| 1966 International Cross Country Championships | |
| Organisers: | ICCU |
| Edition: | 53rd |
| Date: | March 20 |
| Host City: | Rabat, Morocco  |
| Location: | Souissi Racecourse |
| Nations Participating: | 15 |
| Athletes Participating: | 134 |
| Races: | 2 |
| Distances: | 7.5 mi (12.1 km) men 4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men |
| Previous: | 1965 Oostende |
| Next: | 1967 Barry |
The 1966 International Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 20, 1966. 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 (12.1 km) | Ben Assou El Ghazi | 36:22.1 | Derek Graham | 36:29.6 | Tracy Smith | 36:32.2 | |
| Junior Men 4.35 mi (7.0 km) | Mike Tagg | 21:26.4 | Roy Young | 21:35.3 | Eddie Knox | 21:40.6 | |
| Team | |||||||
| Men | 59 |  | 79 | | 184 | ||
| Junior Men | 8 |  | 21 | 28 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 36:22.1 | |||
| 36:29.6 | ||||
| | 36:32.2 | |||
| 4 | 36:41 | |||
| 5 | | 36:50 | ||
| 6 | 36:52 | |||
| 7 | 36:54 | |||
| 8 | Mike Freary | 36:55 | ||
| 9 |  | 36:55 | ||
| 10 | | 37:04 | ||
| 11 | | 37:04 | ||
| 12 | 37:11 | |||
| 13 | Bernard Maroquin | | 37:14 | |
| 14 | 37:20 | |||
| 15 | Tim Briault | 37:24 | ||
| 16 | 37:27 | |||
| 17 | Guy Caillet | | 37:28 | |
| 18 | Ali Khamassi | | 37:28 | |
| 19 | Gerry North | 37:30 | ||
| 20 |  | 37:31 | ||
| 21 | Gottfried Arnold | 37:40 | ||
| 22 | Ahmed Oukbouch | | 37:44 | |
| 23 | Yves Martinage | | 37:47 | |
| 24 | | 37:51 | ||
| 25 | Hedi Hamrouni | | 37:52 | |
| 26 | | 37:55 | ||
| 27 | Mohamed Bensaid | | 37:55 | |
| 28 | | 37:55 | ||
| 29 | Chris Loosley | 38:02 | ||
| 30 | Henri Clerckx | | 38:03 | |
| 31 | Hans Gerlach | 38:08 | ||
| 32 | Werner Dössegger | 38:11 | ||
| 33 | Eamon O'Reilly | | 38:12 | |
| 34 | John Linaker | 38:13 | ||
| 35 | | |||
| 36 | Hans-Joachim Liess | |||
| 37 | John Hillen | |||
| 38 | Tom Bache | | ||
| 39 | John Hammond | |||
| 40 | ||||
| 41 | Hammadi Ben Mohamed | | ||
| 42 | Leon Moreels | | ||
| 43 | | |||
| 44 | Michael Kimball | | ||
| 45 | Luigi Conti | | ||
| 46 | Mohamed Said | | ||
| 47 | Moha Ouali | | ||
| 48 | Andy Brown | |||
| 49 | Jim McNamara | |||
| 50 | Herb Lorenz | | ||
| 51 | | |||
| 52 | Cyrille van Geert | | ||
| 53 | Allal Ben Saoudi | | ||
| 54 | Arno Krausse | |||
| 55 | Denis Jouret | | ||
| 56 | Rabah Ben Othman | | ||
| 57 | Oskar Leupi | 38:42 | ||
| 58 | Hansruedi Knill | 38:45 | ||
| 59 | Frans van der Hoeven | | ||
| 60 | | |||
| 61 | Osvaldo Segrada | | ||
| 62 | Alfons Ida | |||
| 63 | Bruce Mortensen | | ||
| 64 | | |||
| 65 | Peter Kubicki | |||
| 66 | Harry Simpson | |||
| 67 | ||||
| 68 | Gerry Williams | |||
| 69 | Hedydd Davies | |||
| 70 | Alberto Bargnani | | ||
| 71 | Jozef Callens | | ||
| 72 | Gioacchino De Palma | | ||
| 73 | Bouabib Chaoui | | ||
| 74 | Hans Rüdisühli | 39:27 | ||
| 75 | Said Benmaguini | | ||
| 76 | Edgar Friedli | 39:42 | ||
| 77 | Donato D'Agostino | | ||
| 78 | James Johnstone | |||
| 79 | Julien Laureyns | | ||
| 80 | Rachid Ben Naceur | | ||
| 81 | Walter Dietiker | 39:45 | ||
| 82 | Tony Murphy | |||
| 83 | ||||
| 84 | Roy Mack | |||
| 85 | Jean-Pierre Delloye | | ||
| 86 | Tony Hopkins | |||
| 87 | Georg Kaiser | 40:42 | ||
| 88 | Bob Scharf | | ||
| 89 | Tom Edmunds | |||
| 90 | Fergus Murray | |||
| 91 | Nick Barton | |||
| 92 | J. Evans |  | ||
| 93 | J. Macedo | | ||
| 94 | A. Ryan | | ||
| 95 | J. Chappory | | ||
| 96 | Gomez | | ||
| 97 | de Torres | | ||
| 98 | Bucklen | | ||
| — | Renato De Palmas | | DNF |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:26.4 | ||||
| 21:35.3 | ||||
