1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 3rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
were held on March 16, 1975 in Rabat
, Morocco
.
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
were held on March 16, 1975 in Rabat
Rabat
Rabat , is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
.
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 35:20 | |
| 2. | 35:21 | |
| 3. | 35:28 | |
| 4. | 35:45 | |
| 5. | 35:46 | |
| 6. | 35:47 | |
| 7. | 35:50 | |
| 8. | 35:51 |
Team
| Medal | County | Mark |
| Gold |  New ZealandJohn Walker (4.) Euan Robertson (5.) David Sirl (25.) John Dixon (26.) John Sheddan (33.) Bryan Rose (34.) |
127 pts |
| Silver |  Kingdom of EnglandRay Smedley (7.) Grenville Tuck (14.) Bernie Ford (37.) Tony Simmons (39.) Trevor Wright (50.) Alan Blinston (51.) |
198 pts |
| Bronze |  BelgiumGaston Roelants Gaston Roelants Gaston, Baron Roelants was a top steeplechaser in the early 1960s and a great cross-country runner. At the steeplechase he won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles as well as setting two world records, 8 minutes 29.6 seconds in 1963 and 8 minutes 26.4 seconds in 1965.Roelants was born in... (10.) Emiel Puttemans Emiel Puttemans Emiel Puttemans is a retired middle- and long-distance runner, who set world records for 3000 metres in 1972, for 2 miles in 1971, and for 5000 metres in 1972.... (16.) André Ornelis (21.) Eddy Rombaux (45.) Marc Smet (57.) Erik Gijselinck (62.) |
211 pts |
Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 21:00 | |
| Silver | 21:18 | |
| Bronze | 21:23 | |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  United StatesBobby Thomas (1.) Don Clary (5.) Roy Kissin (8.) Ralph Serna (15.) |
29 pts |
| Silver |  Republic of IrelandJohn Treacy (3.) Louis Kenny (9.) Gerry Finnegan (10.) Gerry Redmond (15.) |
35 pts |
| Bronze |  SpainJosé Luis González (2.) Cándido Alario (4.) Vicente de la Parte (18.) Luis Adsuara (20.) |
44 pts |
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 13:42 | |
| 2. | 13:47 | |
| 3. | 13:48 | |
| 4. | 13:51 | |
| 5. | 13:53 | |
| 6. | 14:01 | |
| 7. | 14:03 | |
| 8. | 14:03 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | United States Julie Brown (1.) Maggie Keyes (11.) Paula Neppel (15.) Doris Brown (17.) |
44 pts |
| Silver | New Zealand Lorraine Moller (5.) Heather Thomson (6.) Anne Garrett (10.) Allison Deed (29.) |
50 pts |
| Bronze |  PolandBronislawa Ludwichowska (2.) Renata Pentlinowska (13.) Celina Magala (22.) Zofia Kolakowska (24.) |
61 pts |