| 1969 International Cross Country Championships | |
| Organisers: | ICCU |
| Edition: | 56th |
| Date: | 22 March |
| Location: | Dalmuir Park |
| Nations Participating: | 14 |
| Athletes Participating: | 193 |
| Races: | 3 |
| Distances: | 7.5 mi (12.0 km) men 4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men 2.5 mi (4.0 km) women |
| Previous: | 1968 Tunis |
| Next: | 1970 Vichy |
The 1969 International Cross Country Championships was held in Clydebank, Scotland, at the Dalmuir Park on 22 March 1969. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.
| Individual | |||||||
| Men 7.5 mi (12.0 km) | Gaston Roelants | 36:25 | Dick Taylor | 36:44 | Ian McCafferty | 36:57 | |
| Junior Men 4.35 mi (7.0 km) | Dave Bedford | 19:38 | John Bednarski | 19:59 | John Harrison | 20:13 | |
| Women 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | Doris Brown | 14:46 | Maureen Dickson | 14:51 | Valerie Robinson | 14:58 | |
| Team | |||||||
| Men | 57 |  | 121 | | 125 | ||
| Junior Men | 6 |  | 21 |  | 27 | ||
| Women | | 23 | | 35 | 37 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 36:25 | |||
| 36:44 | ||||
| 36:57 | ||||
| 4 | 36:59 | |||
| 5 | | 37:14 | ||
| 6 | | 37:24 | ||
| 7 | Rex Maddaford | | 37:28 | |
| 8 | 37:33 | |||
| 9 | | 37:37 | ||
| 10 | | 37:39 | ||
| 11 | Bill Clark | | 37:41 | |
| 12 | Mike Turner | 37:44 | ||
| 13 | | 37:50 | ||
| 14 | 37:53 | |||
| 15 | | 37:56 | ||
| 16 | | 37:57 | ||
| 17 | Bob Richardson | 38:01 | ||
| 18 | Moha Aït Bassou |  | 38:04 | |
| 19 | Gaston Heleven | | 38:05 | |
| 20 | 38:06 | |||
| 21 | Eugène Allonsius | | 38:09 | |
| 22 | Gavin Thorley | | 38:10 | |
| 23 | Fergus Murray | 38:11 | ||
| 24 | 38:12 | |||
| 25 | 38:14 | |||
| 26 | Gerry Stevens | 38:15 | ||
| 27 | | 38:16 | ||
| 28 | | 38:17 | ||
| 29 | Carlos Pérez | | 38:18 | |
| 30 | | 38:18 | ||
| 31 | | 38:19 | ||
| 32 | 38:20 | |||
| 33 | 38:20 | |||
| 34 | | 38:22 | ||
| 35 | | 38:23 | ||
| 36 | 38:25 | |||
| 37 | Barry Everitt | | 38:26 | |
| 38 | Gilbert Gauthier | | 38:27 | |
| 39 | | 38:29 | ||
| 40 | | 38:35 | ||
| 41 | Leon Moreels | | 38:37 | |
| 42 | John Robinson | | 38:38 | |
| 43 | Gareth Bryan-Jones | 38:41 | ||
| 44 | | 38:46 | ||
| 45 | | 38:47 | ||
| 46 | | 38:48 | ||
| 47 | Jean-Pierre Ouine | | 38:48 | |
| 48 | Charles Messenger | | 38:49 | |
| 49 | Henri Lepape | | 38:50 | |
| 50 |  | 38:52 | ||
| 51 | | 38:56 | ||
| 52 | Ramon Tasende | | 38:57 | |
| 53 | M'Barek Ahdib | | 38:57 | |
| 54 | Bill Mullett | 38:58 | ||
| 55 | | 39:00 | ||
| 56 | Enrique Graña Pérez | | 39:00 | |
| 57 | | 39:03 | ||
| 58 | | 39:06 | ||
| 59 | Bouabib Chaoui | | 39:06 | |
| 60 | | 39:07 | ||
| 61 | 39:08 | |||
| 62 | | 39:09 | ||
| 63 | Robert Finlay |  | 39:10 | |
| 64 | Hamida Addéche | | 39:12 | |
| 65 | Cyril Leigh | 39:14 | ||
| 66 | Grant McLaren | | 39:22 | |
| 67 | | 39:23 | ||
| 68 | 39:24 | |||
| 69 | John Campbell | | 39:31 | |
| 70 | Paul Darney | 39:33 | ||
| 71 | Sean O'Sullivan | | 39:35 | |
| 72 | Josef Wirth | 39:39 | ||
| 73 | | 39:44 | ||
| 74 | Don Macgregor | 39:45 | ||
| 75 | Alan Jones | 39:47 | ||
| 76 | Dennis Quinlan | | 39:48 | |
| 77 | | 39:50 | ||
| 78 | Jim Timoney | | 39:54 | |
