1970 International Cross Country Championships

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{{Infobox XC Championships

|Name = 1970 International Cross Country Championships

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|Organisers = ICCU

|Edition = 57th

|Date = March 22

|Host city = Vichy, Auvergne, France {{flagicon|France}}
Frederick, Maryland, United States {{flagicon|United States}} (alternate women's event)

|Location = VFW Country Club (women, Frederick)

|Nations participating = 17

|Athletes participating = 211

|Races = 3 / 1

|Distances = 7.5 mi / 12.1 km (men)
4.35 mi / 7.0 km (junior men)
1.9 mi / 3.0 km (women, Vichy)
2.5 mi / 4.0 km (women, Frederick)

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|Previous = 1969 Clydebank

|Next = 1971 San Sebastián

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The 1970 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vichy, France, on March 22, 1970. An alternate women's championship was held one day earlier in Frederick, Maryland, United States at the VFW Country Club, on March 21, 1970. A report on the Vichy event

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| date = March 23, 1970

| title = Tagg Leads English to Victory - Mike Tagg won the International Cross-Country Championship today, leading England to that first double of individual and team titles since 1963...

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| publisher = Glasgow Herald

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as well as on the Frederick event

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| date = March 23, 1970

| title = Miss MacSherry sixth in America - Margaret MacSherry, the 19-year-old Scottish Internationalist, who runs for Cambridge Harriers, gave one of the most impressive performances ever by a Scottish runner at the women's International Cross-Country Championship on Saturday at Frederick, Maryland...

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| publisher = Glasgow Herald

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| accessdate = October 4, 2013

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was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men,

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junior men,

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|title=International Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Vichy Date: Sunday, March 22, 1970

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women (Vichy),

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|title=International Cross Country Championships - 3.0km CC Women - Vichy Date: Sunday, March 22, 1970

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women (Frederick),

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|date=March 22, 2005

|title=INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 4.0km CC Women - Senior - Frederick VFW Country Club Saturday March 21, 1970

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medallists,

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and the results of British athletes

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

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were published.