1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race explained

Senior men's race at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	2nd
Date:	March 16, 1974
Host City:	Monza, Lombardia, Italy
Location:	Mirabello Racecourse
Nations Participating:	19
Athletes Participating:	125
Races:	1
Distances:	12 km – Senior men
Previous:	1973 Waregem
Next:	1975 Rabat

The Senior men's race at the 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Monza, Italy, at the Mirabello Racecourse on March 16, 1974. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Race results

Senior men's race (12 km)

Individual

width=5%	Rank	width=20%	Athlete	width=15%	Country	width=10%	Time
	align=left		align=left		35:23.8
	align=left		align=left		35:24.6
	align=left		align=left		35:26.6
4	align=left		align=left		35:29.2
5	align=left		align=left		35:30.4
6	align=left		align=left		35:31.8
7	align=left		align=left		35:35.8
8	align=left		align=left		35:36.4
9	align=left		align=left		35:37.2
10	align=left		align=left		35:38.4
11	align=left		align=left		35:48.4
12	align=left		align=left		35:54.2
13	align=left		align=left		36:00.8
14	align=left		align=left		36:03.2
15	align=left		align=left		36:06.2
16	align=left		align=left		36:07.6
17	align=left		align=left		36:08.4
18	align=left		align=left		36:12.6
19	align=left		align=left		36:16.4
20	align=left		align=left		36:18.6
21	align=left		align=left		36:24
22	align=left		align=left		36:26.6
23	align=left		align=left		36:27
24	align=left		align=left		36:28.8
25	align=left		align=left		36:29.8
26	align=left		align=left		36:30.8
27	align=left		align=left		36:32.6
28	align=left		align=left		36:34
29	align=left		align=left		36:34.6
30	align=left		align=left		36:35.4
31	align=left		align=left
32	align=left		align=left
33	align=left		align=left
34	align=left		align=left
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84	align=left		align=left
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86	align=left		align=left
87	align=left		align=left
88	align=left		align=left
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120	align=left		align=left
121	align=left		align=left
122	align=left		align=left
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF

Teams

width=10%	Rank	width=30%	Team	width=10%	Points
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 45 align=left style="border:0" (Achille Vaes) align=right style="border:0" (50) align=left style="border:0" (Hendrik Schoofs) align=right style="border:0" (75)	103
	align=left	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" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 30 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 36 align=left style="border:0" (Mike Tagg) align=right style="border:0" (40) align=left style="border:0" (Robert Patterson) align=right style="border:0" (69) align=left style="border:0" (Peter Standing) align=right style="border:0" (94)	109
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 39 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 49 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 61 align=left style="border:0" (André Gloaguen) align=right style="border:0" (83) align=left style="border:0" (François Lacour) align=right style="border:0" (85) align=left style="border:0" (Jean Jacques Boiroux) align=right style="border:0" (87)	215
4	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 37 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 44 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 53 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 59 align=left style="border:0" (Wolfgang Krüger) align=right style="border:0" (62) align=left style="border:0" (Anton Gorbunow) align=right style="border:0" (116)	220
5	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 24 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 25 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 73 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 86	226
6	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 26 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 55 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 58 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 60 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 68 align=left style="border:0" (Fernando Aguilar) align=right style="border:0" (90) align=left style="border:0" (Fernando Fernandez) align=right style="border:0" (120) align=left style="border:0" (José Luis Ruiz) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	269
7	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 46 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 47 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 66 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 79 align=left style="border:0" (Jim Alder) align=right style="border:0" (88) align=left style="border:0" (Laurence Reilly) align=right style="border:0" (97) align=left style="border:0" (Allister Hutton) align=right style="border:0" (109)	273
8	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 28 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 65 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 72 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 82 align=left style="border:0" (Luca Bigatello) align=right style="border:0" (122) align=left style="border:0" (Enrico Cantoreggi) align=right style="border:0" (DNF) align=left style="border:0" (Roberto Gervasini) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	278
9	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 18 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 33 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 76 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 92 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 103	337
10	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 41 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 43 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 57 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 67 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 77 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 78 align=left style="border:0" (Mohamed Sghir) align=right style="border:0" (84) align=left style="border:0" (Miloud Chenna) align=right style="border:0" (98) align=left style="border:0" (Mohamed Ghannouchi) align=right style="border:0" (99)	363
11	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 34 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 35 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 56 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 63 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 74 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 108 align=left style="border:0" (Roelof Veld) align=right style="border:0" (118)	370
12	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 23 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 48 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 64 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 81 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 95 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 105 align=left style="border:0" (Danny McDaid) align=right style="border:0" (107) align=left style="border:0" (Joe Scanlon) align=right style="border:0" (112)	416
13	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 52 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 93 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 96 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 101 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 106	467
14	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 42 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 91 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 104 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 111 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 113 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 115 align=left style="border:0" (Dennis Fowles) align=right style="border:0" (119) align=left style="border:0" (David Hopkins) align=right style="border:0" (121)	576
15	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 71 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 100 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 102 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 110 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 114 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 117	614

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

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 125 athletes from 19 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

• (1)
• (8)
• (1)
• (6)
• (9)
• (6)
• (9)
• (8)
• (9)
• (9)
• (7)
• (6)
• (3)
• (9)
• (9)
• (3)
• (6)
• (8)
• (8)

See also

• 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race