| 79 | S. Abbi | | 39:56 | |
| 80 | Mick Hickey | | 39:57 | |
| 81 | Dave Atkinson | | 39:59 | |
| 82 | Jim Murphy | | 40:07 | |
| 83 | 40:11 | |||
| 84 | Brian Bisson | | 40:11 | |
| 85 | Cyril Pennington | 40:13 | ||
| 86 | Patrick Leddy | | 40:18 | |
| 87 | Ammar Khemiri | | 40:25 | |
| 88 | Malcolm Edger | 40:25 | ||
| 89 | 40:31 | |||
| 90 | John Kelly | | 40:36 | |
| 91 | Nick Barton | 40:41 | ||
| 92 | | 40:44 | ||
| 93 | | 40:45 | ||
| 94 | Brian Armstrong | | 40:45 | |
| 95 | Bill Norris | | 40:48 | |
| 96 | Iluminado Corcuera | | 40:54 | |
| 97 | Jeff Kirby | 41:01 | ||
| 98 | Jim Wright | 41:21 | ||
| 99 | 41:36 | |||
| 100 | 41:38 | |||
| 101 | David Wighton | | 41:52 | |
| 102 | Tom Heinonen | | 42:03 | |
| 103 | John Ecclestone | | 42:15 | |
| 104 | 42:18 | |||
| 105 | | 42:31 | ||
| 106 | Stan Vennard | |||
| 107 | Kevin McCormick | |||
| — | DNF | |||
| — | | DNF | ||
| — | | DNF | ||
| — | | DNF | ||
| — | Yvo van Nuffelen | | DNF |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:38 | ||||
| 19:59 | ||||
| 20:13 | ||||
| 4 | | 20:28 | ||
| 5 | | 20:42 | ||
| 6 | | 20:45 | ||
| 7 | 20:51 | |||
| 8 | Felipe de los Bueis | | 20:55 | |
| 9 | 20:59 | |||
| 10 | Moha Ouali | | 21:00 | |
| 11 | Pat Gilseman | | 21:01 | |
| 12 | | 21:02 | ||
| 13 | Amakdouf Layachi | | 21:03 | |
| 14 | José Vázquez | | 21:04 | |
| 15 | Anthony Moore | 21:10 | ||
| 16 | Denis Price | 21:10 | ||
| 17 | M. Belakri | | 21:11 | |
| 18 | Daniel Murphy | | 21:12 | |
| 19 | Julien Devos | | 21:13 | |
| 20 | Luc Lievens | | 21:14 | |
| 21 | Hubert Valkeneers | | 21:20 | |
| 22 | 21:25 | |||
| 23 | Frank Thomas | 21:28 | ||
| 24 | Brian Morrison | 21:29 | ||
| 25 | Rafael García | | 21:34 | |
| 26 | 21:36 | |||
| 27 | 21:37 | |||
| 28 | John Shine | | 21:37 | |
| 29 | Frank Sanders | | 21:56 | |
| 30 | Albert Atkinson | 22:02 | ||
| 31 | Willem Meyers | | 22:03 | |
| 32 | George Jarvie | 22:04 | ||
| 33 | A. Boumezguid | | 22:08 | |
| 34 | John Robinson | 22:09 | ||
| 35 | Bob Sercombe | 22:20 | ||
| 36 | Bonifacio Maestro | | 22:27 | |
| 37 | Tony Pretty | 22:35 | ||
| 38 | Alan Beaney | 22:42 | ||
| 39 | John Mescall | 23:40 | ||
| 40 | Ian Picken | 23:48 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 14:46 | |||
| | 14:51 | |||
| | 14:58 | |||
| 4 | | 15:00 | ||
| 5 | Ann O'Brien | | 15:03 | |
| 6 | Phyllis Lowis | 15:15 | ||
| 7 | | 15:17 | ||
| 8 | Margaret Beacham | 15:23 | ||
| 9 | 15:24 | |||
| 10 | | 15:27 | ||
| 11 | 15:28 | |||
| 12 | Carol Russell | | 15:29 | |
| 13 | Kathy McHugh | | 15:30 | |
| 14 | 15:31 | |||
| 15 | Madeline Ibbotson | 15:33 | ||
| 16 | | 15:34 | ||
| 17 | Judy Oliver | | 15:38 | |
| 18 | Margaret MacSherry | 15:40 | ||
| 19 | Mary Stearns | | 15:45 | |
| 20 | Ursula Kennedy | | 15:54 | |
| 21 | | 16:00 | ||
| 22 | Susan Foster | 16:00 | ||
| 23 | 16:07 | |||
| 24 | Sylvia Arnold | 16:10 | ||
| 25 | Sandra Kirk | 16:14 | ||
| 26 | Nuala Bowe | | 16:15 | |
| 27 | | 16:15 | ||
| 28 | | 16:15 | ||
| 29 | Sheena Fitzmaurice | 16:20 | ||
| 30 | Linda James | | 16:24 | |
| 31 | | 16:27 | ||
| 32 | Georgena Craig | 16:38 | ||
| 33 | Jennifer Horton | | 16:43 | |
| 34 | Leslie Watson | 16:54 | ||
