The 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Monza, Italy, at the on 16 March 1974. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

Medallists IndividualSenior men(12 km)Eric De Beck 35:23.8Mariano Haro 35:24.6Karel Lismont 35:26.6Junior men(7 km)Rich Kimball 21:30.8Venanzio Ortis 21:33John Treacy 21:42.4Senior women(4 km)Paola Pigni 12:42Nina Holmén 12:47.6Rita Ridley 12:54 TeamSenior men 103 109 215Junior men 22 58 90Senior women 28 50 61

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual Rank Athlete Country Time Eric De Beck 35:23.8 Mariano Haro 35:24.6 Karel Lismont 35:26.6 4 Jim Brown 35:29.2 5 Detlef Uhlemann 35:30.4 6 35:31.8 7 Ray Smedley 35:35.8 8 Noel Tijou 35:36.4 9 David Black 35:37.2 10 Franco Fava 35:38.4 11 Bernie Ford 35:48.4 12 Manfred Kuschmann 35:54.2 Full results

Team Rank Team Points Eric De Beck 1 Karel Lismont 3 Marc Smet 13 Gaston Roelants 14 27 45 (Achille Vaes) (50) (Hendrik Schoofs) (75) 103 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 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 4 220 5 226 6 269 7 273 8 278 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7 km)

Individual Rank Athlete Country Time Rich Kimball 21:30.8 Venanzio Ortis 21:33 John Treacy 21:42.4 4 Dietmar Millonig 21:48 5 Matt Centrowitz 21:48 6 John Roscoe 21:52.2 7 Bouchaib Zouhri 21:54.2 8 Mohamed Naoumi 21:55.2 9 Rudi Schoofs 21:56.4 10 Pat Davey 21:58.2 11 Guy Bourban 21:59 12 William Sheridan 22:00.2 Full results

Team Rank Team Points Rich Kimball 1 Matt Centrowitz 5 John Roscoe 6 Pat Davey 10 (Mike Pinocci) (15) (J.J. Griffin) (18) 22 Bouchaib Zouhri 7 Mohamed Naoumi 8 Hamadi Massoudi 21 Yahia Hadka 22 (Ahmed Sennaji) (40) 58 Venanzio Ortis 2 Giuseppe Gerbi 24 Stefano La Sala 25 Salvatore Anzà 39 (Giancarlo Garattini) (43) (Matteo Lo Russo) (65) 90 4 93 5 95 6 102 7 118 8 120 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4 km)

+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Paola Pigni 12:42 Nina Holmén 12:47.6 Rita Ridley 12:54 4 Ann Yeoman 12:58.6 5 13:02 6 Bronislawa Ludwichowska 13:03.2 7 Joyce Smith 13:04.4 8 Mary Stewart 13:05.6 9 Carmen Valero 13:13.4 10 Margherita Gargano 13:14.8 11 Josee van Santberghe 13:18.6 12 Clara Choate 13:20.8 Full results

+TeamsRank Team Points Rita Ridley 3 Ann Yeoman 4 Joyce Smith 7 Carol Gould 14 (Christine Tranter) (15) (Glynis Goodburn) (22) 28 Paola Pigni 1 Margherita Gargano 10 Silvana Cruciata 13 Bruna Lovisolo 26 (Waltraud Egger) (47) (Giovanna Leone) (57) 50 Nina Holmén 2 5 Sinikka Tyynelä 16 38 61 4 97 5 98 6 98 7 116 8 123 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 269 athletes from 23 countries.

(4) (19) (1) (6) (20) (10) (21) (20) (21) (6) (14) (7) (10) (3) (6) (21) (21) (3) (6) (6) (12) (13) (19)

See also 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1974 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links GBRathletics