| 1963 International Cross Country Championships | |
| Organisers: | ICCU |
| Edition: | 50th |
| Date: | 17 March |
| Host City: | San Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain  |
| Nations Participating: | 11 |
| Athletes Participating: | 125 |
| Races: | 2 |
| Distances: | 7.5 mi (12.1 km) men 4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men |
| Previous: | 1962 Sheffield |
| Next: | 1964 Dublin |
The 1963 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the on 17 March 1963. The distance for the men's race was reduced from the traditional 9 miles (14.5 km) to 7.5 miles (12.1 km). A preview of 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 (12.1 km) | Roy Fowler | 37:19.7 | Gaston Roelants | 37:32 | Mariano Haro | 37:41.6 | |
| Junior Men 4.7 mi (7.5 km) | John Farrington | 25:17.4 | Ahmed Zammel | 25:23.6 | Lachie Stewart | 25:37.6 | |
| Team | |||||||
| Men | | 110 |  | 113 | 113 | ||
| Junior Men | 12 | | 20 | 24 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37:19.7 | ||||
| | 37:32 | |||
| | 37:41.6 | |||
| 4 | | 37:55.6 | ||
| 5 | 37:58.7 | |||
| 6 | Francisco Guardia | | 38:00 | |
| 7 | | 38:11.6 | ||
| 8 | Henri Clerckx | | 38:22.8 | |
| 9 | | 38:24.1 | ||
| 10 |  | 38:24.5 | ||
| 11 | Andy Brown | 38:26 | ||
| 12 | Ali Khamassi | | 38:29 | |
| 13 | 38:34 | |||
| 14 | Hedwig Leenaert | | 38:39 | |
| 15 | Pat Killeen | 38:39 | ||
| 16 | | 38:42 | ||
| 17 | | 38:44 | ||
| 18 | | 38:51 | ||
| 19 | 38:52 | |||
| 20 | Bakir Benaissa | | 38:53 | |
| 21 | | 38:58 | ||
| 22 | Tim Briault | 39:01 | ||
| 23 | Youssef Mastouri | | 39:04 | |
| 24 | Manuel Alonso | | 39:07.4 | |
| 25 | Luis García | | 39:08.8 | |
| 26 | | 39:10 | ||
| 27 | Hedi Hamrouni | | 39:13 | |
| 28 | | 39:16 | ||
| 29 | Denis Jouret | | 39:18 | |
| 30 | Sean O'Sullivan | 39:19 | ||
| 31 | 39:20 | |||
| 32 | | 39:22.7 | ||
| 33 | Yves Martinage | | 39:26 | |
| 34 | Lahcen Ben Allal | | 39:27 | |
| 35 | Eddie Strong | 39:28 | ||
| 36 | John Linaker | 39:28 | ||
| 37 | Mike Turner | 39:28 | ||
| 38 | Iluminado Corcuera | | 39:31.5 | |
| 39 | Mohamed Ben Mohamed | | 39:33 | |
| 40 | Frans van der Hoeven | | 39:43 | |
| 41 | Tomas Ballestin | | 39:49.9 | |
| 42 | Ammar Khemiri | | 39:51 | |
| 43 | Manuel Marques | 39:57 | ||
| 44 | Hammadi Ben Mohamed | | 39:57 | |
| 45 | 40:01 | |||
| 46 | 40:02 | |||
| 47 | Bob Roath | 40:02 | ||
| 48 | Mick Neville | 40:03 | ||
| 49 | Jean Vaillant | | 40:04 | |
| 50 | Alfons Sidler | 40:05 | ||
| 51 | Carlos Pérez | | 40:07 | |
| 52 | | 40:07 | ||
| 53 | 40:09 | |||
| 54 | | 40:11 | ||
| 55 | Brian Craig | 40:12 | ||
| 56 | Mohamed Brahim | | 40:14 | |
| 57 | Tom Cochrane | 40:18 | ||
| 58 | Yves Jeannotat | 40:22 | ||
| 59 | Maximiano Pinheiro | 40:33.4 | ||
| 60 | | 40:42 | ||
| 61 | Frank McDermott | 40:48 | ||
| 62 | Brian Jeffs | 40:49 | ||
| 63 | Callum Laing | 40:58 | ||
| 64 | Rachid Ben Naceur | | 41:02 | |
| 65 | 41:02 | |||
| 66 | Walter Vanhoutte | | 41:04 | |
| 67 | Hélio Duarte | 41:06.1 | ||
| 68 | Robert McKay | 41:10 | ||
| 69 | 41:16.4 | |||
| 70 | Martin Craven | 41:21 | ||
| 71 | John McDonnell | 41:32 | ||
| 72 | Joaquim Ferreira | 41:41.6 | ||
| 73 | Hedydd Davies | 41:45 | ||
| 74 | Manuel de Sousa | 41:49.9 | ||
| 75 | | 41:56 | ||
| 76 | Ken Flowers | 42:00 | ||
| 77 | Manuel Lopes | 42:05.3 | ||
| 78 | Roy Profitt | 42:07 | ||
| 79 | Karl Schaller | 42:13 | ||
| 80 | Edgar Friedli | 42:18 | ||
| 81 | Norman Horrell | 42:22 | ||
| 82 | Arthur Hess | 42:30 | ||
| 83 | Fritz Holzer | 42:31 | ||
| 84 | George Matthiudis | 42:47 | ||
| 85 | Werner Fischer | 43:24 | ||
| 86 | Paul Knill | 43:35 | ||
| 87 | Joaquim Santos | 44:41.4 | ||
