1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
OrganisersIAAF
Edition3rd
DateMarch 16
Host cityRabat, Morocco
LocationSouissi Racecourse
Nations participating26
Athletes participating316
Races3
Distances12 km – Senior men
7 km – Junior men
4.2 km – Senior women
Previous1974 Monza
Next1976 Chepstow

The 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 16, 1975. 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)		Ian Stewart
Scotland		35:20Mariano Haro
Spain		35:21Bill Rodgers
United States		35:27.4
Junior men
(7 km)		Bobby Thomas
United States		20:59.8José Luis González
Spain		21:18John Treacy
Ireland		21:23
Senior women
(4.2 km)		Julie Brown
United States		13:42Bronislawa Ludwichowska
Poland		13:47Carmen Valero
Spain		13:48
Team
Senior menNew Zealand127England198Belgium211
Junior menUnited States29Ireland35Spain44
Senior womenUnited States44New Zealand50Poland61

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Main article: 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Ian StewartScotland35:20
Mariano HaroSpain35:21
Bill RodgersUnited States35:27.4
4John WalkerNew Zealand35:45
5Euan RobertsonNew Zealand35:46
6Franco FavaItaly35:47
7Ray SmedleyEngland35:50
8Klaus-Peter HildenbrandWest Germany35:51
9Hans-Jürgen OrthmannWest Germany35:55
10Gaston RoelantsBelgium35:57
11Wilfried ScholzEast Germany35:58
12Abdelkader ZaddemTunisia36:00
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints

New Zealand

John Walker4
Euan Robertson5
David Sirl25
John Dixon26
John Sheddan33
Bryan Rose34
(Jack Foster)(36)
(Kevin Ryan)(72)
(Dick Quax)(113)
127

England

Ray Smedley7
Grenville Tuck14
Bernie Ford37
Tony Simmons39
Trevor Wright50
Alan Blinston51
(Mike Beevor)(71)
(Keith Angus)(89)
198

Belgium

Gaston Roelants10
Emiel Puttemans16
André Ornelis21
Eddy Rombaux45
Marc Smet57
Erik Gijselinck62
(Albien Van Holsbeek)(74)
(Paul Thijs)(134)
(Eddy Van Mullem)(DNF)
211
4United States250
5East Germany274
6Scotland292
7Algeria301
8France303
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7 km)

Main article: 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Bobby ThomasUnited States20:59.8
José Luis GonzálezSpain21:18
John TreacyIreland21:23
4Cándido AlarioSpain21:29
5Don ClaryUnited States21:38
6Mike LongthornEngland21:41
7Christian FoucquetsBelgium21:42
8Roy KissinUnited States21:44
9Louis KennyIreland21:45
10Gerry FinneganIreland21:46
11Jim BurnsScotland21:47
12Nat MuirScotland21:51
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints

United States

Bobby Thomas1
Don Clary5
Roy Kissin8
Ralph Serna15
29

Ireland

John Treacy3
Louis Kenny9
Gerry Finnegan10
Gerry Redmond13
(Dick Hooper)(28)
35

Spain

José Luis González2
Cándido Alario4
Vicente de la Parte18
Luis Adsuara20
(Manuel Perez)(44)
(Antonio Aparicio)(49)
44
4Belgium81
5Scotland95
6England99
7Algeria116
8France127
Full results
  • Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4.2 km)

Main article: 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Individual race
RankAthleteCountryTime
Julie BrownUnited States13:42
Bronislawa LudwichowskaPoland13:47
Carmen ValeroSpain13:48
4Gabriella DorioItaly13:51
5Lorraine MollerNew Zealand13:53
6Heather ThomsonNew Zealand14:01
7Ann YeomanEngland14:03
8Mary StewartScotland14:03
9Margherita GarganoItaly14:12
10Anne GarrettNew Zealand14:15
11Maggie KeyesUnited States14:18
12Magda IlandsBelgium14:19
Full results
Teams
RankTeamPoints

United States

Julie Brown1
Maggie Keyes11
Paula Neppel15
Doris Brown17
(Cindy Poor)(27)
(Linda Heinmiller)(48)
44

New Zealand

Lorraine Moller5
Heather Thomson6
Anne Garrett10
Allison Deed29
(Dianne Zorn)(51)
50

Poland

Bronislawa Ludwichowska2
Renata Pentlinowska13
Celina Magala22
Zofia Kolakowska24
(Danuta Siemieniuk)(37)
(Urszula Prasek)(38)
61
4England64
5Belgium95
6Spain95
7Italy106
8Finland117
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 316 athletes from 26 countries.

  • (14)
  • (12)
  • (21)
  • (6)
  • Egypt (1)
  • (18)
  • (12)
  • (21)
  • (6)
  • Iran (7)
  • (12)
  • (20)
  • Libya (7)
  • (19)
  • (14)
  • (7)
  • (6)
  • (6)
  • (21)
  • Spain (21)
  • (7)
  • Syria (6)
  • (9)
  • (18)
  • (13)
  • (12)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Unique double for Stewart - Scotland's Ian Stewart completed a unique double in Rabat yesterday when he added the International cross-country title to the European 3000 metres gold medal he won in Poland seven days previously...", Glasgow Herald, March 17, 1975, p. 20, retrieved October 16, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975", Athchamps (archived), archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 16, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975", Athchamps (archived), archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 16, 2013
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 7, 2007), "IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.2km CC Women - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975", Athchamps (archived), archived October 16, 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved October 16, 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