1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race explained

Senior men's race at the 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Organisers:	IAAF
Edition:	3rd
Date:	March 16
Host City:	Rabat, Morocco
Location:	Souissi Racecourse
Nations Participating:	25
Athletes Participating:	185
Races:	1
Distances:	12 km – Senior men
Previous:	1974 Monza
Next:	1976 Chepstow

The Senior men's race at the 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Rabat, Morocco, at the Souissi Racecourse on March 16, 1975. 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		35:20
	align=left		align=left		35:21
	align=left		align=left		35:27.4
4	align=left		align=left		35:45
5	align=left		align=left		35:46
6	align=left		align=left		35:47
7	align=left		align=left		35:50
8	align=left		align=left		35:51
9	align=left		align=left		35:55
10	align=left		align=left		35:57
11	align=left		align=left		35:58
12	align=left		align=left		36:00
13	align=left		align=left		36:02
14	align=left		align=left		36:10
15	align=left		align=left		36:16
16	align=left		align=left		36:17
17	align=left		align=left		36:19
18	align=left		align=left		36:21
19	align=left		align=left		36:24
20	align=left		align=left		36:25
21	align=left		align=left		36:26
22	align=left		align=left		36:28
23	align=left		align=left
24	align=left		align=left
25	align=left		align=left
26	align=left		align=left
27	align=left		align=left
28	align=left		align=left
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31	align=left		align=left
32	align=left		align=left
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35	align=left		align=left
36	align=left		align=left
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38	align=left		align=left
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42	align=left		align=left
43	align=left		align=left
44	align=left		align=left
45	align=left		align=left
46	align=left		align=left
47	align=left		align=left		37:01
48	align=left		align=left		37:02
49	align=left		align=left
50	align=left		align=left
51	align=left		align=left
52	align=left		align=left
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64	align=left		align=left
65	align=left		align=left
66	align=left		align=left
67	align=left		align=left
68	align=left		align=left
69	align=left		align=left
70	align=left		align=left
71	align=left		align=left
72	align=left		align=left
73	align=left		align=left
74	align=left		align=left
75	align=left		align=left
76	align=left		align=left
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79	align=left		align=left
80	align=left		align=left
81	align=left		align=left
82	align=left		align=left
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84	align=left		align=left
85	align=left		align=left
86	align=left		align=left
87	align=left		align=left
88	align=left		align=left
89	align=left		align=left
90	align=left		align=left
91	align=left		align=left
92	align=left		align=left
93	align=left		align=left
94	align=left		align=left
95	align=left		align=left
96	align=left		align=left
97	align=left		align=left
98	align=left		align=left
99	align=left		align=left
100	align=left		align=left
101	align=left		align=left
102	align=left		align=left
103	align=left		align=left
104	align=left		align=left
105	align=left		align=left		38:17
106	align=left		align=left
107	align=left		align=left
108	align=left		align=left
109	align=left		align=left
110	align=left		align=left
111	align=left		align=left
112	align=left		align=left
113	align=left		align=left
114	align=left		align=left
115	align=left		align=left
116	align=left		align=left
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118	align=left		align=left
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120	align=left		align=left
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122	align=left		align=left
123	align=left		align=left
124	align=left		align=left
125	align=left		align=left
126	align=left		align=left		39:09
127	align=left		align=left
128	align=left		align=left
129	align=left		align=left
130	align=left		align=left
131	align=left		align=left
132	align=left		align=left
133	align=left		align=left
134	align=left		align=left
135	align=left		align=left
136	align=left		align=left
137	align=left		align=left
138	align=left		align=left
139	align=left		align=left
140	align=left		align=left		40:06
141	align=left		align=left
142	align=left		align=left
143	align=left		align=left
144	align=left		align=left
145	align=left		align=left
146	align=left		align=left
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156	align=left		align=left
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158	align=left		align=left
159	align=left		align=left
160	align=left		align=left
161	align=left		align=left
162	align=left		align=left
163	align=left		align=left
164	align=left		align=left
165	align=left		align=left
166	align=left		align=left
167	align=left		align=left
168	align=left		align=left
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170	align=left		align=left
171	align=left		align=left
172	align=left		align=left
173	align=left		align=left
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	align=left		align=left		DNF
—	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" 4 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 5 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 25 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 26 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 33 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 34 align=left style="border:0" (Jack Foster) align=right style="border:0" (36) align=left style="border:0" (Kevin Ryan) align=right style="border:0" (72) align=left style="border:0" (Dick Quax) align=right style="border:0" (113)	127
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 7 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 14 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 37 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 39 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 50 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 51 align=left style="border:0" (Mike Beevor) align=right style="border:0" (71) align=left style="border:0" (Keith Angus) align=right style="border:0" (89)	198
	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 10 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 16 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 21 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 45 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 57 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 62 align=left style="border:0" (Albien Van Holsbeek) align=right style="border:0" (74) align=left style="border:0" (Paul Thijs) align=right style="border:0" (134) align=left style="border:0" (Eddy Van Mullem) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	211
4	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 3 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 20 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" align=right style="border:0" 70 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 98 align=left style="border:0" (John Roscoe) align=right style="border:0" (102) align=left style="border:0" (Barry Brown) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	250
5	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 11 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 15 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 27 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 40 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 66 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 115	274
6	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 1 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 38 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 43 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 53 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 75 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 82 align=left style="border:0" (Jim Alder) align=right style="border:0" (101) align=left style="border:0" (Ian Gilmour) align=right style="border:0" (110) align=left style="border:0" (Frank Clement) align=right style="border:0" (111)	292
7	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 28 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 46 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 49 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 54 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 55 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 69 align=left style="border:0" (Cherif Ben Ali) align=right style="border:0" (73) align=left style="border:0" (Tahar Bounab) align=right style="border:0" (79) align=left style="border:0" (Rachid Habchaoui) align=right style="border:0" (85)	301
