1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition1st
DateMarch 17
Host cityWaregem, West Flanders, Belgium
LocationHippodroom Waregem
Nations participating21
Athletes participating286
Races3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7 km – Junior men
4 km – Senior women
Previous1972 Cambridge
Next1974 Monza

The 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on March 17, 1973. 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

Individual
Senior men
(12 km)		Pekka Päivärinta
Finland		35:46.4Mariano Haro
Spain		35:46.5Rod Dixon
New Zealand		36:00
Junior men
(7 km)		Jim Brown
Scotland		20:52.8José Haro
Spain		21:00.6Léon Schots
Belgium		21:07.2
Senior women
(4 km)		Paola Pigni
Italy		13:45.2Joyce Smith
England		13:58Josee van Santberghe
Belgium		14:01
Team
Senior menBelgium109Soviet Union119New Zealand136
Junior menSpain18Italy22England24
Senior womenEngland40Finland73United States90

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Main article: 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Pekka PäivärintaFinland35:46.4
Mariano HaroSpain35:46.5
Rod DixonNew Zealand36:00
4Tapio KantanenFinland36:05
5Willy PolleunisBelgium36:05
6Roger ClarkEngland36:08
7Juan HidalgoSpain36:12
8Gaston RoelantsBelgium36:13
9Nikolay SviridovSoviet Union36:19
10Noel TijouFrance36:21
11Grenville TuckEngland36:24
12Dick TaylerNew Zealand36:26
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints

Belgium

Willy Polleunis5
Gaston Roelants8
Eric de Beck18
Erik Gijselinck19
Karel Lismont28
Marc Smet31
(Edgard Salvé)(40)
(Herman Parmentier)(98)
109

Soviet Union

Nikolay Sviridov9
Pavel Andreyev17
Nikolay Puklakov21
Boris Olyanitskiy22
Valentin Zotov23
Vladimir Merkushin27
(Petras Simonelis)(53)
(Vadim Mokalov)(73)
119

New Zealand

Rod Dixon3
Dick Tayler12
Bryan Rose14
Euan Robertson15
Eddie Gray38
Nathan Healey54
(John Sheddan)(59)
(Howard Healey)(130)
136
4Finland180
5England181
6Spain260
7France273
8Scotland291
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7 km)

Main article: 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Jim BrownScotland20:52.8
José HaroSpain21:00.6
Léon SchotsBelgium21:07.2
4Franco FavaItaly21:15.2
5Aldo TomasiniItaly21:27.6
6Dennis CoatesEngland21:27.6
7José Luis RuizSpain21:32.2
8Barry SmithEngland21:32.3
9Fernando CerradaSpain21:45
10Tony StayningsEngland21:49
11Reinosa MiramontesSpain21:49
12Neil CouplandEngland21:49.1
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints

Spain

José Haro2
José Luis Ruiz7
Fernando Cerrada9
(Reinosa Miramontes)(11)
18

Italy

Franco Fava4
Aldo Tomasini5
Luca Bigatello13
(Enrico Cantoreggi)(19)
(Gabriele Beretta)(25)
22

England

Dennis Coates6
Barry Smith8
Tony Staynings10
(Neil Coupland)(12)
(Philip Jeffrey)(18)
24
4Scotland32
5France55
6Belgium57
7Ireland89
8Switzerland100
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4 km)

Main article: 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Paola PigniItaly13:45.2
Joyce SmithEngland13:58
Josee van SantbergheBelgium14:01
4Rita RidleyEngland14:02
5Sinikka TyyneläFinland14:09
6Jean LochheadWales14:12
7Marijke MoserSwitzerland14:13
8Irja PettinenFinland14:14
9Anne GarrettNew Zealand14:15
10Nina HolménFinland14:16
11Annie van de KerkhofNetherlands14:20
12Marleen MolsBelgium14:21
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints

England

Joyce Smith2
Rita Ridley4
Penny Yule14
Carol Gould20
(Barbara Banks)(23)
(Norine Braithwaite)(37)
40

Finland

Sinikka Tyynelä5
Irja Pettinen8
Nina Holmén10
Aila Koivistoinen50
73

United States

Doris Brown15
Francie Larrieu16
Vicki Foltz29
Caroline Walker30
(Valerie Eberley)(32)
(Katy McIntyre)(40)
90
4Italy96
5West Germany99
6New Zealand103
7Belgium107
8Ireland115
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

  • Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 286 athletes from 21 countries.

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  • (14)
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  • (14)
  • (12)
  • (14)
  • (20)
  • (8)
  • Spain (19)
  • (6)
  • (8)
  • (6)
  • (15)
  • (13)

See also

References

  1. ^ Marshall, Ron (March 19, 1973), "'Brawn' breaks clear and lives up his name - A goodly ration of champagne in their hotel here last night, strictly speaking to celebrate Jim Brown's crushing win in the junior race, washed away much of the bitterness and frustration that had clung for several hours to the Scottish Senior cross country team...", Glasgow Herald, p. 2, retrieved October 9, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973", Athchamps (archived), archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 9, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973", Athchamps (archived), archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 9, 2013
  4. ^ "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973", Athchamps (archived), March 24, 2007, archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 9, 2013
  5. ^ "IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS", Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 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", IAAF, p. 2ff, archived from the original on September 27, 2013, retrieved October 9, 2013