1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition2nd
Date16 March
Host cityMonza, Lombardia, Italy Italy
VenueMirabello Racecourse
Events3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7 km – Junior men
4 km – Senior women
Participation269 athletes from
23 nations

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]

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] women,[4] medallists, [5] and the results of British athletes[6] were published.

Medallists

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

Senior men's race (12 km)

Main article: 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Individual

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Eric De Beck  Belgium 35:23.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mariano Haro  Spain 35:24.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Belgium
Eric De Beck 1
Karel Lismont 3
Marc Smet 13
Gaston Roelants 14
Frank Grillaert 27
Erik Gijselinck 45
(Achille Vaes) (50)
(Hendrik Schoofs) (75)
103
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England
Ray Smedley 7
David Black 9
Bernie Ford 11
Grenville Tuck 16
Frank Briscoe 30
Mike Beevor 36
(Mike Tagg) (40)
(Robert Patterson) (69)
(Peter Standing) (94)
109
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France
Noel Tijou 8
Lucien Rault 20
Pierre Liardet 38
Jean-Jacques Prianon 39
René Jourdan 49
Jean-Paul Gomez 61
(André Gloaguen) (83)
(François Lacour) (85)
(Jean Jacques Boiroux) (87)
215
4  West Germany 220
5  East Germany 226
6  Spain 269
7  Scotland 273
8  Italy 278
Full results

Junior men's race (7 km)

Main article: 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Individual

Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rich Kimball  United States 21:30.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Venanzio Ortis  Italy 21:33
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
Rich Kimball 1
Matt Centrowitz 5
John Roscoe 6
Pat Davey 10
(Mike Pinocci) (15)
(J.J. Griffin) (18)
22
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Morocco
Bouchaib Zouhri 7
Mohamed Naoumi 8
Hamadi Massoudi 21
Yahia Hadka 22
(Ahmed Sennaji) (40)
58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy
Venanzio Ortis 2
Giuseppe Gerbi 24
Stefano La Sala 25
Salvatore Anzà 39
(Giancarlo Garattini) (43)
(Matteo Lo Russo) (65)
90
4  Scotland 93
5  Ireland 95
6  Belgium 102
7  West Germany 118
8  France 120
Full results

Senior women's race (4 km)

Main article: 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
Rank Athlete Country Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paola Pigni  Italy 12:42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nina Holmén  Finland 12:47.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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
Teams
Rank Team Points
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England
Rita Ridley 3
Ann Yeoman 4
Joyce Smith 7
Carol Gould 14
(Christine Tranter) (15)
(Glynis Goodburn) (22)
28
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
Paola Pigni 1
Margherita Gargano 10
Silvana Cruciata 13
Bruna Lovisolo 26
(Waltraud Egger) (47)
(Giovanna Leone) (57)
50
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Finland
Nina Holmén 2
Pirjo Vihonen 5
Sinikka Tyynelä 16
Irja Pettinen 38
61
4  Belgium 97
5  United States 98
6  Poland 98
7  West Germany 116
8  Scotland 123
Full results

Medal table (unofficial)

  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Belgium2013
2 United States2002
3 Italy*1214
4 England1113
5 Finland0112
6 Morocco0101
 Spain0101
8 France0011
 Ireland0011
Totals (9 entries)66618

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 269 athletes from 23 countries.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - 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)
  3. ^ 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((citation)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 16, 2013
  6. ^ 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 16, 2013

External links

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