The 1969 International Cross Country Championships was held in Clydebank, Scotland, at the Dalmuir Park on 22 March 1969. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists IndividualMen7.5 mi (12.0 km)Gaston Roelants 36:25Dick Taylor 36:44Ian McCafferty 36:57Junior Men4.35 mi (7.0 km)Dave Bedford 19:38John Bednarski 19:59John Harrison 20:13Women2.5 mi (4.0 km)Doris Brown 14:46Maureen Dickson 14:51Valerie Robinson 14:58 TeamMen 57 121 125Junior Men 6 21 27Women 23 35 37
Individual Race Results Men's (7.5 mi / 12.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Gaston Roelants 36:25 Dick Taylor 36:44 Ian McCafferty 36:57 4 Mike Tagg 36:59 5 Noel Tijou 37:14 6 René Jourdan 37:24 7 Rex Maddaford 37:28 8 Tim Johnston 37:33 9 Jean Wadoux 37:37 10 Mariano Haro 37:39 11 Bill Clark 37:41 12 Mike Turner 37:44 13 Euan Robertson 37:50 14 Trevor Wright 37:53 15 Willy Polleunis 37:56 16 Lucien Rault 37:57 17 Bob Richardson 38:01 18 Moha Aït Bassou 38:04 19 Gaston Heleven 38:05 20 Lachie Stewart 38:06 21 Eugène Allonsius 38:09 22 Gavin Thorley 38:10 23 Fergus Murray 38:11 24 Andy Holden 38:12 25 Derek Graham 38:14 26 Gerry Stevens 38:15 27 Javier Álvarez 38:16 28 Ben Assou El Ghazi 38:17 29 Carlos Pérez 38:18 30 Moumoh Haddou 38:18 31 Tracy Smith 38:19 32 Mike Baxter 38:20 33 Malcolm Thomas 38:20 34 38:22 35 Paul Thys 38:23 36 Dick Wedlock 38:25 37 Barry Everitt 38:26 38 Gilbert Gauthier 38:27 39 Bryan Rose 38:29 40 José Maiz 38:35 41 Leon Moreels 38:37 42 John Robinson 38:38 43 Gareth Bryan-Jones 38:41 44 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem 38:46 45 Fernando Aguilar 38:47 46 Paddy Coyle 38:48 47 Jean-Pierre Ouine 38:48 48 Charles Messenger 38:49 49 Henri Lepape 38:50 50 Mhedheb Hannachi 38:52 51 Eddy van Butsele 38:56 52 Ramon Tasende 38:57 53 M'Barek Ahdib 38:57 54 Bill Mullett 38:58 55 Haddou Jaddour 39:00 56 Enrique Graña Pérez 39:00 57 Eddie Gray 39:03 58 Danny McDaid 39:06 59 Bouabib Chaoui 39:06 60 Tom O'Riordan 39:07 61 Tony Simmons 39:08 62 Labidi Ayachi 39:09 63 Robert Finlay 39:10 64 Hamida Addéche 39:12 65 Cyril Leigh 39:14 66 Grant McLaren 39:22 67 David Sirl 39:23 68 Bernie Plain 39:24 69 John Campbell 39:31 70 Paul Darney 39:33 71 Sean O'Sullivan 39:35 72 Josef Wirth 39:39 73 Mohamed Belhoucine 39:44 74 Don Macgregor 39:45 75 Alan Jones 39:47 76 Dennis Quinlan 39:48 77 Abdelkader Zaddem 39:50 78 Jim Timoney 39:54 79 S. Abbi 39:56 80 Mick Hickey 39:57 81 Dave Atkinson 39:59 82 Jim Murphy 40:07 83 David Logue 40:11 84 Brian Bisson 40:11 85 Cyril Pennington 40:13 86 Patrick Leddy 40:18 87 Ammar Khemiri 40:25 88 Malcolm Edger 40:25 89 John Jones 40:31 90 John Kelly 40:36 91 Nick Barton 40:41 92 Adelaziz Bouguerra 40:44 93 Hamdouni Sghaier 40:45 94 Brian Armstrong 40:45 95 Bill Norris 40:48 96 Iluminado Corcuera 40:54 97 Jeff Kirby 41:01 98 Jim Wright 41:21 99 Mike Teer 41:36 100 Roy Kernoghan 41:38 101 David Wighton 41:52 102 Tom Heinonen 42:03 103 John Ecclestone 42:15 104 Ian Morrison 42:18 105 Chris McCubbins 42:31 106 Stan Vennard 107 Kevin McCormick — Jim Alder DNF — Mohamed Gammoudi DNF — Juan Hidalgo DNF — Jean-Jacques Prianon DNF — Yvo van Nuffelen DNF
Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Dave Bedford 19:38 John Bednarski 19:59 John Harrison 20:13 4 John Hartnett 20:28 5 Julio Gude 20:42 6 Eddie Leddy 20:45 7 Peter Standing 20:51 8 Felipe de los Bueis 20:55 9 David Gillanders 20:59 10 Moha Ouali 21:00 11 Pat Gilseman 21:01 12 Mohamed Omar 21:02 13 Amakdouf Layachi 21:03 14 José Vázquez 21:04 15 Anthony Moore 21:10 16 Denis Price 21:10 17 M. Belakri 21:11 18 Daniel Murphy 21:12 19 Julien Devos 21:13 20 Luc Lievens 21:14 21 Hubert Valkeneers 21:20 22 Tom Price 21:25 23 Frank Thomas 21:28 24 Brian Morrison 21:29 25 Rafael García 21:34 26 John Allen 21:36 27 Dennis Fowles 21:37 28 John Shine 21:37 29 Frank Sanders 21:56 30 Albert Atkinson 22:02 31 Willem Meyers 22:03 32 George Jarvie 22:04 33 A. Boumezguid 22:08 34 John Robinson 22:09 35 Bob Sercombe 22:20 36 Bonifacio Maestro 22:27 37 Tony Pretty 22:35 38 Alan Beaney 22:42 39 John Mescall 23:40 40 Ian Picken 23:48
