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{{Infobox XC Championships

|Name = 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships

|Logo =

|Size =

|Caption =

|Organisers = IAAF

|Edition = 1st

|Date = March 17

|Host city = Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium {{flagicon|Belgium}}

|Location = Hippodroom Waregem

|Nations participating = 21

|Athletes participating = 286

|Races = 3

|Distances = 12 km – Senior men
7 km – Junior men
4 km – Senior women

|Website =

|Previous = 1972 Cambridge

|Next = 1974 Monza

}}

The 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on March 17, 1973. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

{{ Citation

| last = Marshall

| first = Ron

| date = March 19, 1973

| title = 'Brawn' breaks clear and lives up his name - A goodly ration of champagne in their hotel here last night, strictly speaking to celebrate Jim Brown's crushing win in the junior race, washed away much of the bitterness and frustration that had clung for several hours to the Scottish Senior cross country team...

| url =https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q-I9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=VkgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5238%2C3921142

| publisher = Glasgow Herald

| page = 2

| access-date = October 9, 2013

}}

Complete results for men,

{{ Citation

|last=Magnusson

|first=Tomas

|date=March 24, 2007

|title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 12.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973

|url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1973S.html

|publisher=Athchamps (archived)

|access-date=October 9, 2013

|url-status=bot: unknown

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110408/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SM1973S.html

|archive-date=October 16, 2007

}}

junior men,

{{ Citation

|last=Magnusson

|first=Tomas

|date=March 24, 2007

|title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973

|url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1973S.html

|publisher=Athchamps (archived)

|access-date=October 9, 2013

|url-status=bot: unknown

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016105930/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_JM1973S.html

|archive-date=October 16, 2007

}}

women,

{{ Citation

|date=March 24, 2007

|title=IAAF World Cross Country Championships - 4.0km CC Women - Waregem Date: Saturday, March 17, 1973

|url=http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1973S.html

|publisher=Athchamps (archived)

|access-date=October 9, 2013

|url-status=bot: unknown

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016110750/http://mypage.bluewin.ch/tomtytom/iccu/wxc_iaaf/wxc_SW1973S.html

|archive-date=October 16, 2007

}}

medallists,

{{ Citation

| title = IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

| url = http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/xc.htm

| publisher = Athletics Weekly

| access-date = October 9, 2013

}}

and the results of British athletes

{{ Citation

|title=36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

|url=http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf

|publisher=IAAF

|page=2ff

|access-date=October 9, 2013

|url-status=usurped

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927091955/http://www.iaaf.net/mm/Document/Competitions/Competition/2008WXC_Facts_Figures_1816.pdf

|archive-date=September 27, 2013

}}

were published.

Medallists

{{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Individual
Senior men
(12 km)

|Pekka Päivärinta
{{flagcountry|FIN}}

35:46.4

|Mariano Haro
{{flagcountry|ESP|1945}}

35:46.5

|Rod Dixon
{{flagcountry|NZL}}

36:00
Junior men
(7 km)

|Jim Brown
{{flagcountry|SCO}}

20:52.8

|José Haro
{{flagcountry|ESP|1945}}

21:00.6

|Léon Schots
{{flagcountry|BEL}}

21:07.2
Senior women
(4 km)

|Paola Pigni
{{flagcountry|ITA}}

13:45.2

|Joyce Smith
{{flagcountry|ENG}}

13:58

|Josee van Santberghe
{{flagcountry|BEL}}

14:01
colspan=7 bgcolor=#eeeeee style=text-align:center;| Team
Senior men

|{{flagcountry|BEL}}

109

|{{flagcountry|URS}}

119

|{{flagcountry|NZL}}

136
Junior men

|{{flagcountry|ESP|1945}}

18

|{{flagcountry|ITA}}

22

|{{flagcountry|ENG}}

24
Senior women

|{{flagcountry|ENG}}

40

|{{flagcountry|FIN}}

73

|{{flagcountry|USA}}

90

Race results

=Senior men's race (12 km)=

{{main|1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Individual race
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Pekka Päivärintaalign=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}}35:46.4
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Mariano Haroalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}}35:46.5
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Rod Dixonalign=left | {{flagcountry|NZL}}36:00
align=center| 4align=left | Tapio Kantanenalign=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}}36:05
align=center| 5align=left | Willy Polleunisalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}36:05
align=center| 6align=left | Roger Clarkalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}36:08
align=center| 7align=left | Juan Hidalgoalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}}36:12
align=center| 8align=left | Gaston Roelantsalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}36:13
align=center| 9align=left | Nikolay Sviridovalign=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}36:19
align=center| 10align=left | Noel Tijoualign=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}}36:21
align=center| 11align=left | Grenville Tuckalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}36:24
align=center| 12align=left | Dick Tayleralign=left | {{flagcountry|NZL}}36:26
class="sortbottom"

