1964 International Cross Country Championships

The 1964 International Cross Country Championships was held in Dublin, Ireland, at the Leopardstown Racecourse on March 21, 1964. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

Medallists IndividualMen7.3 mi (11.8 km)Francisco Aritmendi 40:33Ron Hill 40:42John Cooke 40:49Junior Men4.7 mi (7.5 km)Ian McCafferty 24:20David Walker 24:45Don Collins 24:45 TeamMen 38 96 149Junior Men 16 17 22

Individual Race Results Men's (7.3 mi / 11.8 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Francisco Aritmendi 40:33 Ron Hill 40:42 John Cooke 40:49 4 Gerry North 40:49 5 James Hogan 40:56 6 Jean Vaillant 40:59 7 Bruce Tulloh 41:05 8 Basil Heatley 41:08 9 Abdeslem Bouchta 41:13 10 Georges Fromont 41:25 11 Mariano Haro 41:25 12 Yves Martinage 41:30 13 Fernando Aguilar 41:35 14 Mel Batty 41:38 15 Tom O'Riordan 41:38 16 Guy Texereau 41:38 17 Ben Assou El Ghazi 41:39 18 Alain Mimoun 41:40 19 Mohamed Ben Mohamed 41:40 20 Mike Turner 41:50 21 Jean Fayolle 41:55 22 Dominic Keily 41:55 23 Lucien Rault 41:56 24 Joseph van Lent 41:56 25 Hadj Ben Sitel 42:04 26 Marcel Vandewattyne 42:08 27 Hedwig Leenaert 42:10 28 Bertie Messitt 42:11 29 Andy Brown 42:13 30 Jim Alder 42:22 31 Dirk de Bruyn 42:23 32 Derek Graham 42:31 33 Walter Vanhoutte 42:35 34 Ahmed Oukbouch 42:36 35 Leon Moreels 42:39 36 Noel Tijou 42:44 37 Henk Snepvangers 42:45 38 Eddie Strong 42:54 39 Alasdair Heron 43:00 40 Fergus Murray 43:01 41 Lorenzo Gutiérrez 43:03 42 Frans van der Hoeven 43:09 43 Mick Neville 43:12 44 José Molíns 43:13 45 Mohamed Brahim 43:13 46 Moha Ouali 43:22 47 Manuel Alonso 43:27 48 James Johnstone 43:28 49 Cees Clement 43:29 50 Mel Edwards 43:30 51 Fons Veldhuyzen 43:35 52 Jacques van Eekelen 43:36 53 Alastair Wood 43:46 54 Roger Petit 43:48 55 Jesús Fernández 43:51 56 José Fernández 43:52 57 Tom Cochrane 43:55 58 Hedydd Davies 43:57 59 Frank McDermott 44:02 60 Jean-Pierre Delloye 44:07 61 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem 44:10 62 Iluminado Corcuera 44:15 63 Jan van Grinsven 44:17 64 Barry O'Gorman 44:34 65 Pat Killeen 44:42 66 Tom Edmunds 44:50 67 Bernard Maroquin 44:56 68 Lyn Bevan 45:00 69 Lachie Stewart 45:09 70 Ron Franklin 45:50 71 Roger Harrison-Jones 46:03 72 Ken Flowers 46:31 73 Bill Stitfall 47:11 74 Bakir Benaissa 47:35 75 Josephus Scheyen 47:43 76 Gerry Barrell — Gaston Roelants DNF — Tony Harris DNF — Colin Shillington DNF

Junior Men's (4.7 mi / 7.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Ian McCafferty 24:20 David Walker 24:45 Don Collins 24:45 4 Larbi Oukada 25:04 5 Jean-Marie Rebry 25:07 6 Robert Mack 25:08 7 Alec Brown 25:12 8 Bouabib Chaoui 25:13 9 Joseph Reilly 25:18 10 Miloud Lhouceine 25:20 11 Thomas O'Reilly 25:37 12 Jesús de Alba 25:44 13 Armand Dobbelaere 25:48 14 Graham Taylor 25:53 15 Maurice de Roo 25:58 16 Jorge González 25:59 17 Chris Loosley 26:05 18 John McGrow 26:15 19 Juan Hidalgo 26:21 20 Dehbi Elyazid 26:23 21 Francisco Albert 26:26 22 Ian Young 26:40 23 Marnix Stevens 26:43 24 Mike Teer 26:48 25 Will Francis 27:00 26 Tony Hopkins 27:05 27 Eric Denduyver 27:08 28 Jim Wright 27:12 29 Clive Williams 27:26 30 B. Boyd 27:34 31 Eric McMaster 28:59 — José Morera DNF — Paul Lavelle DNF — Mehdi Jaouhar DNF

Team Results Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Ron HillJohn CookeGerry NorthBruce TullohBasil HeatleyMel Batty 38 2 Jean VaillantYves MartinageGuy TexereauAlain MimounJean FayolleLucien Rault 96 3 Abdeslem BouchtaBen Assou El GhaziMohamed Ben MohamedHadj Ben SitelAhmed OukbouchMohamed Brahim 149 4 Georges FromontJoseph van LentMarcel VandewattyneHedwig LeenaertWalter VanhoutteLeon Moreels 155 5 Francisco AritmendiMariano HaroFernando AguilarLorenzo GutierrezJosé MolínsManuel Alonso 157 6 James HoganTom O'RiordanBertie MessittDerek GrahamMick NevilleFrank McDermott 182 7 Andy BrownJim AlderAlasdair HeronFergus MurrayJames JohnstoneMel Edwards 236 8 Dirk de BruynHenk SnepvangersCees ClementFons VeldhuyzenJacques van EekelenJan van Grinsven 283 9 Hedydd DaviesTom EdmundsLyn BevanRon FranklinRoger Harrison-JonesKen Flowers 405

Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 David WalkerDon CollinsThomas O'Reilly 16 2 Ian McCaffertyAlec BrownJoseph Reilly 17 3 Larbi OukadaBouabib ChaouiMiloud Lhouceine 22 4 Jean-Marie RebryArmand DobbelaereMaurice de Roo 33 5 Jesús de AlbaJorge GonzálezJuan Hidalgo 47 6 Robert MackChris LoosleyWill Francis 48 7 Mike TeerTony HopkinsB. Boyd 80

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 113 athletes from 9 countries.

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See also 1964 in athletics (track and field)

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