# 1967 International Cross Country Championships

The 1967 International Cross Country Championships was held in Barry, Wales, on 18 March 1967. For the first time, an official women's competition was held. 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

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Men 7.5 mi (12,1 km) | Gaston Roelants Belgium | 36:03 | Tim Johnston England | 36:20 | Bryan Rose New Zealand | 36:27 |
| Junior Men 4.35 mi (7.0 km) | Eddie Knox Scotland | 24:42 | Eddy Van Butsele Belgium | 24:44 | Brooks Mileson England | 24:49 |
| Women 1.9 mi (3.0 km) | Doris Brown United States | 14:28 | Rita Lincoln England | 15:05 | Peggy Mullins Ireland | 15:07 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | England | 70 | New Zealand | 96 | France | 122 |
| Junior Men | England | 12 | Belgium | 30 | Scotland | 33 |
| Women | England | 17 | Ireland | 35 | Scotland | 50 |

## Individual Race Results
### Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Gaston Roelants | Belgium | 36:03 |
| | Tim Johnston | England | 36:20 |
| | Bryan Rose | New Zealand | 36:27 |
| 4 | Lachie Stewart | Scotland | 36:30 |
| 5 | Willie Olivier | South Africa | 36:32 |
| 6 | José Maiz | Spain | 36:33 |
| 7 | Guy Texereau | France | 36:34 |
| 8 | Noel Tijou | France | 36:41 |
| 9 | Derek Graham | Ireland | 36:44 |
| 10 | Dick Taylor | England | 36:47 |
| 11 | Ron Hill | England | 36:48 |
| 12 | Peter Welsh | New Zealand | 36:49 |
| 13 | François Lacour | France | 36:50 |
| 14 | Mike Tagg | England | 36:52 |
| 15 | Mike Turner | England | 37:02 |
| 16 | Gerhard Dekkers | South Africa | 37:06 |
| 17 | Eddie Gray | New Zealand | 37:09 |
| 18 | John Hillen | England | 37:10 |
| 19 | Mike Ryan | New Zealand | 37:12 |
| 20 | Tom O'Riordan | Ireland | 37:12 |
| 21 | Jeff Julian | New Zealand | 37:14 |
| 22 | Carlos Pérez | Spain | 37:16 |
| 23 | Jim Alder | Scotland | 37:17 |
| 24 | Norris Wyatt | New Zealand | 37:20 |
| 25 | Barry Everitt | New Zealand | 37:25 |
| 26 | Alan Rushmer | England | 37:28 |
| 27 | Dennis Morrison | South Africa | 37:29 |
| 28 | Michel Bernard | France | 37:31 |
| 29 | Desmond Torr | South Africa | 37:36 |
| 30 | Robert Folie | Belgium | 37:38 |
| 31 | Grant Wheeler | New Zealand | 37:40 |
| 32 | Bernard Maroquin [fr] | France | 37:41 |
| 33 | Gaston Heleven | Belgium | 37:42 |
| 34 | Gérard Goutailler | France | 37:43 |
| 35 | Francisco Aritmendi | Spain | 37:44 |
| 36 | Geoff Bacon | South Africa | 37:45 |
| 37 | Rex Maddaford | New Zealand | 37:46 |
| 38 | Cornelius van Antwerp | South Africa | 37:47 |
| 39 | Hamoud Ameur | France | 37:48 |
| 40 | Gilbert Gauthier | France | 37:49 |
| 41 | Jean-Yves Le Flohic | France | 37:50 |
| 42 | Jim Wright | Scotland | 37:51 |
| 43 | John Godding | Wales | 37:52 |
| 44 | Pierre De Pauw | Belgium | 37:54 |
| 45 | Werner Dössegger | Switzerland | 37:58 |
| 46 | Bob Holt | England | 37:59 |
| 47 | Andy Brown | Scotland | 38:00 |
| 48 | Arie Meeuwissen | Netherlands | 38:01 |
| 49 | Walter Dietiker | Switzerland | 38:02 |
| 50 | Jim McNamara | Ireland | 38:15 |
| 51 | Patrick McLagan | Scotland | 38:16 |
| 52 | Hansruedi Knill | Switzerland | 38:17 |
| 53 | Alfons Sidler | Switzerland | 38:19 |
| 54 | Peter Whewell | South Africa | 38:20 |
| 55 | Piet Beelen | Netherlands | 38:26 |
| 56 | Cyril Leigh | Wales | 38:26 |
| 57 | Javier Álvarez | Spain | 38:30 |
| 58 | Brian Jeffs | Wales | 38:32 |
| 59 | André Dehertoghe | Belgium | 38:33 |
| 60 | Alec Brown | Scotland | 38:37 |
| 61 | Aad Steylen | Netherlands | 38:38 |
| 62 | Jan Zijderlaan | Netherlands | 38:39 |
| 63 | Alistair Blamire | Scotland | 38:43 |
| 64 | Manuel Alonso | Spain | 38:45 |
| 65 | Jo van den Hoogen | Netherlands | 38:46 |
| 66 | Alan Joslyn | Wales | 38:47 |
| 67 | Roy Mack | Wales | 38:48 |
| 68 | Peter Kneubühl | Switzerland | 38:49 |
| 69 | Harry Simpson | Ireland | 38:50 |
| 70 | Llewellyn Leppan | South Africa | 38:51 |
| 71 | Hedydd Davies | Wales | 38:58 |
| 72 | Iluminado Corcuera | Spain | 38:59 |
| 73 | Hans Rüdisühli | Switzerland | 39:18 |
| 74 | Pete Fagan | Ireland | 39:19 |
| 75 | Jim O'Brien | Wales | 39:20 |
| 76 | Jacques van Eekelen | Netherlands | 39:22 |
| 77 | Fernando Aguilar | Spain | 39:24 |
| 78 | Albien Van Holsbeek | Belgium | 39:35 |
| 79 | Mariano Haro | Spain | 39:36 |
| 80 | Denis Jouret | Belgium | 39:37 |
| 81 | Rafael Vergauwen | Belgium | 39:45 |
| 82 | George Blackburn | Ireland | 39:47 |
| 83 | Emil Mächler | Switzerland | 39:51 |
| 84 | Patrick Lynch | Ireland | 39:54 |
| 85 | Huub Coumans | Netherlands | 40:07 |
| 86 | Tony Hopkins | Ireland | 40:13 |
| 87 | Michael Coningham | South Africa | 40:24 |
| 88 | Jim Brennan | Scotland | 40:41 |
| 89 | George Mol | Netherlands | 40:50 |
| — | Ian McCafferty | Scotland | DNF |
| — | Pedro Sacristán | Spain | DNF |
| — | Fred Bell | Wales | DNF |
| — | Johnny Dumon | Belgium | DNF |

### Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Eddie Knox | Scotland | 24:42 |
| | Eddy Van Butsele | Belgium | 24:44 |
| | Brooks Mileson | England | 24:49 |
| 4 | Colin Moxsom | England | 24:59 |
| 5 | Frank Briscoe | England | 25:06 |
| 6 | Yvo Van Nuffelen | Belgium | 25:13 |
| 7 | John Rix | England | 25:20 |
| 8 | Tony Simmons | Wales | 25:25 |
| 9 | Francisco Collado | Spain | 25:36 |
| 10 | Ken Bartlett | England | 25:47 |
| 11 | Ron McAndrew | Wales | 25:53 |
| 12 | Ewald Keust | Switzerland | 26:12 |
| 13 | Norman Morrison | Scotland | 26:17 |
| 14 | Félix Lluch | Spain | 26:19 |
| 15 | Angel Cob | Spain | 26:22 |
| 16 | Sjef Hensgens | Netherlands | 26:23 |
| 17 | Gwynn Davis | Wales | 26:42 |
| 18 | John Powell | Wales | 26:47 |
| 19 | John Myatt | Scotland | 26:54 |
| 20 | Willie Day | Scotland | 26:55 |
| 21 | Rini Marynissen | Netherlands | 26:57 |
| 22 | Omer Van Noten | Belgium | 26:59 |
| 23 | Hanspeter Wehrli | Switzerland | 27:00 |
| 24 | Ulrich Maurer | Switzerland | 27:01 |
| 25 | Tim Hopkins | Wales | 27:07 |
| 26 | Piet Vonck | Netherlands | 27:17 |
| 27 | James Cook | Scotland | 27:27 |
| 28 | André Dolder | Switzerland | 27:45 |
| 29 | Willy Polleunis | Belgium | 27:57 |
| 30 | André Ornelis | Belgium | 27:58 |
| 31 | Robert Strik | Netherlands | 28:00 |
| 32 | Teodoro Barrio | Spain | 28:50 |
| — | Juan Carreras | Spain | DNF |