!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Teams
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| Willy Polleunisalign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| Gaston Roelantsalign=right style="border:0"| 8
align=left style="border:0"| Eric de Beckalign=right style="border:0"| 18
align=left style="border:0"| Erik Gijselinckalign=right style="border:0"| 19
align=left style="border:0"| Karel Lismontalign=right style="border:0"| 28
align=left style="border:0"| Marc Smetalign=right style="border:0"| 31
align=left style="border:0"| (Edgard Salvé)align=right style="border:0"| (40)
align=left style="border:0"| (Herman Parmentier)align=right style="border:0"| (98)

|| 109

|-

|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|URS}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Nikolay Sviridovalign=right style="border:0"| 9
align=left style="border:0"| Pavel Andreyevalign=right style="border:0"| 17
align=left style="border:0"| Nikolay Puklakovalign=right style="border:0"| 21
align=left style="border:0"| Boris Olyanitskiyalign=right style="border:0"| 22
align=left style="border:0"| Valentin Zotovalign=right style="border:0"| 23
align=left style="border:0"| Vladimir Merkushinalign=right style="border:0"| 27
align=left style="border:0"| (Petras Simonelis)align=right style="border:0"| (53)
align=left style="border:0"| (Vadim Mokalov)align=right style="border:0"| (73)

|| 119

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|NZL}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Rod Dixonalign=right style="border:0"| 3
align=left style="border:0"| Dick Tayleralign=right style="border:0"| 12
align=left style="border:0"| Bryan Rosealign=right style="border:0"| 14
align=left style="border:0"| Euan Robertsonalign=right style="border:0"| 15
align=left style="border:0"| Eddie Grayalign=right style="border:0"| 38
align=left style="border:0"| Nathan Healeyalign=right style="border:0"| 54
align=left style="border:0"| (John Sheddan)align=right style="border:0"| (59)
align=left style="border:0"| (Howard Healey)align=right style="border:0"| (130)

|| 136

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}} || 180

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}} || 181

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}} || 260

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 273

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}} || 291

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

=Junior men's race (7 km)=

{{main|1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Individual race
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Jim Brownalign=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}}20:52.8
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | José Haroalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}}21:00.6
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Léon Schotsalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}21:07.2
align=center| 4align=left | Franco Favaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}21:15.2
align=center| 5align=left | Aldo Tomasinialign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}21:27.6
align=center| 6align=left | Dennis Coatesalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}21:27.6
align=center| 7align=left | José Luis Ruizalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}}21:32.2
align=center| 8align=left | Barry Smithalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}21:32.3
align=center| 9align=left | Fernando Cerradaalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}}21:45
align=center| 10align=left | Tony Stayningsalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}21:49
align=center| 11align=left | Reinosa Miramontesalign=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}}21:49
align=center| 12align=left | Neil Couplandalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}21:49.1
class="sortbottom"

!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Teams
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| José Haroalign=right style="border:0"| 2
align=left style="border:0"| José Luis Ruizalign=right style="border:0"| 7
align=left style="border:0"| Fernando Cerradaalign=right style="border:0"| 9
align=left style="border:0"| (Reinosa Miramontes)align=right style="border:0"| (11)

|| 18

|-

|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Franco Favaalign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Aldo Tomasinialign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| Luca Bigatelloalign=right style="border:0"| 13
align=left style="border:0"| (Enrico Cantoreggi)align=right style="border:0"| (19)
align=left style="border:0"| (Gabriele Beretta)align=right style="border:0"| (25)

|| 22

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Dennis Coatesalign=right style="border:0"| 6
align=left style="border:0"| Barry Smithalign=right style="border:0"| 8
align=left style="border:0"| Tony Stayningsalign=right style="border:0"| 10
align=left style="border:0"| (Neil Coupland)align=right style="border:0"| (12)
align=left style="border:0"| (Philip Jeffrey)align=right style="border:0"| (18)

