The 1963 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the on 17 March 1963. The distance for the men's race was reduced from the traditional 9 miles (14.5 km) to 7.5 miles (12.1 km). A preview of 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 (12.1 km)Roy Fowler 37:19.7Gaston Roelants 37:32Mariano Haro 37:41.6Junior Men4.7 mi (7.5 km)John Farrington 25:17.4Ahmed Zammel 25:23.6Lachie Stewart 25:37.6 TeamMen 110 113 113Junior Men 12 20 24

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Roy Fowler 37:19.7 Gaston Roelants 37:32 Mariano Haro 37:41.6 4 Robert Bogey 37:55.6 5 Tim Johnston 37:58.7 6 Francisco Guardia 38:00 7 Mohamed Gammoudi 38:11.6 8 Henri Clerckx 38:22.8 9 Hamoud Ameur 38:24.1 10 Abdeslem Bouchta 38:24.5 11 Andy Brown 38:26 12 Ali Khamassi 38:29 13 Basil Heatley 38:34 14 Hedwig Leenaert 38:39 15 Pat Killeen 38:39 16 Labidi Ayachi 38:42 17 Marcel Vandewattyne 38:44 18 Michel Jazy 38:51 19 Tom O'Riordan 38:52 20 Bakir Benaissa 38:53 21 38:58 22 Tim Briault 39:01 23 Youssef Mastouri 39:04 24 Manuel Alonso 39:07.4 25 Luis García 39:08.8 26 Rhadi Ben Abdesselam 39:10 27 Hedi Hamrouni 39:13 28 Noel Tijou 39:16 29 Denis Jouret 39:18 30 Sean O'Sullivan 39:19 31 Alastair Wood 39:20 32 Fernando Aguilar 39:22.7 33 Yves Martinage 39:26 34 Lahcen Ben Allal 39:27 35 Eddie Strong 39:28 36 John Linaker 39:28 37 Mike Turner 39:28 38 Iluminado Corcuera 39:31.5 39 Mohamed Ben Mohamed 39:33 40 Frans van der Hoeven 39:43 41 Tomas Ballestin 39:49.9 42 Ammar Khemiri 39:51 43 Manuel Marques 39:57 44 Hammadi Ben Mohamed 39:57 45 Derek Graham 40:01 46 Alan Simpson 40:02 47 Bob Roath 40:02 48 Mick Neville 40:03 49 Jean Vaillant 40:04 50 Alfons Sidler 40:05 51 Carlos Pérez 40:07 52 Mhedheb Hannachi 40:07 53 Jim Hogan 40:09 54 Jean Fayolle 40:11 55 Brian Craig 40:12 56 Mohamed Brahim 40:14 57 Tom Cochrane 40:18 58 Yves Jeannotat 40:22 59 Maximiano Pinheiro 40:33.4 60 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem 40:42 61 Frank McDermott 40:48 62 Brian Jeffs 40:49 63 Callum Laing 40:58 64 Rachid Ben Naceur 41:02 65 Michael Bullivant 41:02 66 Walter Vanhoutte 41:04 67 Hélio Duarte 41:06.1 68 Robert McKay 41:10 69 Armando Aldegalega 41:16.4 70 Martin Craven 41:21 71 John McDonnell 41:32 72 Joaquim Ferreira 41:41.6 73 Hedydd Davies 41:45 74 Manuel de Sousa 41:49.9 75 Jean-Yves Le Flohic 41:56 76 Ken Flowers 42:00 77 Manuel Lopes 42:05.3 78 Roy Profitt 42:07 79 Karl Schaller 42:13 80 Edgar Friedli 42:18 81 Norman Horrell 42:22 82 Arthur Hess 42:30 83 Fritz Holzer 42:31 84 George Matthiudis 42:47 85 Werner Fischer 43:24 86 Paul Knill 43:35 87 Joaquim Santos 44:41.4 — Francisco Aritmendi DNF — Manuel de Oliveira DNF — Mohamed Bensaid DNF — Jean-Pierre Delloye DNF — Robert Vandendriessche DNF — Anton Signer DNF — Abderrahman Mechraoui DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time John Farrington 25:17.4 Ahmed Zammel 25:23.6 Lachie Stewart 25:37.6 4 Stuart Dobson 25:37.8 5 Antonio Gómez Lopez 25:50.6 6 Lorenzo Gutierrez 26:01.4 7 John Hammond 26:01.8 8 Peter Sulston 26:23.2 9 Francisco Hernandez 26:37.6 10 Craig Douglas 26:39.8 11 Alec Brown 12 Amara Gahlouzi 26:51.4 13 Pedro Sacristán 14 Chris Loosley 15 Bill Stitfall 16 Guido Veereman 17 Freddy Vandercruyssen 18 Bouabib Chaoui 19 Habib Ben Jeddou 27:26.8 20 Hadj Ben Sitel 21 Peter Yates 22 James Johnstone 23 Juan Ripoll 24 A. Oulmati 25 Hedi Djemdjem 28:20.2 26 Rafael Vergauwen 27 Winston Bradley 28 Fred Bell — Mustapha Ferchichi DNF — Jozef Peeters DNF — Carlos D'Haene DNF

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Gaston RoelantsHenri ClerckxHedwig LeenaertMarcel VandewattyneDenis JouretFrans van der Hoeven 110 2 Robert BogeyHamoud AmeurMichel JazyNoel TijouYves Martinage 113 3 Roy FowlerTim JohnstonBasil HeatleyTim BriaultEddie StrongMike Turner 113 4 Mohamed GammoudiAli KhamassiLabidi AyachiYoussef MastouriHedi HamrouniAmmar Khemiri 127 5 Mariano HaroFrancisco GuardiaManuel AlonsoLuis GarcíaFernando AguilarIluminado Corcuera 128 6 Abdeslem BouchtaBakir BenaissaRhadi Ben AbdesselamLahcen Ben AllalMohamed Ben MohamedHammadi Ben Mohamed 173 7 Pat KilleenTom O'RiordanSean O'SullivanDerek GrahamMick NevilleJim Hogan 210 8 Andy BrownAlastair WoodJohn LinakerTom CochraneCallum LaingRobert McKay 266 9 Manuel MarquesMaximiano PinheiroHélio DuarteArmando AldegalegaJoaquim FerreiraManuel de Sousa 384 10 Bob RoathBrian JeffsHedydd DaviesKen FlowersRoy ProfittNorman Horrell 417 11 Alfons SidlerYves JeannotatKarl SchallerEdgar FriedliArthur HessFritz Holzer 432

Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 John FarringtonStuart DobsonJohn Hammond 12 2 Antonio Gómez LopezLorenzo GutierrezFrancisco Hernandez 20 3 Lachie StewartCraig DouglasAlec Brown 24 4 Ahmed ZammelAmara GahlouziHabib Ben Jeddou 33 5 Chris LoosleyBill StitfallWinston Bradley 56 6 Guido VeeremanFreddy VandercruyssenRafael Vergauwen 59 7 Bouabib ChaouiHadj Ben SitelA. Oulmati 62

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 125 athletes from 11 countries.

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