| 1962 International Cross Country Championships | |
| Organisers: | ICCU |
| Edition: | 49th |
| Date: | 24 March |
| Location: | Graves Park |
| Nations Participating: | 10 |
| Athletes Participating: | 126 |
| Races: | 2 |
| Distances: | 7.5 mi (12.0 km) men / 4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men |
| Previous: | 1961 Nantes |
| Next: | 1963 San Sebastián |
The 1962 International Cross Country Championships was held in Sheffield, England, at the Graves Park on 24 March 1962. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results for men, junior men, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
| Individual | |||||||
| Men 7.5 mi (12.0 km) | Gaston Roelants | 44:40 | Marcel Vandewattyne | 44:46 | Mel Batty | 44:48 | |
| Junior Men 4.7 mi (7.5 km) | Abdeslem Bouchta | 25:05 | Anthony Evans Martin Heath | 25:23 | |||
| Team | |||||||
| Men | 44 |  | 115 | | 132 | ||
| Junior Men | 9 | | 28 | 37 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 44:40 | |||
| | 44:46 | |||
| 44:48 | ||||
| 4 | John Anderson | 44:55 | ||
| 5 | Brian Hall | 45:02 | ||
| 6 | | 45:04 | ||
| 7 | Mick Neville | 45:05 | ||
| 8 | Gerry North | 45:08 | ||
| 9 | Andy Brown | 45:09 | ||
| 10 | | 45:12 | ||
| 11 | 45:19 | |||
| 12 | Georges Fromont | | 45:20 | |
| 13 | Brian Craig | 45:21 | ||
| 14 | Iluminado Corcuera | | 45:28 | |
| 15 | | 45:30 | ||
| 16 | 45:31 | |||
| 17 | Willie Olivier | 45:32 | ||
| 18 | Francisco Guardia | | 45:33 | |
| 19 |  | 45:35 | ||
| 20 | David Cooke | 45:36 | ||
| 21 | Youssef Mastouri |  | 45:37 | |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Delloye | | 45:46 | |
| 23 | Keith Pearce | 45:49 | ||
| 24 | Bakir Benaissa | | 45:50 | |
| 25 | 45:51 | |||
| 26 | | 45:52 | ||
| 27 | Ali Khamassi | | 45:54 | |
| 28 | Mohamed Said | | 45:58 | |
| 29 | | 46:04 | ||
| 30 | 46:05 | |||
| 31 | Stephanus Steyn | 46:07 | ||
| 32 | | 46:07 | ||
| 33 | | 46:11 | ||
| 34 | Francis Duleau | | 46:24 | |
| 35 | Stan Taylor | 46:25 | ||
| 36 | 46:25 | |||
| 37 | Callum Laing | 46:26 | ||
| 38 | | 46:27 | ||
| 39 | Alfonso Vidal | | 46:34 | |
| 40 | 46:34 | |||
| 41 | Mohamed Lahcen | | 46:35 | |
| 42 | Mohamed Ben Mohamed | | 46:37 | |
| 43 | Alexis Chauvel | | 46:39 | |
| 44 | | 46:42 | ||
| 45 | Eddie Strong | 46:45 | ||
| 46 | Julius Saenen | | 46:46 | |
| 47 | Hammadi Ben Mohamed | | 46:46 | |
| 48 | | 46:52 | ||
| 49 | Frans van der Hoeven | | 46:57 | |
| 50 | Lahcen Ben Allal | | 47:01 | |
| 51 | Ali Tarbag | | 47:01 | |
| 52 | Ahmed Ben Salah | | 47:12 | |
| 53 | John McDonnell | 47:13 | ||
| 54 | Denis Jouret | | 47:13 | |
| 55 | Moha Ouali | | 47:13 | |
| 56 | Charles Minnaar | 47:20 | ||
| 57 | Jim O'Brien | 47:21 | ||
| 58 | Bert Irving | 47:21 | ||
| 59 | Pat Killeen | 47:22 | ||
| 60 | Benny O'Sullivan | 47:25 | ||
| 61 | Cyril Bentall | 47:30 | ||
| 62 | Hedi Hamrouni | | 47:33 | |
| 63 | Norman Horrell | 47:42 | ||
| 64 | Hamida Addéche | | 47:42 | |
| 65 | Ron Franklin | 47:56 | ||
| 66 | Davie Simpson | 47:57 | ||
| 67 | Maurice Chiclet | | 48:15 | |
| 68 | Mick Connolly | 48:25 | ||
| 69 | Ammar Khemiri | | 48:30 | |
| 70 | Billy McCue | 48:31 | ||
| 71 | Graham Everett | 48:39 | ||
| 72 | Gerhardus Swanepoel | 48:40 | ||
| 73 | Pascal Morris | 48:41 | ||
| 74 | Joe O'Keefe | 49:02 | ||
| 75 | Mohamed Ben Hassan | | 49:05 | |
| 76 | Henri Lucas | | 49:22 | |
| 77 | Roger Harrison-Jones | 49:27 | ||
| 78 | Barrie Saunders | 49:31 | ||
| 79 | Alan Griffiths | 49:47 | ||
| 80 | John McLaren | 49:48 | ||
| 81 | Robert Williams | 50:24 | ||
| 82 | Harry Wilson | 50:59 | ||
| 83 | Bryan Davies | 50:59 | ||
| — | | DNF | ||
| — | | DNF | ||
