1964 International Cross Country Championships
# 1964 International Cross Country Championships

The 1964 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Leopardstown Racecourse on March 21, 1964. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Individual |||||||
| Men 7.3 mi (11.8 km) | Francisco Aritmendi Spain | 40:33 | Ron Hill England | 40:42 | John Cooke England | 40:49 |
| Junior Men 4.7 mi (7.5 km) | Ian McCafferty Scotland | 24:20 | David Walker England | 24:45 | Don Collins England | 24:45 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 38 | France | 96 | Morocco | 149 |
| Junior Men | England | 16 | Scotland | 17 | Morocco | 22 |

## Individual Race Results

### Men's (7.3 mi / 11.8 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Francisco Aritmendi | Spain | 40:33 |
| | Ron Hill | England | 40:42 |
| | John Cooke | England | 40:49 |
| 4 | Gerry North | England | 40:49 |
| 5 | James Hogan | Ireland | 40:56 |
| 6 | Jean Vaillant | France | 40:59 |
| 7 | Bruce Tulloh | England | 41:05 |
| 8 | Basil Heatley | England | 41:08 |
| 9 | Abdeslem Bouchta | Morocco | 41:13 |
| 10 | Georges Fromont | Belgium | 41:25 |
| 11 | Mariano Haro | Spain | 41:25 |
| 12 | Yves Martinage | France | 41:30 |
| 13 | Fernando Aguilar | Spain | 41:35 |
| 14 | Mel Batty | England | 41:38 |
| 15 | Tom O'Riordan | Ireland | 41:38 |
| 16 | Guy Texereau | France | 41:38 |
| 17 | Ben Assou El Ghazi | Morocco | 41:39 |
| 18 | Alain Mimoun | France | 41:40 |
| 19 | Mohamed Ben Mohamed | Morocco | 41:40 |
| 20 | Mike Turner | England | 41:50 |
| 21 | Jean Fayolle | France | 41:55 |
| 22 | Dominic Keily | England | 41:55 |
| 23 | Lucien Rault | France | 41:56 |
| 24 | Joseph van Lent | Belgium | 41:56 |
| 25 | Hadj Ben Sitel | Morocco | 42:04 |
| 26 | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 42:08 |
| 27 | Hedwig Leenaert | Belgium | 42:10 |
| 28 | Bertie Messitt | Ireland | 42:11 |
| 29 | Andy Brown | Scotland | 42:13 |
| 30 | Jim Alder | Scotland | 42:22 |
| 31 | Dirk de Bruyn | Netherlands | 42:23 |
| 32 | Derek Graham | Ireland | 42:31 |
| 33 | Walter Vanhoutte | Belgium | 42:35 |
| 34 | Ahmed Oukbouch | Morocco | 42:36 |
| 35 | Leon Moreels | Belgium | 42:39 |
| 36 | Noel Tijou | France | 42:44 |
| 37 | Henk Snepvangers | Netherlands | 42:45 |
| 38 | Eddie Strong | England | 42:54 |
| 39 | Alasdair Heron | Scotland | 43:00 |
| 40 | Fergus Murray | Scotland | 43:01 |
| 41 | Lorenzo Gutiérrez | Spain | 43:03 |
| 42 | Frans van der Hoeven | Belgium | 43:09 |
| 43 | Mick Neville | Ireland | 43:12 |
| 44 | José Molíns | Spain | 43:13 |
| 45 | Mohamed Brahim | Morocco | 43:13 |
| 46 | Moha Ouali | Morocco | 43:22 |
| 47 | Manuel Alonso | Spain | 43:27 |
| 48 | James Johnstone | Scotland | 43:28 |
| 49 | Cees Clement | Netherlands | 43:29 |
| 50 | Mel Edwards | Scotland | 43:30 |
| 51 | Fons Veldhuyzen | Netherlands | 43:35 |
| 52 | Jacques van Eekelen | Netherlands | 43:36 |
| 53 | Alastair Wood | Scotland | 43:46 |
| 54 | Roger Petit | France | 43:48 |
| 55 | Jesús Fernández | Spain | 43:51 |
| 56 | José Fernández | Spain | 43:52 |
| 57 | Tom Cochrane | Scotland | 43:55 |
| 58 | Hedydd Davies | Wales | 43:57 |
| 59 | Frank McDermott | Ireland | 44:02 |
| 60 | Jean-Pierre Delloye | Belgium | 44:07 |
| 61 | Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem | Morocco | 44:10 |
| 62 | Iluminado Corcuera | Spain | 44:15 |
| 63 | Jan van Grinsven | Netherlands | 44:17 |
| 64 | Barry O'Gorman | Ireland | 44:34 |
| 65 | Pat Killeen | Ireland | 44:42 |
| 66 | Tom Edmunds | Wales | 44:50 |
| 67 | Bernard Maroquin | France | 44:56 |
| 68 | Lyn Bevan | Wales | 45:00 |
| 69 | Lachie Stewart | Scotland | 45:09 |
| 70 | Ron Franklin | Wales | 45:50 |
| 71 | Roger Harrison-Jones | Wales | 46:03 |
| 72 | Ken Flowers | Wales | 46:31 |
| 73 | Bill Stitfall | Wales | 47:11 |
| 74 | Bakir Benaissa | Morocco | 47:35 |
| 75 | Josephus Scheyen | Netherlands | 47:43 |
| 76 | Gerry Barrell | Wales | |
| — | Gaston Roelants | Belgium | DNF |
| — | Tony Harris | Wales | DNF |
| — | Colin Shillington | Ireland | DNF |

### Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Ian McCafferty | Scotland | 24:20 |
| | David Walker | England | 24:45 |
| | Don Collins | England | 24:45 |
| 4 | Larbi Oukada | Morocco | 25:04 |
| 5 | Jean-Marie Rebry | Belgium | 25:07 |
| 6 | Robert Mack | Wales | 25:08 |
| 7 | Alec Brown | Scotland | 25:12 |
| 8 | Bouabib Chaoui | Morocco | 25:13 |
| 9 | Joseph Reilly | Scotland | 25:18 |
| 10 | Miloud Lhouceine | Morocco | 25:20 |
| 11 | Thomas O'Reilly | England | 25:37 |
| 12 | Jesús de Alba | Spain | 25:44 |
| 13 | Armand Dobbelaere | Belgium | 25:48 |
| 14 | Graham Taylor | England | 25:53 |
| 15 | Maurice de Roo | Belgium | 25:58 |
| 16 | Jorge González | Spain | 25:59 |
| 17 | Chris Loosley | Wales | 26:05 |
| 18 | John McGrow | England | 26:15 |
| 19 | Juan Hidalgo | Spain | 26:21 |
| 20 | Dehbi Elyazid | Morocco | 26:23 |
| 21 | Francisco Albert | Spain | 26:26 |
| 22 | Ian Young | Scotland | 26:40 |
| 23 | Marnix Stevens | Belgium | 26:43 |
| 24 | Mike Teer | Ireland | 26:48 |
| 25 | Will Francis | Wales | 27:00 |
| 26 | Tony Hopkins | Ireland | 27:05 |
| 27 | Eric Denduyver | Belgium | 27:08 |
| 28 | Jim Wright | Scotland | 27:12 |
| 29 | Clive Williams | Wales | 27:26 |
| 30 | B. Boyd | Ireland | 27:34 |
| 31 | Eric McMaster | Ireland | 28:59 |
| — | José Morera | Spain | DNF |
| — | Paul Lavelle | Ireland | DNF |
| — | Mehdi Jaouhar | Morocco | DNF |

## Team Results

### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | Ron Hill John Cooke Gerry North Bruce Tulloh Basil Heatley Mel Batty | 38 |
| 2 | France | Jean Vaillant Yves Martinage Guy Texereau Alain Mimoun Jean Fayolle Lucien Rault | 96 |
| 3 | Morocco | Abdeslem Bouchta Ben Assou El Ghazi Mohamed Ben Mohamed Hadj Ben Sitel Ahmed Oukbouch Mohamed Brahim | 149 |
| 4 | Belgium | Georges Fromont Joseph van Lent Marcel Vandewattyne Hedwig Leenaert Walter Vanhoutte Leon Moreels | 155 |
| 5 | Spain | Francisco Aritmendi Mariano Haro Fernando Aguilar Lorenzo Gutierrez José Molíns Manuel Alonso | 157 |
| 6 | Ireland | James Hogan Tom O'Riordan Bertie Messitt Derek Graham Mick Neville Frank McDermott | 182 |
| 7 | Scotland | Andy Brown Jim Alder Alasdair Heron Fergus Murray James Johnstone Mel Edwards | 236 |
| 8 | Netherlands | Dirk de Bruyn Henk Snepvangers Cees Clement Fons Veldhuyzen Jacques van Eekelen Jan van Grinsven | 283 |
| 9 | Wales | Hedydd Davies Tom Edmunds Lyn Bevan Ron Franklin Roger Harrison-Jones Ken Flowers | 405 |

### Junior Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | David Walker Don Collins Thomas O'Reilly | 16 |
| 2 | Scotland | Ian McCafferty Alec Brown Joseph Reilly | 17 |
| 3 | Morocco | Larbi Oukada Bouabib Chaoui Miloud Lhouceine | 22 |
| 4 | Belgium | Jean-Marie Rebry Armand Dobbelaere Maurice de Roo | 33 |
| 5 | Spain | Jesús de Alba Jorge González Juan Hidalgo | 47 |
| 6 | Wales | Robert Mack Chris Loosley Will Francis | 48 |
| 7 | Ireland | Mike Teer Tony Hopkins B. Boyd | 80 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 113 athletes from 9 countries.

* Belgium (14)
* England (14)
* France (9)
* Ireland (14)
* Morocco (14)
* Netherlands (7)
* Scotland (14)
* Spain (14)
* Wales (13)
