The 1961 International Cross Country Championships was held in Nantes, France, on March 26, 1961. This year, an official junior championship (for athletes under 21 on the day of the race) was introduced. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

Medalists IndividualMen8.9 mi (14.3 km)Basil Heatley 45:22.2Antonio Amorós 45:46Martin Hyman 45:56.4Junior Men4.7 mi (7.5 km)Colin Robinson 26:20.4Alan Simpson 26:24.4Mariano Haro 26:25.2 TeamMen 54 71 119Junior Men 11 18 39

Individual Race Results

Men's (8.9 mi / 14.3 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Basil Heatley 45:22.2 Antonio Amorós 45:46 Martin Hyman 45:56.4 4 Henri Clerckx 46:03.6 5 Aurèle Vandendriessche 46:06.8 6 Hedwig Leenaert 46:21 7 Michel Bernard 46:23 8 Roy Fowler 46:27 9 46:39 10 Mohamed Saïd 46:46 11 Gaston Roelants 46:54 12 Jean Vaillant 46:57 13 Louis van Praet 46:58 14 Bakir Benaissa 47:05 15 Marcel Vandewattyne 47:07 16 Ted Matley 47:09 17 Manuel Alonso 47:14 18 Graham Everett 47:24 19 Denis Jouret 47:31 20 Peter Wilkinson 47:34 21 Joe Connolly 47:41 22 Pierre de Pauw 47:43 23 Mike Turner 47:44 24 Alain Mimoun 47:46 25 Georg Steiner 47:51 26 Lahcen Ben Allal 47:56 27 Fernando Aguilar 48:08 28 Andy Brown 48:12 29 Alfonso Vidal 48:16 30 Pat Killeen 48:18 31 Maurice Chiclet 48:19 32 Hammadi Ben Mohamed 48:20 33 Alastair Wood 48:23 34 Oskar Leupi 48:24 35 Frank Seal 48:25 36 Jean Fayolle 48:28 37 Hamid 48:28 38 Hamida Addéche 48:33 39 Yves Jeannotat 48:34 40 Hans Rüdisühli 48:39 41 Hamoud Ameur 48:42 42 Gordon Eadie 48:44 43 Moha Ouali 48:46 44 David Richards Jun. 48:47 45 Bertie Messitt 48:49 46 Bruce Tulloh 49:03 47 Luis García 49:06 48 Frans van der Hoeven 49:10 49 Mohamed Ben Hassan 49:10 50 Norman Horrell 49:15 51 Adrian Jackson 49:18 52 Gerald McIntyre 49:20 53 Ron Franklin 49:31 54 José Molíns 49:39 55 Niklaus Näf 49:42 56 Mohamed Lahcen 49:45 57 William Heiberg 49:46 58 Stan Taylor 49:48 59 Alfons Sidler 49:48 60 Willie Dunne 50:06 61 José María Alday 50:11 62 Benny O'Sullivan 50:17 63 Harry Wilson 50:22 64 Francois Fatton 50:30 65 Mick Connolly 50:31 66 Brian Jeffs 50:31 67 Aurelio Aguirre 51:06 68 Hugo Eisenring 51:13 69 Gerry North 51:21 70 Roger Harrison-Jones 50:43 71 Roy Profitt 51:51 72 Paul Knill 52:08 73 Tommy Dunne 52:43 74 Colm Holohan 52:53 75 Ian Harris 53:07 — Tomas Ballestin DNF — Rhadi Ben Abdesselam DNF — Francis Duleau DNF — Jim Douglas DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Colin Robinson 26:20.4 Alan Simpson 26:24.4 Mariano Haro 26:25.2 4 Abdeslem Bouchta 26:33.8 5 Luc van der Smissen 26:43 6 Raymond Crauwels 26:47 7 Jean-Pierre Deraemaeker 27:01 8 Thomas Pugh 27:13 9 Joseph Smolders 27:28 10 Amara Gahlouzi 27:32 11 Amel Leborgne 27:35 12 André de Hertoghe 27:42 13 Hadj Ben Sitel 27:44 14 Abdelhamid Yazidi 27:55 15 Anthony Platt 27:59 16 José María Sarriegui 28:14 17 Mohamed Frigui 28:20 18 Armand Trichet 28:21 19 Ahmed Zammel 28:24 20 José María Alberdi 28:25 21 Noel Tijou 28:40 22 Paulino García 28:45 23 Ben Nouceur 28:47 24 Ahmed Oukbouch 29:00 25 Garnier 29:20 26 Geoffrey Wood 29:26 27 Lennen 29:36 28 A. Gerdane 30:17 29 Francisco Vela 30:28 30 Mahmoud Ben Rabah 30:29

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Henri ClerckxAurèle VandendriesscheHedwig LeenaertGaston RoelantsLouis van PraetMarcel Vandewattyne 54 2 Basil HeatleyMartin HymanRoy FowlerTed MatleyPeter WilkinsonMike Turner 71 3 Michel BernardJean VaillantAlain MimounMaurice ChicletJean Fayolle 119 4 Mohamed SaïdBakir BenaissaLahcen Ben AllalHammadi Ben MohamedHamidMoha Ouali 162 5 Antonio AmorósManuel AlonsoFernando AguilarAlfonso VidalLuis GarcíaJosé Molíns 176 6 Graham EverettJoe ConnollyAndy BrownAlastair WoodGordon EadieBruce Tulloh 188 7 Georg SteinerOskar LeupiYves JeannotatHans RüdisühliNiklaus NäfAlfons Sidler 252 8 Pat KilleenBertie MessittGerald McIntyreWillie DunneBenny O'SullivanMick Connolly 314 9 David Richards Jun.Norman HorrellRon FranklinHarry WilsonBrian JeffsRoger Harrison-Jones 346

Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Colin RobinsonAlan SimpsonThomas Pugh 11 2 Luc van der SmissenRaymond CrauwelsJean-Pierre Deraemaeker 18 3 Mariano HaroJosé María SarrieguiJosé María Alberdi 39 4 Abdeslem BouchtaHadj Ben SitelBen Nouceur 40 5 Amara GahlouziAbdelhamid YazidiMohamed Frigui 41 6 Amel LeborgneArmand TrichetNoel Tijou 50

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 109 athletes from 10 countries.

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