1968 International Cross Country Championships

The 1968 International Cross Country Championships was held in Tunis, Tunisia, at the Hippodrome de Kassar-Said on March 17, 1968. The women's championship was held one week later in Blackburn, England at the Witton Country Park on March 23, 1968. A report on the men's event as well as on the women's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

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

Medallists IndividualMen7.5 mi (12.1 km)Mohamed Gammoudi 35:25.4Ron Hill 35:26.8Roy Fowler 35:31.8Junior Men4.35 mi (7.0 km)John Bednarski 20:59Pierre de Freyn 21:00Mohamed Omar 21:02Women2.8 mi (4.5 km)Doris Brown 15:00Vicki Foltz 15:12Pamela Davies 15:21 TeamMen 58 101 129Junior Men 10 27 29Women 19 20 55

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Mohamed Gammoudi 35:25.4 Ron Hill 35:26.8 Roy Fowler 35:31.8 4 Guy Texereau 35:34.6 5 Mike Freary 35:40 6 Mariano Haro 35:40 7 Alan Rushmer 35:42.6 8 Ahmed Zammel 35:47 9 Noel Tijou 35:48 10 Ian McCafferty 36:08 11 Derek Graham 36:13 12 José Maiz 36:14 13 Javier Álvarez 36:15 14 René Jourdan 36:18 15 Lucien Rault 36:19.4 16 Jim Hogan 36:22 17 Mohamed Said 36:24.8 18 Lachie Stewart 36:26 19 Andy Brown 36:27 20 Jim Wright 36:28.4 21 Iluminado Corcuera 36:29 22 Larbi Oukada 36:29.6 23 Jim Alder 36:32 24 Ben Assou El Ghazi 36:33 25 Bill Adcocks 36:38 26 Carlos Pérez 36:43 27 Bill Clark 36:45 28 Walter Huss 36:45.2 29 Bernard Maroquin 36:52.4 30 Michel Bernard 36:55.8 31 Gaston Roelants 36:58 32 Mhedheb Hannachi 36:59.2 33 Haddou Jaddour 37:04.4 34 Herb Lorenz 37:06 35 Tony Cox 37:07 36 Don Lakin 37:08.2 37 Moha Aït Bassou 37:09 38 Alan Joslyn 37:10.4 39 Tom Heinonen 37:11 40 Roger Clark 37:14 41 Doug Wiebe 37:16.4 42 Ammar Khemiri 37:24.8 43 Gérard Vervoort 37:25 44 Dennis Quinlan 37:26 45 Hammadi Ben Mohamed 37:27.4 46 Matt Murphy 37:29 47 Gareth Bryan-Jones 37:31 48 Tom O'Riordan 37:31.6 49 Robert Folie 37:32 50 Pierre de Pauw 37:35.2 51 Ramon Tasende 37:36 52 Francisco Aritmendi 37:38.4 53 Mohamed Ben Abdelsalem 37:43.4 54 Jean-Pierre Delloye 37:48.2 55 Werner Dössegger 37:50 56 Fernando Aguilar 37:51 57 John Linaker 37:52.6 58 Leon Moreels 37:54.2 59 Alan Jones 37:56.6 60 Hedydd Davies 38:02.4 61 Yves Martinage 38:03 62 Johan Janssens 38:04.2 63 Alfons Sidler 38:07.6 64 Albien van Holsbeek 38:09.2 65 Werner Wildschek 38:13.4 66 Donal Walsh 38:15.6 67 Alec Brown 38:16 68 Roy Kernoghan 38:17.4 69 Bill Reilly 38:22.6 70 Walter Dietiker 38:23 71 Abdelkader Zaddem 38:26 72 Joe O'Keefe 38:28.2 73 Hamdouni Sghaier 38:44.6 74 Hansruedi Knill 38:46 75 Abdallah Ben Ammar 38:47.6 76 Lorenzo Gutierrez 38:50.4 77 Matt Wilson 38:54 78 Mike Teer 38:55.6 79 Hans Rüdisühli 39:10 80 Abderrahmane Delhoum 39:11.2 81 Frank Briscoe 39:27 82 Moses Mayfield 39:30.2 83 Malcolm Edger 39:43 84 John Buckley 39:47 85 Guenaoui Behloul 39:50 86 Patrick Leddy 39:54 87 Cyril Leigh 40:08 88 Kamali Benmissi 40:10 89 Mohamed Gouasmi 40:10.6 90 David Logue 40:13 91 Mel Evans 40:27 92 Alistair Blamire 40:29 93 Jeff Kirby 41:02 94 Gérard Goutailler 41:35 95 Mustapha Lerari 41:36 96 Aissa Benfarès 41:37 97 Chris Loosley 41:48 98 Bali 41:48 99 Ian Morrison 41:52 100 Belgacem Harrathi 42:07 — Eugène Allonsius DNF — Labidi Ayachi DNF — Mick Molloy DNF — Willy Polleunis DNF — Ron McAndrew DNF — Alfred Chivers DNF — Seboui DNF

