The 1966 International Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 20, 1966. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

Medallists IndividualMen7.5 mi (12.1 km)Ben Assou El Ghazi 36:22.1Derek Graham 36:29.6Tracy Smith 36:32.2Junior Men4.35 mi (7.0 km)Mike Tagg 21:26.4Roy Young 21:35.3Eddie Knox 21:40.6 TeamMen 59 79 184Junior Men 8 21 28

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Ben Assou El Ghazi 36:22.1 Derek Graham 36:29.6 Tracy Smith 36:32.2 4 Roy Fowler 36:41 5 Michel Jazy 36:50 6 Ron Hill 36:52 7 Tim Johnston 36:54 8 Mike Freary 36:55 9 Ahmed Zammel 36:55 10 Guy Texereau 37:04 11 Noel Tijou 37:04 12 Lachie Stewart 37:11 13 Bernard Maroquin 37:14 14 Ian McCafferty 37:20 15 Tim Briault 37:24 16 Jim Alder 37:27 17 Guy Caillet 37:28 18 Ali Khamassi 37:28 19 Gerry North 37:30 20 Antonio Ambu 37:31 21 Gottfried Arnold 37:40 22 Ahmed Oukbouch 37:44 23 Yves Martinage 37:47 24 Michel Bernard 37:51 25 Hedi Hamrouni 37:52 26 Doug Brown 37:55 27 Mohamed Bensaid 37:55 28 François Lacour 37:55 29 Chris Loosley 38:02 30 Henri Clerckx 38:03 31 Hans Gerlach 38:08 32 Werner Dössegger 38:11 33 Eamon O'Reilly 38:12 34 John Linaker 38:13 35 Labidi Ayachi 36 Hans-Joachim Liess 37 John Hillen 38 Tom Bache 39 John Hammond 40 Tom O'Riordan 41 Hammadi Ben Mohamed 42 Leon Moreels 43 Mhedheb Hannachi 44 Michael Kimball 45 Luigi Conti 46 Mohamed Said 47 Moha Ouali 48 Andy Brown 49 Jim McNamara 50 Herb Lorenz 51 Albien van Holsbeek 52 Cyrille van Geert 53 Allal Ben Saoudi 54 Arno Krausse 55 Denis Jouret 56 Rabah Ben Othman 57 Oskar Leupi 38:42 58 Hansruedi Knill 38:45 59 Frans van der Hoeven 60 Jean Fayolle 61 Osvaldo Segrada 62 Alfons Ida 63 Bruce Mortensen 64 Abdelkader Zaddem 65 Peter Kubicki 66 Harry Simpson 67 Roger Robinson 68 Gerry Williams 69 Hedydd Davies 70 Alberto Bargnani 71 Jozef Callens 72 Gioacchino De Palma 73 Bouabib Chaoui 74 Hans Rüdisühli 39:27 75 Said Benmaguini 76 Edgar Friedli 39:42 77 Donato D'Agostino 78 James Johnstone 79 Julien Laureyns 80 Rachid Ben Naceur 81 Walter Dietiker 39:45 82 Tony Murphy 83 Fred Bell 84 Roy Mack 85 Jean-Pierre Delloye 86 Tony Hopkins 87 Georg Kaiser 40:42 88 Bob Scharf 89 Tom Edmunds 90 Fergus Murray 91 Nick Barton 92 J. Evans 93 J. Macedo 94 A. Ryan 95 J. Chappory 96 Gomez 97 de Torres 98 Bucklen — Renato De Palmas DNF

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Mike Tagg 21:26.4 Roy Young 21:35.3 Eddie Knox 21:40.6 4 Eddy Van Butsele 21:45 5 David Atkin 21:45 6 Jony Dumon 21:48 7 John Caine 21:49 8 Colin Moxsom 21:54 9 Hamdouni Sghaier 22:00 10 Jim Brennan 22:09 11 Gaston Heleven 22:14 12 Larbi Oukada 22:15 13 Belgacem Bammou 22:17 14 Mejjati Lahcen 22:26 15 Alistair Blamire 22:35 16 Francesco Amante 22:35 17 Roberto Grazzani 22:42 18 Antonio Giancanterino 22:46 19 Mohamed Kretif 22:46 20 Giuseppe Ardizzone 22:55 21 Johan Janssens 22 Emiel Puttemans 23 Cherkaoui 24 Hedi Ladjili 25 Carlos Lopes 26 Gaetano Pusterla 27 Hamida Gamoudi 28 Frank Steel 29 José Lourenço 30 José Rainha 31 Ahmed Hamdouche 32 Mokhtar Djedidi 33 Kamali Benmissi 34 Omar Lerari 35 Mokhtar Louichi

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Roy FowlerRon HillTim JohnstonMike FrearyTim BriaultGerry North 59 2 Michel JazyGuy TexereauNoel TijouBernard MaroquinGuy CailletYves Martinage 79 3 Ben Assou El GhaziAhmed OukbouchMohamed BensaidHammadi Ben MohamedMohamed SaidMoha Ouali 184 4 Ahmed ZammelAli KhamassiHedi HamrouniLabidi AyachiMhedheb HannachiRabah Ben Othman 186 5 Tracy SmithDoug BrownEamon O'ReillyTom BacheMichael KimballHerb Lorenz 194 6 Lachie StewartIan McCaffertyJim AlderJohn LinakerAndy BrownJames Johnstone 202 7 Gottfried ArnoldHans GerlachHans-Joachim LiessArno KrausseAlfons IdaPeter Kubicki 269 8 Henri ClerckxLeon MoreelsAlbien van HolsbeekCyrille van GeertDenis JouretFrans van der Hoeven 289 9 Derek GrahamTom O'RiordanJim McNamaraHarry SimpsonTony MurphyTony Hopkins 325 10 Antonio AmbuLuigi ContiOsvaldo SegradaAlberto BargnaniGioacchino De PalmaDonato D'Agostino 345 11 Werner DösseggerOskar LeupiHansruedi KnillHans RüdisühliEdgar FriedliWalter Dietiker 378 12 Chris LoosleyGerry WilliamsHedydd DaviesFred BellRoy MackTom Edmunds 422 13 J. EvansJ. MacedoA. RyanJ. ChapporyGomezde Torres 567

Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Mike TaggRoy YoungDavid Atkin 8 2 Eddy van ButseleJohnny DumonGaston Heleven 21 3 Eddie KnoxJim BrennanAlistair Blamire 28 4 Larbi OukadaBelgacem BammouMejjati Lahcen 39 5 Francesco AmanteRoberto GrazzaniAntonio Giancanterino 51 6 Hamdouni SghaierHedi LadjiliHamida Gamoudi 60 7 Carlos LopesJosé LourençoJosé Rainha 84 8 Ahmed HamdoucheKamali BenmissiOmar Lerari 98

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 134 athletes from 15 countries.

(4) (14) (14) (9) (7) (6) (12) (14) (3) (11) (7) (12) (8) (7) (6)

See also 1966 in athletics (track and field)

References