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1967 International Cross Country Championships
1967 International Cross Country Championships
Organisers	ICCU
Edition	54th
Date	18 March 1967
Host city	Barry, Glamorgan, Wales
Events	3
Distances	7.5 mi (12.1 km) men / ; 4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men / ; 1.9 mi (3.0 km) women
Participation	152 athletes from ; 12 nations
	← 1966 Rabat 1968 Tunis →

The 1967 International Cross Country Championships was held in Barry, Wales, on 18 March 1967. For the first time, an official women's competition was held. 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
Men 7.5 mi (12,1 km)	Gaston Roelants Belgium	36:03	Tim Johnston England	36:20	Bryan Rose New Zealand	36:27
Junior Men 4.35 mi (7.0 km)	Eddie Knox Scotland	24:42	Eddy Van Butsele Belgium	24:44	Brooks Mileson England	24:49
Women 1.9 mi (3.0 km)	Doris Brown United States	14:28	Rita Lincoln England	15:05	Peggy Mullins Ireland	15:07
Team
Men	England	70	New Zealand	96	France	122
Junior Men	England	12	Belgium	30	Scotland	33
Women	England	17	Ireland	35	Scotland	50

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Gaston Roelants	Belgium	36:03
	Tim Johnston	England	36:20
	Bryan Rose	New Zealand	36:27
4	Lachie Stewart	Scotland	36:30
5	Willie Olivier	South Africa	36:32
6	José Maiz	Spain	36:33
7	Guy Texereau	France	36:34
8	Noel Tijou	France	36:41
9	Derek Graham	Ireland	36:44
10	Dick Taylor	England	36:47
11	Ron Hill	England	36:48
12	Peter Welsh	New Zealand	36:49
13	François Lacour	France	36:50
14	Mike Tagg	England	36:52
15	Mike Turner	England	37:02
16	Gerhard Dekkers	South Africa	37:06
17	Eddie Gray	New Zealand	37:09
18	John Hillen	England	37:10
19	Mike Ryan	New Zealand	37:12
20	Tom O'Riordan	Ireland	37:12
21	Jeff Julian	New Zealand	37:14
22	Carlos Pérez	Spain	37:16
23	Jim Alder	Scotland	37:17
24	Norris Wyatt	New Zealand	37:20
25	Barry Everitt	New Zealand	37:25
26	Alan Rushmer	England	37:28
27	Dennis Morrison	South Africa	37:29
28	Michel Bernard	France	37:31
29	Desmond Torr	South Africa	37:36
30	Robert Folie	Belgium	37:38
31	Grant Wheeler	New Zealand	37:40
32	Bernard Maroquin [fr]	France	37:41
33	Gaston Heleven	Belgium	37:42
34	Gérard Goutailler	France	37:43
35	Francisco Aritmendi	Spain	37:44
36	Geoff Bacon	South Africa	37:45
37	Rex Maddaford	New Zealand	37:46
38	Cornelius van Antwerp	South Africa	37:47
39	Hamoud Ameur	France	37:48
40	Gilbert Gauthier	France	37:49
41	Jean-Yves Le Flohic	France	37:50
42	Jim Wright	Scotland	37:51
43	John Godding	Wales	37:52
44	Pierre De Pauw	Belgium	37:54
45	Werner Dössegger	Switzerland	37:58
46	Bob Holt	England	37:59
47	Andy Brown	Scotland	38:00
48	Arie Meeuwissen	Netherlands	38:01
49	Walter Dietiker	Switzerland	38:02
50	Jim McNamara	Ireland	38:15
51	Patrick McLagan	Scotland	38:16
52	Hansruedi Knill	Switzerland	38:17
53	Alfons Sidler	Switzerland	38:19
54	Peter Whewell	South Africa	38:20
55	Piet Beelen	Netherlands	38:26
56	Cyril Leigh	Wales	38:26
57	Javier Álvarez	Spain	38:30
58	Brian Jeffs	Wales	38:32
59	André Dehertoghe	Belgium	38:33
60	Alec Brown	Scotland	38:37
61	Aad Steylen	Netherlands	38:38
62	Jan Zijderlaan	Netherlands	38:39
63	Alistair Blamire	Scotland	38:43
64	Manuel Alonso	Spain	38:45
65	Jo van den Hoogen	Netherlands	38:46
66	Alan Joslyn	Wales	38:47
67	Roy Mack	Wales	38:48
68	Peter Kneubühl	Switzerland	38:49
69	Harry Simpson	Ireland	38:50
70	Llewellyn Leppan	South Africa	38:51
71	Hedydd Davies	Wales	38:58
72	Iluminado Corcuera	Spain	38:59
73	Hans Rüdisühli	Switzerland	39:18
74	Pete Fagan	Ireland	39:19
75	Jim O'Brien	Wales	39:20
76	Jacques van Eekelen	Netherlands	39:22
77	Fernando Aguilar	Spain	39:24
78	Albien Van Holsbeek	Belgium	39:35
79	Mariano Haro	Spain	39:36
80	Denis Jouret	Belgium	39:37
81	Rafael Vergauwen	Belgium	39:45
82	George Blackburn	Ireland	39:47
83	Emil Mächler	Switzerland	39:51
84	Patrick Lynch	Ireland	39:54
85	Huub Coumans	Netherlands	40:07
86	Tony Hopkins	Ireland	40:13
87	Michael Coningham	South Africa	40:24
88	Jim Brennan	Scotland	40:41
89	George Mol	Netherlands	40:50
—	Ian McCafferty	Scotland	DNF
—	Pedro Sacristán	Spain	DNF
—	Fred Bell	Wales	DNF
—	Johnny Dumon	Belgium	DNF

