International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

[Tomtytom]

Hi all,
could somebody out there name me the complete US teams of the International cross country champs 1966-1972. I have a few data , but would appreciate any further info that you have.

Men
1966 Rabat
6th 194 pts.

Individual placings:
3 Tracy Smith (3/15/1945)
26 Brown
33 Eamon O'Reilly
38 Jack Bacheler (12/30/1943)
Place unknown:Bob Scharf

Further US team members?

1968 Tunis
7th 347 pts.

Individual placings:
27 Bill Clark (12/2/1943)
34 Herb Lorenz (4/7/1939)
36 Don Lakin
39 Tom Heinonen (7/1/1945)
69 Bill Reilly (2/28/1943)
82 Moses Mayfield
Further US team members?

1969 Clydebank
8th 369 pts.
Individual placings:

11 Bill Clark (12/2/1943)
31 Tracy Smith (3/15/1945)
48 Charlie Messenger
82 Jim Murphy
95 W.Morris
102 Tom Heinonen (7/1/1945)
105 Christopher McCubbins (11/22/1945)
Further US team members?

1970 Vichy
13th 424 pts

Individual placings:
48 Kenny Moore (12/1/1943)
51 Tom Heinonen (7/1/1945)
64 J.Loeschhard
76 Cliff Clark
92 ?
93 ?
Further US team members?

Women
1967 Barry

Individual placings:
1 Doris Brown (9/17/1942)
Further US team members?

1968 Blackburn

Individual placings:
1 Doris Brown (9/17/1942)
2 Vicki Foltz (2/4/1944)
5 Mayfield
Further US team members?

1969 Clydebank
1st 19 pts

Individual placings:
1 Doris Brown (9/17/1942)
2 Maureen Dickson
4 Cheryl Bridges (12/25/1947)
Further US team members?

1971 San Sebastian
3rd 50 pts

Individual placings:
1 Doris Brown (9/17/1942)
5 Bristol
Further US team members?

1972 Cambridge

Individual placings:
2 Eileen Claugus (4/18/1955)
9 Caroline Walker
Further US team members?
Best regards
Tom

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[kuha]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

The IAAF has published a big new book with more info on the World Cross results than anyone would ever want...

[Powell]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

The IAAF book has complete results of the official IAAF World Champs, which started in 1973, but only lists medallists for the earlier, unofficial championships.

[Tomtytom]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

If you mean the big green book from IAAF
"The toughest race in the world"
it only covers the IAAF-era 1973-2002.

Still hope for help

/Tom

[Bruce Kritzler]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

Eamon O'Reilly (Boston Marathon winner)
(Don)? Lakin (Minnesota)
69 - Tracy Smith

[Tomtytom]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

Thank you for Lakin, Smith and O'Reilly. Any clue about the other guys?
I suppose the results or at least the american participants ought to be listed in the Trackandfield News in March/April for the years above (1966,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972).

/Tom

[Tomtytom]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

I got some more info on the athletes above and edited that post. Anyone that can name me the first names ?
/Tom

[John Lunn]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

>The IAAF book has complete results of the official IAAF World Champs, which
>started in 1973, but only lists medallists for the earlier, unofficial
>championships.

The US didn't send a team in '73.

[Powell]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

>The US didn't send a team in '73.

Then it's interesting that the US won bronze in the women's team event that year. It's quite an achievement considering they didn't send a team :-P

[John Lunn]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

>>The US didn't send a team in '73.

Then it's interesting that the US won
>bronze in the women's team event that year. It's quite an achievement
>considering they didn't send a team :-P

You might be right about the women, I don't know. I assure you that we did not send a men's team to Belgium.

[Realist]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

An old TFN says "thanks to lack of funds from the AAU."

[Tomtytom]

Re: International Cross Country Champs 1966-1972

Yes, there was no Men's team in Belgium 1973, but the women won bronze with an injured Doris Brown in 15th place. It looks like some out there still got the old TFN. Also for 1966-1972?
Would be great!
Regards
/Tom