### Women's (1.9 mi / 3.0 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Doris Brown | United States | 14:28 |
| | Rita Lincoln | England | 15:05 |
| | Peggy Mullins | Ireland | 15:07 |
| 4 | Joyce Smith | England | 15:16 |
| 5 | Pamela Davies | England | 15:18 |
| 6 | Joy Jordan | England | 15:20 |
| 7 | Ann O'Brien | Ireland | 15:24 |
| 8 | Patricia Brown | England | 15:36 |
| 9 | Margaret MacSherry | Scotland | 15:45 |
| 10 | Iris Lincoln | England | 15:54 |
| 11 | Georgena Craig | Scotland | 16:11 |
| 12 | Brenda Robinson | Ireland | 16:17 |
| 13 | Maureen Conlan | Ireland | 16:22 |
| 14 | Leslie Watson | Scotland | 16:29 |
| 15 | Patricia Cole | United States | 16:41 |
| 16 | Margaret Purdon | Scotland | 16:46 |
| 17 | Mary Norton | Ireland | 16:48 |
| 18 | Pat Sullivan | Wales | 16:52 |
| 19 | Jean Lochhead | Wales | 17:07 |
| 20 | Margaret Fleming | Scotland | 17:14 |
| 21 | Emily Hopkins | Ireland | 17:18 |
| 22 | Catherine Kelly | Scotland | 17:22 |
| 23 | Delyth Davies | Wales | 17:41 |
| 24 | Jacqueline Clifford | Wales | 18:28 |
| 25 | Brenda Meredith | Wales | 18:30 |
| 26 | Janet Eynon | Wales | 18:34 |

## Team Results
### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | Tim Johnston Dick Taylor Ron Hill Mike Tagg Mike Turner John Hillen | 70 |
| 2 | New Zealand | Bryan Rose Peter Welsh Eddie Gray Mike Ryan Jeff Julian Norris Wyatt | 96 |
| 3 | France | Guy Texereau Noel Tijou François Lacour Michel Bernard Bernard Maroquin [fr] Gérard Goutailler | 122 |
| 4 | South Africa | Willie Olivier Gerhard Dekkers Dennis Morrison Desmond Torr Geoff Bacon Cornelius van Antwerp | 151 |
| 5 | Scotland | Lachie Stewart Jim Alder Jim Wright Andy Brown Patrick McLagan Alec Brown | 227 |
| 6 | Belgium | Gaston Roelants Robert Folie Gaston Heleven Pierre De Pauw André Dehertoghe Albien Van Holsbeek | 245 |
| 7 | Spain | José Maiz Carlos Pérez Francisco Aritmendi Javier Álvarez Manuel Alonso Iluminado Corcuera | 256 |
| 8 | Ireland | Derek Graham Tom O'Riordan Jim McNamara Harry Simpson Pete Fagan George Blackburn | 304 |
| 9 | Switzerland | Werner Dössegger Walter Dietiker Hansruedi Knill Alfons Sidler Peter Kneubühl Hans Rüdisühli | 340 |
| 10 | Wales | John Godding Cyril Leigh Brian Jeffs Alan Joslyn Roy Mack Hedydd Davies | 361 |
| 11 | Netherlands | Arie Meeuwissen Piet Beelen Aad Steylen Jan Zijderlaan Jo van den Hoogen Jacques van Eekelen | 367 |

### Junior Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | Brooks Mileson Colin Moxsom Frank Briscoe | 12 |
| 2 | Belgium | Eddy Van Butsele Yvo Van Nuffelen Omer Van Noten | 30 |
| 3 | Scotland | Eddie Knox Norman Morrison John Myatt | 33 |
| 4 | Wales | Tony Simmons Ron McAndrew Gwynn Davis | 36 |
| 5 | Spain | Francisco Collado Félix Lluch Angel Cob | 38 |
| 6 | Switzerland | Ewald Keust Hanspeter Wehrli Ulrich Maurer | 59 |
| 7 | Netherlands | Sjef Hensgens Rini Marynissen Piet Vonck | 63 |

### Women's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | England | Rita Lincoln Joyce Smith Pamela Davies Joy Jordan | 17 |
| 2 | Ireland | Peggy Mullins Ann O'Brien Brenda Robinson Maureen Conlan | 35 |
| 3 | Scotland | Margaret MacSherry Georgena Craig Leslie Watson Margaret Purdon | 50 |
| 4 | Wales | Pat Sullivan Jean Lochhead Delyth Davies Jacqueline Clifford | 84 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 152 athletes from 12 countries.
* Belgium (14)
* England (19)
* France (9)
* Ireland (14)
* Netherlands (12)
* New Zealand (9)
* Scotland (20)
* South Africa (9)
* Spain (14)
* Switzerland (11)
* United States (2)
* Wales (19)