| 35 | Rita Gorton | 17:04 | ||
| 36 | 17:05 | |||
| 37 | Emily Hopkins | | 17:11 | |
| 38 | Diane Dixey | | 17:15 | |
| 39 | 17:45 | |||
| 40 | Janet Eynon | 17:40 | ||
| — | Doreen Martens | | DNF |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | Dick Taylor Mike Tagg Tim Johnston Mike Turner Trevor Wright Bob Richardson | 57 | ||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | Noel Tijou René Jourdan Jean Wadoux Lucien Rault Gilbert Gauthier Jean-Pierre Ouine | 121 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 125 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Rex Maddaford Euan Robertson Gavin Thorley Barry Everitt Bryan Rose John Robinson | 160 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Ian McCafferty Lachie Stewart Fergus Murray Dick Wedlock Gareth Bryan-Jones Bill Mullett | 179 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | Mariano Haro Javier Alvarez Carlos Pérez José Maiz Fernando Aguilar Ramon Tasende | 203 | ||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 228 | |||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | Bill Clark Tracy Smith Charles Messenger Jim Murphy Bill Norris Tom Heinonen | 369 | ||
| 9 | align=left | align=left | Malcolm Thomas Tony Simmons Cyril Leigh Bernie Plain Paul Darney Alan Jones | 372 | ||
| 10 | align=left | align=left | Paddy Coyle Danny McDaid Tom O'Riordan Sean O'Sullivan Dennis Quinlan Jim Timoney | 389 | ||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 461 | |||
| 12 | align=left | align=left | 480 | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left | Robert Finlay Grant McLaren Dave Atkinson Brian Bisson Brian Armstrong David Wighton | 489 |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 6 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | John Hartnett Eddie Leddy Pat Gilseman | 21 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | Julio Gude Felipe de los Bueis José Vázquez | 27 | ||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Moha Ouali Mohamed Omar Amakdouf Layachi | 35 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Julien Devos Luc Lievens Hubert Valkeneers | 60 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 64 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | David Gillanders Brian Morrison George Jarvie | 65 | ||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | Frank Thomas Dennis Fowles Bob Sercombe | 85 |
| Rank | Country | Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left | align=left | 23 | |||
| 2 | align=left | align=left | Valerie Robinson Millie Sampson Carol Russell Kathy McHugh | 35 | ||
| 3 | align=left | align=left | 37 | |||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | Ann O'Brien Peggy Mullins Ursula Kennedy Nuala Bowe | 61 | ||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | Margaret MacSherry Susan Foster Sandra Kirk Sheena Fitzmaurice | 94 | ||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 105 | |||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 110 |
An unofficial count yields the participation of 193 athletes from 14 countries.
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