1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers	IAAF
Edition	3rd
Date	March 16
Host city	Rabat, Morocco
Location	Souissi Racecourse
Nations participating	26
Athletes participating	316
Races	3
Distances	12 km – Senior men 7 km – Junior men 4.2 km – Senior women
← 1974 Monza 1976 Chepstow →

The 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 16, 1975. 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)	Ian Stewart Scotland	35:20	Mariano Haro Spain	35:21	Bill Rodgers United States	35:27.4
Junior men (7 km)	Bobby Thomas United States	20:59.8	José Luis González Spain	21:18	John Treacy Ireland	21:23
Senior women (4.2 km)	Julie Brown United States	13:42	Bronislawa Ludwichowska Poland	13:47	Carmen Valero Spain	13:48
Team
Senior men	New Zealand	127	England	198	Belgium	211
Junior men	United States	29	Ireland	35	Spain	44
Senior women	United States	44	New Zealand	50	Poland	61

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

For full event details see 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Ian Stewart	Scotland	35:20
02 !	Mariano Haro	Spain	35:21
03 !	Bill Rodgers	United States	35:27.4
4	John Walker	New Zealand	35:45
5	Euan Robertson	New Zealand	35:46
6	Franco Fava	Italy	35:47
7	Ray Smedley	England	35:50
8	Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand	West Germany	35:51
9	Hans-Jürgen Orthmann	West Germany	35:55
10	Gaston Roelants	Belgium	35:57
11	Wilfried Scholz	East Germany	35:58
12	Abdelkader Zaddem	Tunisia	36:00
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

New Zealand

John Walker	4
Euan Robertson	5
David Sirl	25
John Dixon	26
John Sheddan	33
Bryan Rose	34
(Jack Foster)	(36)
(Kevin Ryan)	(72)
(Dick Quax)	(113)

127

England

Ray Smedley	7
Grenville Tuck	14
Bernie Ford	37
Tony Simmons	39
Trevor Wright	50
Alan Blinston	51
(Mike Beevor)	(71)
(Keith Angus)	(89)

198

Belgium

Gaston Roelants	10
Emiel Puttemans	16
André Ornelis	21
Eddy Rombaux	45
Marc Smet	57
Erik Gijselinck	62
(Albien Van Holsbeek)	(74)
(Paul Thijs)	(134)
(Eddy Van Mullem)	(DNF)

211

United States

250

East Germany

274

Scotland

292

Algeria

301

France

303

Full results

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

Junior men's race (7 km)

For full event details see 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Bobby Thomas	United States	20:59.8
02 !	José Luis González	Spain	21:18
03 !	John Treacy	Ireland	21:23
4	Cándido Alario	Spain	21:29
5	Don Clary	United States	21:38
6	Mike Longthorn	England	21:41
7	Christian Foucquets	Belgium	21:42
8	Roy Kissin	United States	21:44
9	Louis Kenny	Ireland	21:45
10	Gerry Finnegan	Ireland	21:46
11	Jim Burns	Scotland	21:47
12	Nat Muir	Scotland	21:51
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

United States

Bobby Thomas	1
Don Clary	5
Roy Kissin	8
Ralph Serna	15

Ireland

John Treacy	3
Louis Kenny	9
Gerry Finnegan	10
Gerry Redmond	13
(Dick Hooper)	(28)

Spain

José Luis González	2
Cándido Alario	4
Vicente de la Parte	18
Luis Adsuara	20
(Manuel Perez)	(44)
(Antonio Aparicio)	(49)

Belgium

Scotland

England

Algeria

116

France

127

Full results

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

Senior women's race (4.2 km)

For full event details see 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race

Individual race
Rank	Athlete	Country	Time
01 !	Julie Brown	United States	13:42
02 !	Bronislawa Ludwichowska	Poland	13:47
03 !	Carmen Valero	Spain	13:48
4	Gabriella Dorio	Italy	13:51
5	Lorraine Moller	New Zealand	13:53
6	Heather Thomson	New Zealand	14:01
7	Ann Yeoman	England	14:03
8	Mary Stewart	Scotland	14:03
9	Margherita Gargano	Italy	14:12
10	Anne Garrett	New Zealand	14:15
11	Maggie Keyes	United States	14:18
12	Magda Ilands	Belgium	14:19
Full results

Teams

Rank

Team

Points

United States

Julie Brown	1
Maggie Keyes	11
Paula Neppel	15
Doris Brown	17
(Cindy Poor)	(27)
(Linda Heinmiller)	(48)

New Zealand

Lorraine Moller	5
Heather Thomson	6
Anne Garrett	10
Allison Deed	29
(Dianne Zorn)	(51)

Poland

Bronislawa Ludwichowska	2
Renata Pentlinowska	13
Celina Magala	22
Zofia Kolakowska	24
(Danuta Siemieniuk)	(37)
(Urszula Prasek)	(38)

England

Belgium

Spain

Italy

106

Finland

117

Full results

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

Medal table (unofficial)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	4	0	1	5
2	New Zealand	1	1	0	2
3	Scotland	1	0	0	1
4	Spain	0	2	2	4
5	Ireland	0	1	1	2
5	Poland	0	1	1	2
7	England	0	1	0	1
8	Belgium	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 316 athletes from 26 countries.

Algeria (14)
Australia (12)
Belgium (21)
East Germany (6)
Egypt (1)
England (18)
Finland (12)
France (21)
Gibraltar (6)

Iran (7)
Ireland (12)
Italy (20)
Libya (7)
Morocco (19)
New Zealand (14)
Northern Ireland (7)
Poland (6)
Saudi Arabia (6)

Scotland (21)
Spain (21)
Sudan (7)
Syria (6)
Tunisia (9)
United States (18)
Wales (13)
West Germany (12)

References

↑ Unique double for Stewart - Scotland's Ian Stewart completed a unique double in Rabat yesterday when he added the International cross-country title to the European 3000 metres gold medal he won in Poland seven days previously..., Glasgow Herald, March 17, 1975, p. 20, retrieved October 16, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (July 4, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 16, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (September 8, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 16, 2013
↑ Magnusson, Tomas (February 7, 2007), IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.2km CC Women - Rabat Souissi Date: Sunday, March 16, 1975, Athchamps (archived), retrieved October 16, 2013
↑ IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved October 9, 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 9, 2013

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

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