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time John Bednarski 20:59,6 Pierre de Freyn 21:00,6 Mohamed Omar 21:02,6 4 Don Faircloth 21:07,2 5 Andy Holden 21:07,2 6 Ian Stewart 21:13,8 7 Tony Simmons 21:26,6 8 Hamida Gamoudi 21:32 9 Amor Lassoued 21:34 10 Mansour Guettaya 21:39 11 Oujid Abdellah 21:54 12 Pierre van Heddegem 21:57 13 Norman Morrison 21:59 14 Angel Cob 22:02,6 15 Mohamed Benachir 22:08 16 Mohamed El Ayachi 22:09,6 17 Martin McMahon 22:12,6 18 James Cook 22:19,4 19 Ali Dali 22:28,8 20 Julio Gude 22:34 21 Tahar Bounab 22:35 22 Bernie Hayward 22:36,6 23 Manuel Alcudia 22:41 24 Karel Lismont 22:44,2 25 Juan José Sordo 22:46,6 26 Boualem Rahoui 22:52,8 27 Mohamed Benslimane 22:53 28 John Calvert 22:56 29 Noureddine Hamouda 22:58 30 Andres Jimeno 23:08 31 Alan Beaney 23:13,2 32 Gwynn Davis 23:19,8 33 Roland Verstraeten 23:31,2 34 John Powell 23:38 35 Tom Paterson 23:42,6 36 Ali Ahmed Baccouch 23:47 37 Mohamed Kacemi 24:00,2 38 Mehdi Ali 24:01 39 Hassen Kachroudi 24:43,6 40 Ahmed Zbaidi 24:54,4

Women's (2.8 mi / 4.5 km) Rank Athlete Nationality Time Doris Brown 15:00 Vicki Foltz 15:12 Pamela Davies 15:21 4 Anne Smith 15:24 5 Linda Mayfield 15:43 6 Patricia Brown 15:47 7 Phyllis Perkins 15:53 8 Ann O'Brien 15:56 9 Sheila Taylor 16:05 10 Ursula Kennedy 16:10 11 Cheryl Bridges 16:11 12 Doreen King 16:14 13 Margaret MacSherry 16:18 14 Dale Greig 16:18 15 Thelwyn Bateman 16:23 16 Leslie Watson 16:27 17 Rosemary Stirling 16:39 18 Natalie Roche 16:50 19 Sheena Fitzmaurice 16:52 20 June Hale 17:12 21 Ann Keating 17:15 22 Gloria Dourass 17:21 23 Margaret Doody 17:25 24 Siobhan Lynch 17:29 25 Jean Lochhead 17:33 26 Lori Schutt 17:38 27 Delyth Davies 17:41 28 Janet Eynon 18:33 29 Eileen Kelly 18:47 30 Meryl Priestley 18:59

Team Results

Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 Ron HillRoy FowlerMike FrearyAlan RushmerJim HoganBill Adcocks 58 2 Guy TexereauNoel TijouRené JourdanLucien RaultBernard MaroquinMichel Bernard 101 3 Mariano HaroJosé MaizJavier ÁlvarezIluminado CorcueraCarlos PérezRamon Tasende 129 4 Ian McCaffertyLachie StewartAndy BrownJim WrightJim AlderGareth Bryan-Jones 137 5 Mohamed SaidLarbi OukadaBen Assou El GhaziHaddou JaddourMoha Aït BassouHammadi Ben Mohamed 178 6 Mohamed GammoudiAhmed ZammelMhedheb HannachiAmmar KhemiriAbdelkader ZaddemHamdouni Sghaier 227 7 Bill ClarkHerb LorenzDon LakinTom HeinonenDoug WiebeBill Reilly 246 8 Gaston RoelantsRobert FoliePierre de PauwJean-Pierre DelloyeLeon MoreelsJohan Janssens 304 9 Walter HussWerner DösseggerAlfons SidlerWerner WildschekWalter DietikerHansruedi Knill 355 10 Dennis QuinlanMatt MurphyTom O'RiordanDonal WalshJoe O'KeefeJohn Buckley 360 11 Derek GrahamRoy KernoghanMatt WilsonMike TeerMalcolm EdgerDavid Logue 407 12 Alan JoslynAlan JonesHedydd DaviesCyril LeighMel EvansJeff Kirby 428 13 Abderrahmane DelhoumGuenaoui BehloulKamali BenmissiMohamed GouasmiMustapha LerariAissa Benfarès 533

Junior Men's Rank Country Team Points 1 John BednarskiDon FairclothAndy Holden 10 2 Hamida GamoudiAmor LassouedMansour Guettaya 27 3 Mohamed OmarOujid AbdellahMohamed Benachir 29 4 Pierre de FreynPierre van HeddegemKarel Lismont 38 5 Norman MorrisonMartin McMahonJames Cook 48 6 Angel CobJulio GudeManuel Alcudia 57 7 Tony SimmonsBernie HaywardGwynn Davis 61 8 Tahar BounabBoualem RahouiMohamed Benslimane 74 9 Ali DaliAli Ahmed BaccouchMehdi Ali 93

Women's Rank Country Team Points 1 Doris BrownVicki FoltzLinda MayfieldCheryl Bridges 19 2 Pamela DaviesAnne SmithPatricia BrownPhyllis Perkins 20 3 Doreen KingMargaret MacSherryDale GreigLeslie Watson 55 4 Ann O'BrienUrsula KennedyAnn KeatingMargaret Doody 62 5 Thelwyn BatemanGloria DourassJean LochheadDelyth Davies 89

Participation An unofficial count yields the participation of 177 athletes from 14 countries.

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See also 1968 in athletics (track and field)

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