDermott	182
7	Scotland	Andy Brown Jim Alder Alasdair Heron Fergus Murray James Johnstone Mel Edwards	236
8	Netherlands	Dirk de Bruyn Henk Snepvangers Cees Clement Fons Veldhuyzen Jacques van Eekelen Jan van Grinsven	283
9	Wales	Hedydd Davies Tom Edmunds Lyn Bevan Ron Franklin Roger Harrison-Jones Ken Flowers	405

Junior Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	David Walker Don Collins Thomas O'Reilly	16
2	Scotland	Ian McCafferty Alec Brown Joseph Reilly	17
3	Morocco	Larbi Oukada Bouabib Chaoui Miloud Lhouceine	22
4	Belgium	Jean-Marie Rebry Armand Dobbelaere Maurice de Roo	33
5	Spain	Jesús de Alba Jorge González Juan Hidalgo	47
6	Wales	Robert Mack Chris Loosley Will Francis	48
7	Ireland	Mike Teer Tony Hopkins B. Boyd	80

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 113 athletes from 9 countries.

•  Belgium (14)
•  England (14)
•  France (9)
•  Ireland (14)
•  Morocco (14)
•  Netherlands (7)
•  Scotland (14)
•  Spain (14)
•  Wales (13)

See also

• 1964 in athletics (track and field)