8	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 19 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 31 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 32 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 64 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 76 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 81 align=left style="border:0" (Jean Levaillant) align=right style="border:0" (84) align=left style="border:0" (Jean-Pierre Eudier) align=right style="border:0" (108) align=left style="border:0" (Jean-Marie Conrath) align=right style="border:0" (144)	303
9	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 8 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 9 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 23 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 63 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 103 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 104 align=left style="border:0" (Gerd Frähmcke) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	310
10	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 6 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 13 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 59 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 65 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 90 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 92 align=left style="border:0" (Stefano Grazzini) align=right style="border:0" (118) align=left style="border:0" (Mario Vaiani-Lisi) align=right style="border:0" (135) align=left style="border:0" (Luigi Lauro) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	325
11	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 2 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 42 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 61 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 83 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 93 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 99 align=left style="border:0" (Antonio Campos) align=right style="border:0" (DNF) align=left style="border:0" (José Luis Ruiz) align=right style="border:0" (DNF) align=left style="border:0" (Fernando Fernandez) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	380
12	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 22 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 47 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 48 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 60 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 105 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 126 align=left style="border:0" (Robert Talay) align=right style="border:0" (140) align=left style="border:0" (John Axsentieff) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	408
13	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 12 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 41 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 77 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 86 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 109 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 129 align=left style="border:0" (Mohamed Zaidi) align=right style="border:0" (131) align=left style="border:0" (Labidi Ayachi) align=right style="border:0" (133) align=left style="border:0" (Hamida Gamoudi) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	454
14	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 18 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 78 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 88 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 95 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 97 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 107 align=left style="border:0" (Mohamed Mechouat) align=right style="border:0" (112) align=left style="border:0" (Mohamed Benbaraka) align=right style="border:0" (117)	483
15	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 35 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 44 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 87 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 96 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 123 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 128 align=left style="border:0" (David Jones) align=right style="border:0" (142)	513
16	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 52 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 67 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 100 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 106 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 114 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 136 align=left style="border:0" (Tom O'Riordan) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	575
17	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 80 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 91 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 120 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 124 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 130 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 137 align=left style="border:0" (James Hayts) align=right style="border:0" (163)	682
18	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 68 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 119 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 121 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 132 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 146 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 147 align=left style="border:0" (Mohamed Adam Taibay) align=right style="border:0" (150)	733
19	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 122 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 127 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 139 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 141 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 148 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 153 align=left style="border:0" (Ahmed Amir Khan) align=right style="border:0" (154)	830
20	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 125 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 145 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 152 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 156 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 157 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 160 align=left style="border:0" (Shabant Abdussalam) align=right style="border:0" (162)	895
21	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 138 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 143 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 149 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 151 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 158 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 159	898
22	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 155 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 161 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 164 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 165 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 172 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 173	990
23	align=left	align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 166 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 167 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 168 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 169 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 170 align=left style="border:0" align=right style="border:0" 171	1011
DNF	align=left	align=left style="border:0" (Seppo Tuominen) align=right style="border:0" (17) align=left style="border:0" (Tapio Kantanen) align=right style="border:0" (24) align=left style="border:0" (Aarno Ristimäki) align=right style="border:0" (56) align=left style="border:0" (Seppo Nikkari) align=right style="border:0" (58) align=left style="border:0" (Risto Ala-Korpi) align=right style="border:0" (116) align=left style="border:0" (Pekka Päivärinta) align=right style="border:0" (DNF) align=left style="border:0" (Rune Holmén) align=right style="border:0" (DNF)	DNF

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

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 185 athletes from 25 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

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

See also

• 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
• 1975 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race