Women's (2.5 mi / 4.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Doris Brown 14:46 Maureen Dickson 14:51 Val Robinson 14:58 4 Cheryl Bridges 15:00 5 Ann O'Brien 15:03 6 Phyllis Lowis 15:15 7 Millie Sampson 15:17 8 Margaret Beacham 15:23 9 Pamela Davies 15:24 10 Peggy Mullins 15:27 11 Thelwyn Bateman 15:28 12 Carol Russell 15:29 13 Kathy McHugh 15:30 14 Joyce Smith 15:31 15 Madeline Ibbotson 15:33 16 Vicki Foltz 15:34 17 Judy Oliver 15:38 18 Margaret MacSherry 15:40 19 Mary Stearns 15:45 20 Ursula Kennedy 15:54 21 Abby Hoffman 16:00 22 Susan Foster 16:00 23 Jean Lochhead 16:07 24 Sylvia Arnold 16:10 25 Sandra Kirk 16:14 26 Nuala Bowe 16:15 27 Deirdre Foreman 16:15 28 Thelma Fynn 16:15 29 Sheena Fitzmaurice 16:20 30 Linda James 16:24 31 Maureen Wilton 16:27 32 Georgena Craig 16:38 33 Jennifer Horton 16:43 34 Leslie Watson 16:54 35 Rita Gorton 17:04 36 Bronwen Smith 17:05 37 Emily Hopkins 17:11 38 Diane Dixey 17:15 39 Delyth Davies 17:45 40 Janet Eynon 17:40 — Doreen Martens DNF
Team Results
Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Dick TaylorMike TaggTim JohnstonMike TurnerTrevor WrightBob Richardson 57 2 Noel TijouRené JourdanJean WadouxLucien RaultGilbert GauthierJean-Pierre Ouine 1213Gaston Roelants1Willy Polleunis15Gaston Heleven19Eugène Allonsius2134Paul Thys35125 4 Rex MaddafordEuan RobertsonGavin ThorleyBarry EverittBryan RoseJohn Robinson 160 5 Ian McCaffertyLachie StewartFergus MurrayDick WedlockGareth Bryan-JonesBill Mullett 179 6 Mariano HaroJavier AlvarezCarlos PérezJosé MaizFernando AguilarRamon Tasende 203 7 Moha Aït BassouBen Assou El GhaziMoumoh HaddouMohamed Ben AbdelsalemM'Barek AhdibHaddou Jaddour 228 8 Bill ClarkTracy SmithCharles MessengerJim MurphyBill NorrisTom Heinonen 369 9 Malcolm ThomasTony SimmonsCyril LeighBernie PlainPaul DarneyAlan Jones 372 10 Paddy CoyleDanny McDaidTom O'RiordanSean O'SullivanDennis QuinlanJim Timoney 389 11 Mhedheb HannachiLabidi AyachiAbdelkader ZaddemAmmar KhemiriAdelaziz BouguerraHamdouni Sghaier 461 12 Derek GrahamDavid LogueCyril PenningtonMalcolm EdgerMike TeerRoy Kernoghan 480 13 Robert FinlayGrant McLarenDave AtkinsonBrian BissonBrian ArmstrongDavid Wighton 489
Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Dave BedfordJohn BednarskiJohn Harrison 6 2 John HartnettEddie LeddyPat Gilseman 21 3 Julio GudeFelipe de los BueisJosé Vázquez 27 4 Moha OualiMohamed OmarAmakdouf Layachi 35 5 Julien DevosLuc LievensHubert Valkeneers 60 6 Denis PriceTom PriceJohn Allen 64 7 David GillandersBrian MorrisonGeorge Jarvie 65 8 Frank ThomasDennis FowlesBob Sercombe 85
Women's Rank Country Team Points 1 Doris BrownMaureen DicksonCheryl BridgesVicki Foltz 23 2 Valerie RobinsonMillie SampsonCarol RussellKathy McHugh 35 3 Phyllis LowisMargaret BeachamPamela DaviesJoyce Smith 37 4 Ann O'BrienPeggy MullinsUrsula KennedyNuala Bowe 61 5 Margaret MacSherrySusan FosterSandra KirkSheena Fitzmaurice 94 6 Thelwyn BatemanJean LochheadRita GortonBronwen Smith 105 7 Abby HoffmanThelma FynnLinda JamesMaureen Wilton 110
Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 193 athletes from 14 countries.
(14) (12) (20) (9) (20) (14) (15) (14) (20) (14) (1) (7) (13) (20)
See also 1969 in athletics (track and field)
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