1965 International Cross Country Championships

The 1965 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ostend, Belgium, at the Hippodrome Wellington on March 20, 1965. The competition saw first appearances of athletes from Algeria, New Zealand and West Germany. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men, junior men, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists IndividualMen7.5 mi (12.1 km)Jean Fayolle 36:48Mel Batty 36:48Mohamed Gammoudi 37:00Junior Men4.7 mi (7.5 km)Jony Dumon 21:36Albien van Holsbeek 21:44David Walker 21:51 TeamMen 55 55 110Junior Men 9 14 34

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Jean Fayolle 36:48 Mel Batty 36:48 Mohamed Gammoudi 37:00 4 Michel Bernard 37:04 5 Derek Graham 37:07 6 Jeff Julian 37:12 7 Ron Hill 37:13 8 Michel Jazy 37:16 9 Jean Vaillant 37:18 10 John Cooke 37:19 11 Mike Freary 37:20 12 Gerry North 37:22 13 Dominic Keily 37:24 14 37:26 15 Jim Alder 37:28 16 Peter Welsh 37:30 17 Mhedheb Hannachi 37:31 18 Pat Sidon 37:38 19 Yves Martinage 37:41 20 Norris Wyatt 37:48 21 Tim Johnston 37:49 22 Hamida Addéche 37:50 23 Francisco Aritmendi 37:51 24 Bryan Rose 37:54 25 Ahmed Zammel 37:56 26 Geoffrey Pyne 37:58 27 Henri Clerckx 38:03 28 Fernando Aguilar 38:04 29 Lorenzo Gutierrez 38:05 30 Hedi Hamrouni 38:06 31 Grant Wheeler 38:06 32 Mariano Haro 38:07 33 Iluminado Corcuera 38:09 34 Marcel Senners 38:15 35 Hans Hüneke 38:17 36 Hans Gerlach 38:18 37 Guy Caillet 38:19 38 Ben Assou El Ghazi 38:21 39 Fergus Murray 38:22 40 Barry Everitt 38:23 41 Ahmed Oukbouch 42 José Maiz 43 Andy Brown 44 Luigi Conti 45 Ali Khamassi 46 Alfredo Rizzo 47 Jesús Fernandez 48 Carlos Pérez 49 Allal Ben Saoudi 50 Cyrille van Geert 51 Werner Dössegger 39:30 52 Jean Dewachter 53 Arno Krausse 54 Ron Grove 55 Lutz Krausse 56 Abdeslem Bouchta 57 58 Lachie Stewart 59 Mohamed Ben Mohamed 60 Jim McNamara 61 Joseph van Lent 62 Piet Beelen 63 Marcel Vandewattyne 64 Raymond van den Borre 65 Noel Tijou 66 Labidi Ayachi 67 Franco Sommaggio 68 Mike Wiggs 69 Giorgio Zanfini 70 Ammar Khemiri 71 Ian McCafferty 72 Hamoud Ameur 73 Egbert Nijstad 74 Pat McMahon 75 Alan Parkinson 76 Josephus Scheyen 77 Edgar Friedli 41:18 78 Alec Brown 79 George Blackburn 80 Robert Williams 81 Manuel Alonso 82 Günter Bretag 83 Bob Roath 84 Carlo Sacchi 85 Jacques van Eekelen 86 Piet de Haas 87 Mohamed Benmaguini 88 Brendan Deary 89 John Collins 90 Hedydd Davies 91 Tony Murphy 92 Klaus Vieth 93 Walter Dietiker 41:48 94 John Godding 95 Youssef Mastouri 96 Joep Delnoye 97 Bert Smit 98 Denis Jouret 99 Oskar Leupi 42:18 100 Don Macgregor 101 Mohamed Ben Moulay 102 William Ewing 103 Harry Simpson 104 Silvio De Florentiis 105 Said Benmaguini 106 Umberto Lagana 107 Manfred Steffny 108 Hammadi Ben Mohamed 109 Hugo Eisenring 42:48 110 Ken Flowers 111 Gerry Barrell 112 Chris Loosley 113 Alfons Ida 114 Hansruedi Knill 43:18 115 Belkacem Chikhane 116 Belkacem Ben Sahraoui 117 Huub Coumans 118 Tom Edmunds 119 Martin Ellenberger 43:38 120 Hansruedi Schneider 121 Abderrahmane Delhoum 122 A. Tounsi 123 Mohamed Iridir 124 Mathieu Reinders 125 C. Grabsi — Jim Hogan DNF — Gaston Roelants DNF — Kaspar Scheiber DNF — Hassan Amri DNF — Roger Young DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Jony Dumon 21:36 Albien Van Holsbeek 21:44 David Walker 21:51 4 Philip Romaine 21:53 5 Eddie Knox 21:54 6 Erik Gyselinck 21:56 7 John Caine 21:58 8 Francesco Sabatino 22:04 9 Gilbert Hanssens 22:06 10 Larbi Oukada 22:17 11 Bouabib Chaoui 22:24 12 José Morera 22:25 13 Miloud Lhouceine 22:35 14 Haddou Jaddour 22:37 15 Luigi Carnicelli 22:39 16 Dehbi Elyazid 22:39 17 Ian Young 22:44 18 Giuseppe Cindolo 22:47 19 Tony Ashton 22:47 20 Francesco Valenti 22:51 21 Manuel Porta 22:53 22 Walter Eadie 22:55 23 Mohamed Ben Slimane 22:59 24 Trevor Wright 23:02 25 Dick Wedlock 23:06 26 Juan Angel Garay 23:15 27 Juan Hidalgo 23:15 28 Hamdouni Sghaier 23:18 29 Tahar Abassi 23:18 30 Gerry Williams 23:19 31 Johan Janssens 23:43 32 Fredj Hemmemi 23:49 33 Will Francis 23:56 34 Abdelhamid Aït Yahia 23:59 35 Belgacem Harrathi 24:01 36 Antonio Giancanterino 24:08 37 Bernie Plain 24:12 38 Abderrahmane Krideche 24:22 39 Yahia Megdout 24:34 40 Chakoufi 24:37 41 Sadmi 25:17 42 Don Price 43 Jeff Kirby — Francisco Collado DNF