| 21:40.6 | ||||
| 4 | | 21:45 | ||
| 5 | David Atkin | 21:45 | ||
| 6 | | 21:48 | ||
| 7 | John Caine | 21:49 | ||
| 8 | Colin Moxsom | 21:54 | ||
| 9 | | 22:00 | ||
| 10 | Jim Brennan | 22:09 | ||
| 11 | Gaston Heleven | | 22:14 | |
| 12 | Larbi Oukada | | 22:15 | |
| 13 | Belgacem Bammou | | 22:17 | |
| 14 | Mejjati Lahcen | | 22:26 | |
| 15 | 22:35 | |||
| 16 | Francesco Amante | | 22:35 | |
| 17 | Roberto Grazzani | | 22:42 | |
| 18 | Antonio Giancanterino | | 22:46 | |
| 19 | Mohamed Kretif | | 22:46 | |
| 20 | Giuseppe Ardizzone | | 22:55 | |
| 21 | Johan Janssens | | ||
| 22 | | |||
| 23 | Cherkaoui | | ||
| 24 | Hedi Ladjili | | ||
| 25 | ||||
| 26 | | |||
| 27 | | |||
| 28 | Frank Steel | |||
| 29 | José Lourenço | |||
| 30 | José Rainha | |||
| 31 | Ahmed Hamdouche | |||
| 32 | Mokhtar Djedidi | | ||
| 33 | Kamali Benmissi | |||
| 34 | Omar Lerari | |||
| 35 | Mokhtar Louichi |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | Roy Fowler Ron Hill Tim Johnston Mike Freary Tim Briault Gerry North | 59 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | Michel Jazy Guy Texereau Noel Tijou Bernard Maroquin Guy Caillet Yves Martinage | 79 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | Ben Assou El Ghazi Ahmed Oukbouch Mohamed Bensaid Hammadi Ben Mohamed Mohamed Said Moha Ouali | 184 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Ahmed Zammel Ali Khamassi Hedi Hamrouni Labidi Ayachi Mhedheb Hannachi Rabah Ben Othman | 186 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Tracy Smith Doug Brown Eamon O'Reilly Tom Bache Michael Kimball Herb Lorenz | 194 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | Lachie Stewart Ian McCafferty Jim Alder John Linaker Andy Brown James Johnstone | 202 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | Gottfried Arnold Hans Gerlach Hans-Joachim Liess Arno Krausse Alfons Ida Peter Kubicki | 269 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | Henri Clerckx Leon Moreels Albien van Holsbeek Cyrille van Geert Denis Jouret Frans van der Hoeven | 289 | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | Derek Graham Tom O'Riordan Jim McNamara Harry Simpson Tony Murphy Tony Hopkins | 325 | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | Antonio Ambu Luigi Conti Osvaldo Segrada Alberto Bargnani Gioacchino De Palma Donato D'Agostino | 345 | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | Werner Dössegger Oskar Leupi Hansruedi Knill Hans Rüdisühli Edgar Friedli Walter Dietiker | 378 | ||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | Chris Loosley Gerry Williams Hedydd Davies Fred Bell Roy Mack Tom Edmunds | 422 | ||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | J. Evans J. Macedo A. Ryan J. Chappory Gomez de Torres | 567 |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | Mike Tagg Roy Young David Atkin | 8 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | Eddy van Butsele Johnny Dumon Gaston Heleven | 21 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 28 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Larbi Oukada Belgacem Bammou Mejjati Lahcen | 39 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Francesco Amante Roberto Grazzani Antonio Giancanterino | 51 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 60 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | Carlos Lopes José Lourenço José Rainha | 84 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | Ahmed Hamdouche Kamali Benmissi Omar Lerari | 98 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 134 athletes from 15 countries.