1962 International Cross Country Championships

The 1962 International Cross Country Championships was held in Sheffield, England, at the Graves Park on 24 March 1962. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

Medalists IndividualMen7.5 mi (12.0 km)Gaston Roelants 44:40Marcel Vandewattyne 44:46Mel Batty 44:48Junior Men4.7 mi (7.5 km)Abdeslem Bouchta 25:05Anthony Evans Martin Heath 25:23 TeamMen 44 115 132Junior Men 9 28 37

Individual Race Results Men's (7.5 mi / 12.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Gaston Roelants 44:40 Marcel Vandewattyne 44:46 Mel Batty 44:48 4 John Anderson 44:55 5 Brian Hall 45:02 6 José Molíns 45:04 7 Mick Neville 45:05 8 Gerry North 45:08 9 Andy Brown 45:09 10 Rhadi Ben Abdesselam 45:12 11 Ron Hill 45:19 12 Georges Fromont 45:20 13 Brian Craig 45:21 14 Iluminado Corcuera 45:28 15 Fernando Aguilar 45:30 16 Colin Robinson 45:31 17 Willie Olivier 45:32 18 Francisco Guardia 45:33 19 Salah Beddiaf 45:35 20 David Cooke 45:36 21 Youssef Mastouri 45:37 22 Jean-Pierre Delloye 45:46 23 Keith Pearce 45:49 24 Bakir Benaissa 45:50 25 Alastair Wood 45:51 26 Alain Mimoun 45:52 27 Ali Khamassi 45:54 28 Mohamed Said 45:58 29 Antonio Amoros 46:04 30 Jan Barnard 46:05 31 Stephanus Steyn 46:07 32 Paul Genève 46:07 33 Francisco Aritmendi 46:11 34 Francis Duleau 46:24 35 Stan Taylor 46:25 36 Jim Alder 46:25 37 Callum Laing 46:26 38 Labidi Ayachi 46:27 39 Alfonso Vidal 46:34 40 Derek Graham 46:34 41 Mohamed Lahcen 46:35 42 Mohamed Ben Mohamed 46:37 43 Alexis Chauvel 46:39 44 Mhedheb Hannachi 46:42 45 Eddie Strong 46:45 46 Julius Saenen 46:46 47 Hammadi Ben Mohamed 46:46 48 Mohamed Gammoudi 46:52 49 Frans van der Hoeven 46:57 50 Lahcen Ben Allal 47:01 51 Ali Tarbag 47:01 52 Ahmed Ben Salah 47:12 53 John McDonnell 47:13 54 Denis Jouret 47:13 55 Moha Ouali 47:13 56 Charles Minnaar 47:20 57 Jim O'Brien 47:21 58 Bert Irving 47:21 59 Pat Killeen 47:22 60 Benny O'Sullivan 47:25 61 Cyril Bentall 47:30 62 Hedi Hamrouni 47:33 63 Norman Horrell 47:42 64 Hamida Addéche 47:42 65 Ron Franklin 47:56 66 Davie Simpson 47:57 67 Maurice Chiclet 48:15 68 Mick Connolly 48:25 69 Ammar Khemiri 48:30 70 Billy McCue 48:31 71 Graham Everett 48:39 72 Gerhardus Swanepoel 48:40 73 Pascal Morris 48:41 74 Joe O'Keefe 49:02 75 Mohamed Ben Hassan 49:05 76 Henri Lucas 49:22 77 Roger Harrison-Jones 49:27 78 Barrie Saunders 49:31 79 Alan Griffiths 49:47 80 John McLaren 49:48 81 Robert Williams 50:24 82 Harry Wilson 50:59 83 Bryan Davies 50:59 — Mariano Haro DNF — André VandenDriessche DNF — Luis García DNF — Raymond Janssen DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Abdeslem Bouchta 25:05 Anthony Evans 25:23Martin Heath 25:23 4 Ernie Pomfret 25:33 5 Tom Edmunds 25:45 6 Ahmed Zammel 25:51 7 David Bignell 26:02 8 Jesús Fernandez 26:07 9 Doug Fownes 26:11 10 Lachie Stewart 26:19 11 Alasdair Heron 26:20 12 Hadj Ben Sitel 26:23 13 Lorenzo Gutierrez 26:25 14 Amara Gahlouzi 26:32 15 Ahmed Oukbouch 26:37 16 Joe Finn 26:42 17 Ben Nouceur 26:44 18 Arthur Moody 26:51 19 T. Hewitt 26:55 20 Jorge Gonzalez 26:56 21 Craig Douglas 26:59 22 Khalifa Seraj 27:01 23 L. Nodswell 27:05 24 Robert van Overmeiren 27:07 25 Abdelhamid Yazidi 27:11 26 Luc van der Smissen 27:11 27 José Perramon 27:12 28 Mohamed Frigui 27:13 29 Gilbert Maesschalk 27:17 30 Mahmoud Ben Rabah 27:20 31 Winston Bradley 27:26 32 Andre van de Walle 27:27 33 Pedro Sacristán 27:35 34 P. Keenan 27:50 35 Brendan Dunne 28:23 36 Alcwyn Price 28:28 37 Tony Murphy 28:34 38 Fred Bell 29:04 39 Stephen Oultram 29:34 — Marnix Cocquyt DNF

Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Mel BattyJohn AndersonBrian HallGerry NorthRon HillBrian Craig 44 2 José MolínsIluminado CorcueraFernando AguilarFrancisco GuardiaAntonio AmorosFrancisco Aritmendi 115 3 Gaston RoelantsMarcel VandewattyneGeorges FromontJean-Pierre DelloyeJulius SaenenFrans van der Hoeven 132 4 Rhadi Ben AbdesselamBakir BenaissaMohamed SaidMohamed LahcenMohamed Ben MohamedHammadi Ben Mohamed 192 5 Andy BrownAlastair WoodStan TaylorJim AlderCallum LaingBert Irving 200 6 Willie OlivierKeith PearceJan BarnardStephanus SteynCharles MinnaarCyril Bentall 218 7 Salah BeddiafAlain MimounPaul GenèveFrancis DuleauAlexis ChauvelHamida Addéche 218 8 Youssef MastouriAli KhamassiLabidi AyachiMhedheb HannachiMohamed GammoudiAli Tarbag 229 9 Mick NevilleDerek GrahamJohn McDonnellPat KilleenBenny O'SullivanMick Connolly 287 10 Jim O'BrienNorman HorrellRon FranklinRoger Harrison-JonesBarrie SaundersAlan Griffiths 419

Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Anthony EvansMartin HeathErnie Pomfret 9 2 Abdeslem BouchtaHadj Ben SitelAhmed Oukbouch 28 3 Lachie StewartAlasdair HeronJoe Finn 37 4 Jesús FernandezLorenzo GutierrezJorge Gonzalez 41 5 Ahmed ZammelAmara GahlouziAbdelhamid Yazidi 45 6 Tom EdmundsWinston BradleyAlcwyn Price 72 7 T. HewittL. NodswellP. Keenan 76 8 Robert van OvermeirenLuc van der SmissenGilbert Maesschalk 79

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 126 athletes from 10 countries.

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