| — | | DNF | ||
| — | Manuel de Oliveira | DNF | ||
| — | Mohamed Bensaid | | DNF | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Delloye | | DNF | |
| — | Robert Vandendriessche | | DNF | |
| — | Anton Signer | DNF | ||
| — | Abderrahman Mechraoui | | DNF |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25:17.4 | ||||
| | 25:23.6 | |||
| 25:37.6 | ||||
| 4 | Stuart Dobson | 25:37.8 | ||
| 5 | Antonio Gómez Lopez | | 25:50.6 | |
| 6 | Lorenzo Gutierrez | | 26:01.4 | |
| 7 | John Hammond | 26:01.8 | ||
| 8 | Peter Sulston | 26:23.2 | ||
| 9 | Francisco Hernandez | | 26:37.6 | |
| 10 | Craig Douglas | 26:39.8 | ||
| 11 | Alec Brown | |||
| 12 | Amara Gahlouzi | | 26:51.4 | |
| 13 | Pedro Sacristán | | ||
| 14 | Chris Loosley | |||
| 15 | Bill Stitfall | |||
| 16 | Guido Veereman | | ||
| 17 | Freddy Vandercruyssen | | ||
| 18 | Bouabib Chaoui | | ||
| 19 | Habib Ben Jeddou | | 27:26.8 | |
| 20 | Hadj Ben Sitel | | ||
| 21 | Peter Yates | |||
| 22 | James Johnstone | |||
| 23 | Juan Ripoll | | ||
| 24 | A. Oulmati | | ||
| 25 | Hedi Djemdjem | | 28:20.2 | |
| 26 | Rafael Vergauwen | | ||
| 27 | Winston Bradley | |||
| 28 | ||||
| — | Mustapha Ferchichi | | DNF | |
| — | Jozef Peeters | | DNF | |
| — | Carlos D'Haene | | DNF |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | Gaston Roelants Henri Clerckx Hedwig Leenaert Marcel Vandewattyne Denis Jouret Frans van der Hoeven | 110 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | Robert Bogey Hamoud Ameur Michel Jazy Noel Tijou Yves Martinage | 113 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | Roy Fowler Tim Johnston Basil Heatley Tim Briault Eddie Strong Mike Turner | 113 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Mohamed Gammoudi Ali Khamassi Labidi Ayachi Youssef Mastouri Hedi Hamrouni Ammar Khemiri | 127 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Mariano Haro Francisco Guardia Manuel Alonso Luis García Fernando Aguilar Iluminado Corcuera | 128 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | Abdeslem Bouchta Bakir Benaissa Rhadi Ben Abdesselam Lahcen Ben Allal Mohamed Ben Mohamed Hammadi Ben Mohamed | 173 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 210 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | Andy Brown Alastair Wood John Linaker Tom Cochrane Callum Laing Robert McKay | 266 | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | Manuel Marques Maximiano Pinheiro Hélio Duarte Armando Aldegalega Joaquim Ferreira Manuel de Sousa | 384 | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | Bob Roath Brian Jeffs Hedydd Davies Ken Flowers Roy Profitt Norman Horrell | 417 | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | Alfons Sidler Yves Jeannotat Karl Schaller Edgar Friedli Arthur Hess Fritz Holzer | 432 |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | John Farrington Stuart Dobson John Hammond | 12 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | Antonio Gómez Lopez Lorenzo Gutierrez Francisco Hernandez | 20 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | Lachie Stewart Craig Douglas Alec Brown | 24 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Ahmed Zammel Amara Gahlouzi Habib Ben Jeddou | 33 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Chris Loosley Bill Stitfall Winston Bradley | 56 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | Guido Veereman Freddy Vandercruyssen Rafael Vergauwen | 59 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | Bouabib Chaoui Hadj Ben Sitel A. Oulmati | 62 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 125 athletes from 11 countries.
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