1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	2nd
Date	March 16
Host city	Monza, Lombardia, Italy
Location	Mirabello Racecourse
Nations participating	23
Athletes participating	269
Races	3
Distances	12 km – Senior men 7 km – Junior men 4 km – Senior women
← 1973 Waregem 1975 Rabat →

The 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Monza, Italy, at the Mirabello Racecourse on March 16, 1974. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.^[1]

Complete results for men,^[2] junior men,^[3] women,^[4] medallists, ^[5] and the results of British athletes^[6] were published.

Medallists

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Individual
Senior men (12 km)	Eric de Beck Belgium	35:23.8	Mariano Haro Spain	35:24.6	Karel Lismont Belgium	35:26.6
Junior men (7 km)	Rich Kimball United States	21:30.8	Venanzio Ortis Italy	21:33	John Treacy Ireland	21:42.4
Senior women (4 km)	Paola Cacchi Italy	12:42	Nina Holmén Finland	12:47.6	Rita Ridley England	12:54
Team
Senior men	Belgium	103	England	109	France	215
Junior men	United States	22	Morocco	58	Italy	90
Senior women	England	28	Italy	50	Finland	61

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

For full event details see 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Eric de Beck	Belgium	35:23.8
02 !	Mariano Haro	Spain	35:24.6
03 !	Karel Lismont	Belgium	35:26.6
4	Jim Brown	Scotland	35:29.2
5	Detlef Uhlemann	West Germany	35:30.4
6	Wilfried Scholz	East Germany	35:31.8
7	Ray Smedley	England	35:35.8
8	Noel Tijou	France	35:36.4
9	David Black	England	35:37.2
10	Franco Fava	Italy	35:38.4
11	Bernie Ford	England	35:48.4
12	Manfred Kuschmann	East Germany	35:54.2
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

Belgium

Eric de Beck	1
Karel Lismont	3
Marc Smet	13
Gaston Roelants	14
Frank Grillaert	27
Erik Gijselinck	45
(Achille Vaes)	(50)
(Hendrik Schoofs)	(75)

103

England

Ray Smedley	7
David Black	9
Bernie Ford	11
Grenville Tuck	16
Frank Briscoe	30
Mike Beevor	36
(Mike Tagg)	(40)
(Robert Patterson)	(69)
(Peter Standing)	(94)

109

France

Noel Tijou	8
Lucien Rault	20
Pierre Liardet	38
Jean-Jacques Prianon	39
René Jourdan	49
Jean-Paul Gomez	61
(André Gloaguen)	(83)
(François Lacour)	(85)
(Jean Jacques Boiroux)	(87)

215

West Germany

220

East Germany

226

Spain

269

Scotland

273

Italy

278

Full results

Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7 km)

For full event details see 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Rich Kimball	United States	21:30.8
02 !	Venanzio Ortis	Italy	21:33
03 !	John Treacy	Ireland	21:42.4
4	Dietmar Millonig	Austria	21:48
5	Matt Centrowitz	United States	21:48
6	John Roscoe	United States	21:52.2
7	Bouchaib Zouhri	Morocco	21:54.2
8	Mohamed Naoumi	Morocco	21:55.2
9	Rudi Schoofs	Belgium	21:56.4
10	Pat Davey	United States	21:58.2
11	Guy Bourban	France	21:59
12	William Sheridan	Scotland	22:00.2
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

United States

Rich Kimball	1
Matt Centrowitz	5
John Roscoe	6
Pat Davey	10
(Mike Pinocci)	(15)
(J.J. Griffin)	(18)

Morocco

Bouchaib Zouhri	7
Mohamed Naoumi	8
Hamadi Massoudi	21
Yahia Hadka	22
(Ahmed Sennaji)	(40)

Italy

Venanzio Ortis	2
Giuseppe Gerbi	24
Stefano La Sala	25
Salvatore Anzà	39
(Giancarlo Garattini)	(43)
(Matteo Lo Russo)	(65)

Scotland

Ireland

Belgium

102

West Germany

118

France

120

Full results

Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4 km)

For full event details see 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Paola Cacchi	Italy	12:42
02 !	Nina Holmén	Finland	12:47.6
03 !	Rita Ridley	England	12:54
4	Ann Yeoman	England	12:58.6
5	Pirjo Vihonen	Finland	13:02
6	Bronislawa Ludwichowska	Poland	13:03.2
7	Joyce Smith	England	13:04.4
8	Mary Stewart	Scotland	13:05.6
9	Carmen Valero	Spain	13:13.4
10	Margherita Gargano	Italy	13:14.8
11	Josee van Santberghe	Belgium	13:18.6
12	Clara Choate	United States	13:20.8
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

England

Rita Ridley	3
Ann Yeoman	4
Joyce Smith	7
Carol Gould	14
(Christine Tranter)	(15)
(Glynis Goodburn)	(22)

Italy

Paola Cacchi	1
Margherita Gargano	10
Silvana Cruciata	13
Bruna Lovisolo	26
(Waltraud Egger)	(47)
(Giovanna Leone)	(57)

Finland

Nina Holmén	2
Pirjo Vihonen	5
Sinikka Tyynelä	16
Irja Pettinen	38

Belgium

United States

Poland

West Germany

116

Scotland

123

Full results

Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Belgium	2	0	1	3
2	United States	2	0	0	2
3	Italy	1	2	1	4
4	England	1	1	1	3
5	Finland	0	1	1	2
6	Morocco	0	1	0	1
6	Spain	0	1	0	1
8	France	0	0	1	1
8	Ireland	0	0	1	1
Total		6	6	6	18

Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 269 athletes from 23 countries.

Austria (4)
Belgium (19)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (6)
England (20)
Finland (10)
France (21)
Ireland (20)

Italy (21)
Kuwait (6)
Morocco (14)
Netherlands (7)
Northern Ireland (10)
Norway (3)
Poland (6)
Scotland (21)

Spain (21)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (6)
Tunisia (6)
United States (12)
Wales (13)
West Germany (19)

References

↑ Marshal, Ron (March 18, 1974), Athletics - Brown excels on a good day for Scots - Scotland's cross-country teams returned yesterday after a bid to make an impression on the outcome of the International championships on Saturday at Monza..., Glasgow Herald, p. 5, retrieved October 16, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 16, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 16, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Monza Date: Saturday, March 16, 1974, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 16, 2013
↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 16, 2013
↑ 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 2ff, retrieved October 16, 2013

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See also: International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972)

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See also: Modern pentathlon • International Cross Country Championships (1903–1972)

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