| — | Luis García | | DNF | |
| — | Raymond Janssen | | DNF |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 25:05 | |||
| 25:23 | ||||
| 25:23 | ||||
| 4 | Ernie Pomfret | 25:33 | ||
| 5 | Tom Edmunds | 25:45 | ||
| 6 | | 25:51 | ||
| 7 | David Bignell | 26:02 | ||
| 8 | Jesús Fernandez | | 26:07 | |
| 1945 | 9 | Doug Fownes | 26:11 | |
| 10 | 26:19 | |||
| 11 | Alasdair Heron | 26:20 | ||
| 12 | Hadj Ben Sitel | | 26:23 | |
| 13 | Lorenzo Gutierrez | | 26:25 | |
| 14 | Amara Gahlouzi | | 26:32 | |
| 15 | Ahmed Oukbouch | | 26:37 | |
| 16 | Joe Finn | 26:42 | ||
| 17 | Ben Nouceur | | 26:44 | |
| 18 | Arthur Moody | 26:51 | ||
| 19 | T. Hewitt | 26:55 | ||
| 20 | Jorge Gonzalez | | 26:56 | |
| 21 | Craig Douglas | 26:59 | ||
| 22 | Khalifa Seraj | | 27:01 | |
| 23 | L. Nodswell | 27:05 | ||
| 24 | Robert van Overmeiren | | 27:07 | |
| 25 | Abdelhamid Yazidi | | 27:11 | |
| 26 | Luc van der Smissen | | 27:11 | |
| 27 | José Perramon | | 27:12 | |
| 28 | Mohamed Frigui | | 27:13 | |
| 29 | | 27:17 | ||
| 30 | Mahmoud Ben Rabah | | 27:20 | |
| 31 | Winston Bradley | 27:26 | ||
| 32 | Andre van de Walle | | 27:27 | |
| 33 | Pedro Sacristán | | 27:35 | |
| 34 | P. Keenan | 27:50 | ||
| 35 | Brendan Dunne | 28:23 | ||
| 36 | Alcwyn Price | 28:28 | ||
| 37 | Tony Murphy | 28:34 | ||
| 38 | 29:04 | |||
| 39 | Stephen Oultram | 29:34 | ||
| — | Marnix Cocquyt | | DNF |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | Mel Batty John Anderson Brian Hall Gerry North Ron Hill Brian Craig | 44 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | 115 | |||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | Gaston Roelants Marcel Vandewattyne Georges Fromont Jean-Pierre Delloye Julius Saenen Frans van der Hoeven | 132 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Bakir Benaissa Mohamed Said Mohamed Lahcen Mohamed Ben Mohamed Hammadi Ben Mohamed | 192 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Andy Brown Alastair Wood Stan Taylor Jim Alder Callum Laing Bert Irving | 200 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | Willie Olivier Keith Pearce Jan Barnard Stephanus Steyn Charles Minnaar Cyril Bentall | 218 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | Salah Beddiaf Alain Mimoun Paul Genève Francis Duleau Alexis Chauvel Hamida Addéche | 218 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | Youssef Mastouri Ali Khamassi Labidi Ayachi Mhedheb Hannachi Mohamed Gammoudi Ali Tarbag | 229 | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | Mick Neville Derek Graham John McDonnell Pat Killeen Benny O'Sullivan Mick Connolly | 287 | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | Jim O'Brien Norman Horrell Ron Franklin Roger Harrison-Jones Barrie Saunders Alan Griffiths | 419 |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | Anthony Evans Martin Heath Ernie Pomfret | 9 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | Abdeslem Bouchta Hadj Ben Sitel Ahmed Oukbouch | 28 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | Lachie Stewart Alasdair Heron Joe Finn | 37 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Jesús Fernandez Lorenzo Gutierrez Jorge Gonzalez | 41 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Ahmed Zammel Amara Gahlouzi Abdelhamid Yazidi | 45 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | Tom Edmunds Winston Bradley Alcwyn Price | 72 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | T. Hewitt L. Nodswell P. Keenan | 76 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 79 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 126 athletes from 10 countries.
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