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.
Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
Medallists IndividualSenior men(12 km)Ian Stewart 35:20Mariano Haro 35:21Bill Rodgers 35:27.4Junior men(7 km)Bobby Thomas 20:59.8José Luis González 21:18John Treacy 21:23Senior women(4.2 km)Julie Brown 13:42Bronislawa Ludwichowska 13:47Carmen Valero 13:48 TeamSenior men 127 198 211Junior men 29 35 44Senior women 44 50 61
Race results
Senior men's race (12 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Ian Stewart 35:20 Mariano Haro 35:21 Bill Rodgers 35:27.4 4 John Walker 35:45 5 Euan Robertson 35:46 6 Franco Fava 35:47 7 Ray Smedley 35:50 8 Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand 35:51 9 Hans-Jürgen Orthmann 35:55 10 Gaston Roelants 35:57 11 Wilfried Scholz 35:58 12 Abdelkader Zaddem 36:00 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points John Walker 4 Euan Robertson 5 David Sirl 25 John Dixon 26 John Sheddan 33 Bryan Rose 34 (Jack Foster) (36) (Kevin Ryan) (72) (Dick Quax) (113) 127 Ray Smedley 7 Grenville Tuck 14 Bernie Ford 37 Tony Simmons 39 Trevor Wright 50 Alan Blinston 51 (Mike Beevor) (71) (Keith Angus) (89) 198 Gaston Roelants 10 Emiel Puttemans 16 André Ornelis 21 Eddy Rombaux 45 Marc Smet 57 Erik Gijselinck 62 (Albien Van Holsbeek) (74) (Paul Thijs) (134) (Eddy Van Mullem) (DNF) 211 4 250 5 274 6 292 7 301 8 303 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Junior men's race (7 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Bobby Thomas 20:59.8 José Luis González 21:18 John Treacy 21:23 4 Cándido Alario 21:29 5 Don Clary 21:38 6 Mike Longthorn 21:41 7 Christian Foucquets 21:42 8 Roy Kissin 21:44 9 Louis Kenny 21:45 10 Gerry Finnegan 21:46 11 Jim Burns 21:47 12 Nat Muir 21:51 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Bobby Thomas 1 Don Clary 5 Roy Kissin 8 Ralph Serna 15 29 John Treacy 3 Louis Kenny 9 Gerry Finnegan 10 Gerry Redmond 13 (Dick Hooper) (28) 35 José Luis González 2 Cándido Alario 4 Vicente de la Parte 18 Luis Adsuara 20 (Manuel Perez) (44) (Antonio Aparicio) (49) 44 4 81 5 95 6 99 7 116 8 127 Full results Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result
Senior women's race (4.2 km)
+Individual raceRank Athlete Country Time Julie Brown 13:42 Bronislawa Ludwichowska 13:47 Carmen Valero 13:48 4 Gabriella Dorio 13:51 5 Lorraine Moller 13:53 6 Heather Thomson 14:01 7 Ann Yeoman 14:03 8 Mary Stewart 14:03 9 Margherita Gargano 14:12 10 Anne Garrett 14:15 11 Maggie Keyes 14:18 12 Magda Ilands 14:19 Full results
+TeamsRank Team Points Julie Brown 1 Maggie Keyes 11 Paula Neppel 15 Doris Brown 17 (Cindy Poor) (27) (Linda Heinmiller) (48) 44 Lorraine Moller 5 Heather Thomson 6 Anne Garrett 10 Allison Deed 29 (Dianne Zorn) (51) 50 Bronislawa Ludwichowska 2 Renata Pentlinowska 13 Celina Magala 22 Zofia Kolakowska 24 (Danuta Siemieniuk) (37) (Urszula Prasek) (38) 61 4 64 5 95 6 95 7 106 8 117 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) (1) (18) (12) (21) (6) (7) (12) (20) (7) (19) (14) (7) (6) (6) (21) (21) (7) (6) (9) (18) (13) (12)
See also 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race 1975 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links GBRathletics