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Eddie Knox	Scotland	24:42
	Eddy Van Butsele	Belgium	24:44
	Brooks Mileson	England	24:49
4	Colin Moxsom	England	24:59
5	Frank Briscoe	England	25:06
6	Yvo Van Nuffelen	Belgium	25:13
7	John Rix	England	25:20
8	Tony Simmons	Wales	25:25
9	Francisco Collado	Spain	25:36
10	Ken Bartlett	England	25:47
11	Ron McAndrew	Wales	25:53
12	Ewald Keust	Switzerland	26:12
13	Norman Morrison	Scotland	26:17
14	Félix Lluch	Spain	26:19
15	Angel Cob	Spain	26:22
16	Sjef Hensgens	Netherlands	26:23
17	Gwynn Davis	Wales	26:42
18	John Powell	Wales	26:47
19	John Myatt	Scotland	26:54
20	Willie Day	Scotland	26:55
21	Rini Marynissen	Netherlands	26:57
22	Omer Van Noten	Belgium	26:59
23	Hanspeter Wehrli	Switzerland	27:00
24	Ulrich Maurer	Switzerland	27:01
25	Tim Hopkins	Wales	27:07
26	Piet Vonck	Netherlands	27:17
27	James Cook	Scotland	27:27
28	André Dolder	Switzerland	27:45
29	Willy Polleunis	Belgium	27:57
30	André Ornelis	Belgium	27:58
31	Robert Strik	Netherlands	28:00
32	Teodoro Barrio	Spain	28:50
—	Juan Carreras	Spain	DNF

Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time
	Doris Brown	United States	14:28
	Rita Lincoln	England	15:05
	Peggy Mullins	Ireland	15:07
4	Joyce Smith	England	15:16
5	Pamela Davies	England	15:18
6	Joy Jordan	England	15:20
7	Ann O'Brien	Ireland	15:24
8	Patricia Brown	England	15:36
9	Margaret MacSherry	Scotland	15:45
10	Iris Lincoln	England	15:54
11	Georgena Craig	Scotland	16:11
12	Brenda Robinson	Ireland	16:17
13	Maureen Conlan	Ireland	16:22
14	Leslie Watson	Scotland	16:29
15	Patricia Cole	United States	16:41
16	Margaret Purdon	Scotland	16:46
17	Mary Norton	Ireland	16:48
18	Pat Sullivan	Wales	16:52
19	Jean Lochhead	Wales	17:07
20	Margaret Fleming	Scotland	17:14
21	Emily Hopkins	Ireland	17:18
22	Catherine Kelly	Scotland	17:22
23	Delyth Davies	Wales	17:41
24	Jacqueline Clifford	Wales	18:28
25	Brenda Meredith	Wales	18:30
26	Janet Eynon	Wales	18:34