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Mel BattyRon HillJohn CookeMike FrearyGerry NorthDominic Keily 55 2 Jean FayolleMichel BernardMichel JazyJean VaillantYves Martinage 55 3 Jeff JulianPeter WelshPat SidonNorris WyattBryan RoseGeoffrey Pyne 110 4 Mohamed GammoudiMhedheb HannachiAhmed ZammelHedi HamrouniAli KhamassiLabidi Ayachi 186 5 Francisco AritmendiFernando AguilarLorenzo GutierrezMariano HaroIluminado CorcueraJosé Maiz 187 6 Jim AlderFergus MurrayAndy BrownLachie StewartIan McCaffertyAlec Brown 304 7 Henri ClerckxCyrille van GeertJean DewachterJoseph van LentMarcel Vandewattyne 310 8 Ben Assou El GhaziAhmed OukbouchAllal Ben SaoudiAbdeslem BouchtaMohamed Ben MohamedMohamed Benmaguini 330 9 Hans HünekeHans GerlachArno KrausseLutz KrausseGünter BretagKlaus Vieth 353 10 Derek GrahamJim McNamaraPat McMahonGeorge BlackburnBrendan DearyTony Murphy 397 11 Luigi ContiAlfredo RizzoFranco SommaggioGiorgio ZanfiniCarlo SacchiSilvio De Florentiis 414 12 Piet BeelenEgbert NijstadJosephus ScheyenJacques van EekelenPiet de HaasJoep Delnoye 478 13 Werner DösseggerEdgar FriedliWalter DietikerOskar LeupiHugo EisenringHansruedi Knill 543 14 Robert WilliamsBob RoathJohn CollinsHedydd DaviesJohn GoddingKen Flowers 546 15 Hamida AddécheHamoud AmeurBelkacem ChikhaneBelkacem Ben SahraouiAbderrahmane DelhoumA. Tounsi 568

Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Jony DumonAlbien Van HolsbeekErik Gyselinck 9 2 David WalkerPhilip RomaineJohn Caine 14 3 Larbi OukadaBouabib ChaouiMiloud Lhouceine 34 4 Francesco SabatinoLuigi CarnicelliGiuseppe Cindolo 41 5 Eddie KnoxIan YoungWalter Eadie 44 6 José MoreraManuel PortaJuan Angel Garay 59 7 Mohamed Ben SlimaneHamdouni SghaierTahar Abassi 80 8 Gerry WilliamsWill FrancisBernie Plain 100 9 Abdelhamid Aït YahiaAbderrahmane KridecheYahia Megdout 111

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 174 athletes from 15 countries.

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See also 1965 in athletics (track and field)

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