1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships explained

1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	1st
Date:	March 17
Host City:	Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium
Location:	Hippodroom Waregem
Nations Participating:	21
Athletes Participating:	286
Races:	3
Distances:	12 km – Senior men 7 km – Junior men 4 km – Senior women
Previous:	1972 Cambridge
Next:	1974 Monza

The 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Waregem, Belgium, at the Hippodroom Waregem on March 17, 1973. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists

Individual
Senior men (12 km)	Pekka Päivärinta	35:46.4	Mariano Haro	35:46.5	Rod Dixon	36:00
Junior men (7 km)	Jim Brown	20:52.8	José Haro	21:00.6	Léon Schots	21:07.2
Senior women (4 km)	Paola Pigni	13:45.2	Joyce Smith	13:58	Josee van Santberghe	14:01
Team
Senior men		109		119		136
Junior men		18		22		24
Senior women		40		73		90

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

See main article: 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		35:46.4
	align=left		align=left		35:46.5
	align=left		align=left		36:00
4	align=left		align=left		36:05
5	align=left		align=left		36:05
6	align=left		align=left		36:08
7	align=left		align=left		36:12
8	align=left		align=left		36:13
9	align=left		align=left		36:19
10	align=left		align=left		36:21
11	align=left		align=left		36:24
12	align=left		align=left		36:26
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 18 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 28 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" (Edgard Salvé) align=right style="border:0" (40) align=left style="border:0" (Herman Parmentier) align=right style="border:0" (98)	109
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 17 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 23 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" (Petras Simonelis) align=right style="border:0" (53) align=left style="border:0" (Vadim Mokalov) align=right style="border:0" (73)	119
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 54 align=left style="border:0" (John Sheddan) align=right style="border:0" (59) align=left style="border:0" (Howard Healey) align=right style="border:0" (130)	136
4	align=left		180
5	align=left		181
6	align=left		260
7	align=left		273
8	align=left		291
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Junior men's race (7 km)

See main article: 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		20:52.8
	align=left		align=left		21:00.6
	align=left		align=left		21:07.2
4	align=left		align=left		21:15.2
5	align=left		align=left		21:27.6
6	align=left		align=left		21:27.6
7	align=left		align=left		21:32.2
8	align=left		align=left		21:32.3
9	align=left		align=left		21:45
10	align=left		align=left		21:49
11	align=left		align=left		21:49
12	align=left		align=left		21:49.1
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 7 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" (Reinosa Miramontes) align=right style="border:0" (11)	18
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" (Enrico Cantoreggi) align=right style="border:0" (19) align=left style="border:0" (Gabriele Beretta) align=right style="border:0" (25)	22
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" (Neil Coupland) align=right style="border:0" (12) align=left style="border:0" (Philip Jeffrey) align=right style="border:0" (18)	24
4	align=left		32
5	align=left		55
6	align=left		57
7	align=left		89
8	align=left		100
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Senior women's race (4 km)

See main article: 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race.

+Individual race
width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		13:45.2
	align=left		align=left		13:58
	align=left		align=left		14:01
4	align=left		align=left		14:02
5	align=left		align=left		14:09
6	align=left		align=left		14:12
7	align=left		align=left		14:13
8	align=left		align=left		14:14
9	align=left		align=left		14:15
10	align=left		align=left		14:16
11	align=left		align=left		14:20
12	align=left		align=left		14:21
Full results

+Teams
width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" (Barbara Banks) align=right style="border:0" (23) align=left style="border:0" (Norine Braithwaite) align=right style="border:0" (37)	40
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 50	73
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 29 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 30 align=left style="border:0" (Valerie Eberley) align=right style="border:0" (32) align=left style="border:0" (Katy McIntyre) align=right style="border:0" (40)	90
4	align=left		96
5	align=left		99
6	align=left		103
7	align=left		107
8	align=left		115
Full results

• Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

Medal table (unofficial)

• Note: Totals include both individual and team medals, with medals in the team competition counting as one medal.

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 286 athletes from 21 countries.

• (19)
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• (20)
• (13)
• (20)
• (20)
• (19)
• (14)
• (16)
• (14)
• (12)
• (14)
• (20)
• (8)
• (19)
• (6)
• (8)
• (6)
• (15)
• (13)

See also

• 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
• 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
• 1973 in athletics (track and field)

External links

• GBRathletics