Team Results

Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Tim Johnston Dick Taylor Ron Hill Mike Tagg Mike Turner John Hillen	70
2	New Zealand	Bryan Rose Peter Welsh Eddie Gray Mike Ryan Jeff Julian Norris Wyatt	96
3	France	Guy Texereau Noel Tijou François Lacour Michel Bernard Bernard Maroquin [fr] Gérard Goutailler	122
4	South Africa	Willie Olivier Gerhard Dekkers Dennis Morrison Desmond Torr Geoff Bacon Cornelius van Antwerp	151
5	Scotland	Lachie Stewart Jim Alder Jim Wright Andy Brown Patrick McLagan Alec Brown	227
6	Belgium	Gaston Roelants Robert Folie Gaston Heleven Pierre De Pauw André Dehertoghe Albien Van Holsbeek	245
7	Spain	José Maiz Carlos Pérez Francisco Aritmendi Javier Álvarez Manuel Alonso Iluminado Corcuera	256
8	Ireland	Derek Graham Tom O'Riordan Jim McNamara Harry Simpson Pete Fagan George Blackburn	304
9	Switzerland	Werner Dössegger Walter Dietiker Hansruedi Knill Alfons Sidler Peter Kneubühl Hans Rüdisühli	340
10	Wales	John Godding Cyril Leigh Brian Jeffs Alan Joslyn Roy Mack Hedydd Davies	361
11	Netherlands	Arie Meeuwissen Piet Beelen Aad Steylen Jan Zijderlaan Jo van den Hoogen Jacques van Eekelen	367

Junior Men's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Brooks Mileson Colin Moxsom Frank Briscoe	12
2	Belgium	Eddy Van Butsele Yvo Van Nuffelen Omer Van Noten	30
3	Scotland	Eddie Knox Norman Morrison John Myatt	33
4	Wales	Tony Simmons Ron McAndrew Gwynn Davis	36
5	Spain	Francisco Collado Félix Lluch Angel Cob	38
6	Switzerland	Ewald Keust Hanspeter Wehrli Ulrich Maurer	59
7	Netherlands	Sjef Hensgens Rini Marynissen Piet Vonck	63

Women's

Rank	Country	Team	Points
1	England	Rita Lincoln Joyce Smith Pamela Davies Joy Jordan	17
2	Ireland	Peggy Mullins Ann O'Brien Brenda Robinson Maureen Conlan	35
3	Scotland	Margaret MacSherry Georgena Craig Leslie Watson Margaret Purdon	50
4	Wales	Pat Sullivan Jean Lochhead Delyth Davies Jacqueline Clifford	84

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 152 athletes from 12 countries.

Belgium (14)
England (19)
France (9)
Ireland (14)
Netherlands (12)
New Zealand (9)
Scotland (20)
South Africa (9)
Spain (14)
Switzerland (11)
United States (2)
Wales (19)

References

^ Marshall, Ron (20 March 1967), Athletics - Casual Roelants Takes Senior Title at Barry, Glasgow Herald, p. 4, retrieved 3 October 2013
^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), International Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Barry Date: Saturday, March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 November 2005), International Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Junior - Barry Saturday March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 1 December 2005, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), International Cross Country Championships - 3.0km CC Women - Barry Saturday March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013

[herald_01-1] Marshall, Ron (20 March 1967), Athletics - Casual Roelants Takes Senior Title at Barry, Glasgow Herald, p. 4, retrieved 3 October 2013

[archive_01-2] Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), International Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Barry Date: Saturday, March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 7 August 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[archive_02-3] Magnusson, Tomas (24 November 2005), International Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Junior - Barry Saturday March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 1 December 2005, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[archive_03-4] Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), International Cross Country Championships - 3.0km CC Women - Barry Saturday March 18, 1967, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 3 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[gbr_01-5] INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 2013

[iaaf_01-6] 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. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013

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1967 International Cross Country Championships