1972 International Cross Country Championships

The 1972 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cambridge, England, at the Coldhams Common on 18 March 1972. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald. This was the last competition organized by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU). The organization of the event was transferred to the IAAF as recommended as a result of the meeting of the IAAF cross-country committee that year in London. It was continued as IAAF World Cross Country Championships. From then on, the event was open for all IAAF members whereas before, non-ICCU members were only allowed to compete after special invitation.

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

Medallists IndividualMen7.5 mi (12.1 km)Gaston Roelants 37:43Mariano Haro 38:01Ian Stewart 38:20Junior Men4.35 mi (7.0 km)Aldo Tomasini 23:20Jim Brown 23:35Franco Fava 23:45Women2.8 mi (4.5 km)Joyce Smith 16:11Eileen Claugus 16:13Rita Ridley 16:19 TeamMen 84 94 140Junior Men 19 22 26Women 22 40 64

Individual Race Results Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Gaston Roelants 37:43 Mariano Haro 38:01 Ian Stewart 38:20 4 Tapio Kantanen 38:25 5 38:26 6 Pekka Päivärinta 38:28 7 Eric de Beck 38:31 8 Tony Simmons 38:36 9 Haddou Jaddour 38:43 10 Lucien Rault 38:47 11 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem 38:50 12 Mejjati Lahcen 38:52 13 Moumoh Haddou 38:56 14 Juan Hidalgo 39:04 15 Allan Rushmer 39:16 16 Colin Robinson 39:16 17 Karel Lismont 39:21 18 Grenville Tuck 39:28 19 Malcolm Thomas 39:33 20 Jim Alder 39:35 21 Tony Ashton 39:37 22 Keith Angus 39:38 23 José Maiz 39:39 24 Amakdouf Layachi 39:40 25 Ghazi Ben Lahcen 39:40 26 Gabriele Barbaro 39:42 27 Lachie Stewart 39:43 28 Neil Cusack 39:45 29 Fritz Rüegsegger 39:47 30 Gerry Stevens 39:48 31 Christian Dudouet 39:49 32 Pat Gilseman 39:52 33 Mohamed Sghir 39:54 34 René Goris 39:58 35 Jean-Yves Le Flohic 40:01 36 Alistair Blamire 40:02 37 Ben Abdel Kader 40:03 38 Francois Blommaerts 40:04 39 Rauno Mattila 40:06 40 Tom O'Riordan 40:07 41 Renato Martini 40:10 42 Santiago de la Parte 40:13 43 Gilbert Hanssens 40:15 44 Andrew McKean 40:16 45 Raimo Karsikas 40:17 46 Noel Tijou 40:18 47 René Jourdan 40:18 48 Hans Lang 40:22 49 Carlos Pérez 40:23 50 Eddy Rombaux 40:29 51 Marcel Lechevallier 40:32 52 Paddy Coyle 40:35 53 Bill Robinson 40:36 54 Mikko Ala-Leppilamppi 40:37 55 Albrecht Moser 40:40 56 Toni Zimmermann 40:41 57 Frank Grillaert 40:47 58 Steve Kenyon 40:49 59 Sean O'Sullivan 40:51 60 Bernie Plain 40:52 61 Franco Veronese 40:53 62 John Buckley 40:59 63 Dennis Fowles 41:01 64 Franco Ambrosioni 41:01 65 Alfons Sidler 41:02 66 Giovanni Pizzi 41:09 67 Jörg Weber 41:10 68 Alan Cass 41:12 69 Jean-Pierre Ouine 41:13 70 Antoine Borowski 41:21 71 Francesco De Menego 41:27 72 Walter Fähndrich 41:27 73 Dick Wedlock 41:28 74 Luigi Conti 41:29 75 John Phelan 41:30 76 John Myatt 41:34 77 Rafael García 41:36 78 Jean-Paul Le Gall 41:37 79 Frank Greally 41:38 80 Mario Binato 41:52 81 Ian McCafferty 41:54 82 John Jones 41:54 83 Javier Álvarez 41:56 84 Johan Janssens 41:57 85 Veijo Sallinen 42:09 86 Ramon Tasende 42:19 87 Padraig Keane 42:26 88 Gerry Hannon 42:31 89 Ian Morrison 42:36 90 Julio Gude 42:45 91 Jim Wight 42:47 92 Dic Evans 42:56 93 Primo Gretter 42:56 94 Jim McGuinness 43:19 95 Nigel Evans 43:31 96 Brian Brookes 43:43 97 Roy Kernoghan 43:46 98 John McLaughlin 44:24 99 Ian Cotton 44:35 100 Kevin Morgan 45:29 101 Ernie Cunningham 45:59 102 Tom Quinn 46:16

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Aldo Tomasini 23:20 Jim Brown 23:35 Franco Fava 23:45 4 David Black 23:48 5 Larbi M'Hidra 23:58 6 Barry Smith 24:04 7 Ahmed Roubial 24:07 8 Ricardo Ortega 24:09 9 Fernando Cerrada 24:18 10 José Haro 24:21 11 Kamel Guemar 24:21 12 Dennis Coates 24:31 13 Paul Bannon 24:33 14 Mohamed Chahin 24:43 15 Luca Bigatello 24:46 16 Léon Schots 24:53 17 Peter Ratcliffe 24:55 18 Mark Broeckx 24:57 19 Robin Walker 24:59 20 Laurence Reilly 25:01 21 Abdelkrim Djelassi 25:03 22 Ben Aissa Ben Jelloun 25:06 23 Ronald MacDonald 25:13 24 Franz Bühler 25:14 25 Hanspeter Stauffacher 25:17 26 Eamonn Coghlan 25:18 27 Taieb Merdassi 25:19 28 Brian Donovan 25:20 29 Robert Lismont 25:21 30 Francisco Morera 25:23 31 Tony Staynings 25:28 32 Desmond O'Connor 25:32 33 John Davies 25:37 34 Franky Calus 25:41 35 Julian Goater 25:42 36 Lakhdar Boulkhoukh 25:50 37 Steve Slocombe 25:51 38 Hugo Wey 25:53 39 Abdelmadjid Mada 26:03 40 Richard Samuels 26:05 41 Mohamed Moussa 26:16 42 Mohamed Ben Tayeb 26:23 43 Paul Moeyaert 26:24 44 Mohamed Ouertani 26:26 45 Tom Hesketh 26:34 46 Michael Treacy 26:40 47 Phil English 26:57 48 Roberto Volpi 26:58 49 Dessi Martin 27:00 50 Lawrie Spence 27:04 51 Paul Younger 27:25 52 Martin Donaldson 28:19 — José Luis Ruiz DNF — Mario Brembilla DNF