|| 24

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|SCO}} || 32

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRA}} || 55

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}} || 57

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}} || 89

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|SUI}} || 100

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

=Senior women's race (4 km)=

{{main|1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Individual race
width=5%|Rank || width=20%|Athlete || width=15%|Country || width=10%|Time
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | Paola Pignialign=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}}13:45.2
align=center| {{silver2}}align=left | Joyce Smithalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}13:58
align=center| {{bronze3}}align=left | Josee van Santberghealign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}14:01
align=center| 4align=left | Rita Ridleyalign=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}14:02
align=center| 5align=left | Sinikka Tyyneläalign=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}}14:09
align=center| 6align=left | Jean Lochheadalign=left | {{flagcountry|WAL}}14:12
align=center| 7align=left | Marijke Moseralign=left | {{flagcountry|SUI}}14:13
align=center| 8align=left | Irja Pettinenalign=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}}14:14
align=center| 9align=left | Anne Garrettalign=left | {{flagcountry|NZL}}14:15
align=center| 10align=left | Nina Holménalign=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}}14:16
align=center| 11align=left | Annie van de Kerkhofalign=left | {{flagcountry|NED}}14:20
align=center| 12align=left | Marleen Molsalign=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}}14:21
class="sortbottom"

!colspan=4 align=center | Full results

class="wikitable sortable" style=" text-align:center; font-size:95%;" width="50%"
+Teams
width=10%|Rank || width=30%|Team || width=10%|Points
align=center| {{gold1}}align=left | {{flagcountry|ENG}}

{| width=100%

align=left style="border:0"| Joyce Smithalign=right style="border:0"| 2
align=left style="border:0"| Rita Ridleyalign=right style="border:0"| 4
align=left style="border:0"| Penny Yulealign=right style="border:0"| 14
align=left style="border:0"| Carol Gouldalign=right style="border:0"| 20
align=left style="border:0"| (Barbara Banks)align=right style="border:0"| (23)
align=left style="border:0"| (Norine Braithwaite)align=right style="border:0"| (37)

|| 40

|-

|align=center| {{silver2}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|FIN}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Sinikka Tyyneläalign=right style="border:0"| 5
align=left style="border:0"| Irja Pettinenalign=right style="border:0"| 8
align=left style="border:0"| Nina Holménalign=right style="border:0"| 10
align=left style="border:0"| Aila Koivistoinenalign=right style="border:0"| 50

|| 73

|-

|align=center| {{bronze3}} || align=left | {{flagcountry|USA}}

width=100%
align=left style="border:0"| Doris Brownalign=right style="border:0"| 15
align=left style="border:0"| Francie Larrieualign=right style="border:0"| 16
align=left style="border:0"| Vicki Foltzalign=right style="border:0"| 29
align=left style="border:0"| Caroline Walkeralign=right style="border:0"| 30
align=left style="border:0"| (Valerie Eberley)align=right style="border:0"| (32)
align=left style="border:0"| (Katy McIntyre)align=right style="border:0"| (40)

|| 90

|-

|align=center| 4 || align=left | {{flagcountry|ITA}} || 96

|-

|align=center| 5 || align=left | {{flagcountry|FRG}} || 99

|-

|align=center| 6 || align=left | {{flagcountry|NZL}} || 103

|-

|align=center| 7 || align=left | {{flagcountry|BEL}} || 107

|-

|align=center| 8 || align=left | {{flagcountry|IRL}} || 115

|-class="sortbottom"

!colspan=3 align=center | Full results

|}

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

Medal table (unofficial)

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host = BEL

| flag_template = flagcountry

| event = 1945

| team =

| gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 2 | bronze_ESP = 0

| gold_ENG = 1 | silver_ENG = 1 | bronze_ENG = 1

| gold_FIN = 1 | silver_FIN = 1 | bronze_FIN = 0

| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 0

| gold_BEL = 1 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 2 | host_BEL = yes

| gold_SCO = 1 | silver_SCO = 0 | bronze_SCO = 0

| gold_URS = 0 | silver_URS = 1 | bronze_URS = 0

| gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 2

| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 1

}}

  • 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 286 athletes from 21 countries.

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{BEL}} (19)
  • {{CAN}} (1)
  • {{DEN}} (9)
  • {{ENG}} (20)
  • {{FIN}} (13)
  • {{FRA}} (20)
  • {{IRL}} (20)
  • {{ITA}} (19)
  • {{MAR}} (14)
  • {{NED}} (16)
  • {{NZL}} (14)
  • {{NIR}} (12)
  • {{POR}} (14)
  • {{SCO}} (20)
  • {{URS}} (8)
  • {{flagcountry|ESP|1945}} (19)
  • {{SUI}} (6)
  • {{TUN}} (8)
  • {{USA}} (6)
  • {{WAL}} (15)
  • {{FRG}} (13)

{{div col end}}

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/xc.htm GBRathletics]

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