Women's (2.8 mi / 4.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Joyce Smith 16:11 Eileen Claugus 16:13 Rita Ridley 16:19 4 Josee van Santberghe 16:20 5 Margaret Coomber 16:31 6 Paola Pigni 16:34 7 Sheila Carey 16:42 8 Jean Lochhead 16:43 9 Caroline Walker 16:45 10 Giuseppina Torello 16:47 11 Ann Yeoman 16:49 12 Joan Allison 16:52 13 Mary Lynch 16:55 14 Beth Bonner 16:57 15 Deborah Roth 17:03 16 Tena Anex 17:03 17 Mary Stewart 17:05 18 Angela Lovell 17:09 19 Christine Haskett 17:10 20 Deirdre Foreman 17:11 21 Bronwen Cardy 17:19 22 Ann Cumming 17:19 23 Ann Barrass 17:21 24 Margherita Gargano 17:26 25 Jane Hill 17:30 26 Bernadette van Roy 17:31 27 Rosemary Stirling 17:33 28 Waltraud Egger 17:35 29 Mary Speedman 17:36 30 Susan Barnes 17:37 31 Carmen Valero 17:51 32 Liève van den Broeck 17:54 33 Mary Kelly 17:57 34 Thelwyn Bateman 18:13 35 Beatrice Lambert 18:18 36 Marion Hepworth 18:29 37 Lesley John 18:32 38 Magda Versluys 18:43 39 Lutgard van Brempt 18:48 40 Grazia Bertoldo Retter 18:56 41 Pamela Reece 19:09 42 Christine Gleeson 19:25 43 Angela Kirkpatrick 21:13 — Zina Boniolo DNF

Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Tony SimmonsAllan RushmerColin RobinsonGrenville TuckKeith Angus 84 2 Haddou JaddourMohamed Ben AbdelsalemMejjati LahcenMoumoh HaddouAmakdouf LayachiGhazi Ben Lahcen 94 3 Gaston RoelantsEric de BeckKarel LismontRené GorisFrancois BlommaertsGilbert Hanssens 140 4 Ian StewartJim AlderLachie StewartAlistair BlamireAndrew McKeanDick Wedlock 203 5 Mariano HaroJuan HidalgoJosé MaizSantiago de la ParteCarlos PérezRafael García 207 6 Lucien RaultChristian DudouetJean-Yves Le FlohicNoel TijouRené JourdanMarcel Lechevallier 220 7 Tapio KantanenPekka PäivärintaRauno MattilaRaimo KarsikasMikko Ala-LeppilamppiVeijo Sallinen 233 8 Neil CusackPat GilsemanTom O'RiordanPaddy CoyleSean O'SullivanJohn Buckley 273 9 Malcolm ThomasTony AshtonBernie PlainDennis FowlesAlan CassJohn Jones 313 10 Fritz RüegseggerHans LangAlbrecht MoserToni ZimmermannAlfons SidlerJörg Weber 320 11 Gabriele BarbaroRenato MartiniFranco VeroneseFranco AmbrosioniGiovanni PizziFrancesco De Menego 329 12 Gerry HannonIan MorrisonJim McGuinnessRoy KernoghanJohn McLaughlinIan Cotton 565

Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Aldo TomasiniFranco FavaLuca Bigatello 19 2 David BlackBarry SmithDennis Coates 22 3 Larbi M'HidraAhmed RoubialMohamed Chahin 26 4 Ricardo OrtegaFernando CerradaJosé Haro 27 5 Jim BrownPaul BannonLaurence Reilly 35 6 Léon SchotsMark BroeckxRobert Lismont 63 7 Robin WalkerEamonn CoghlanDesmond O'Connor 77 8 Peter RatcliffeBrian DonovanJohn Davies 78 9 Kamel GuemarLakhdar BoulkhoukhAbdelmadjid Mada 86 10 Franz BühlerHanspeter StauffacherHugo Wey 87 11 Abdelkrim DjelassiTaieb MerdassiMohamed Moussa 89 12 Tom HeskethDessi MartinPaul Younger 145

Women's Rank Country Team Points 1 Joyce SmithRita RidleySheila CareyAnn Yeoman 22 2 Eileen ClaugusCaroline WalkerBeth BonnerDeborah Roth 40 3 Margaret CoomberMary StewartChristine HaskettAnn Barrass 64 4 Paola PigniGiuseppina TorelloMargherita GarganoWaltraud Egger 68 5 Mary LynchDeirdre ForemanAnn CummingMary Kelly 88 6 Jean LochheadBronwen CardySusan BarnesThelwyn Bateman 93 7 Josee van SantbergheBernadette van RoyLiève van den BroeckMagda Versluys 100

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 200 athletes from 15 countries.

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See also 1972 in athletics (track and field)

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