# 1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

The Junior 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
### Junior men's race (7.1 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Rich Kimball | United States | 21:30.8 |
| | Venanzio Ortis | Italy | 21:33 |
| | John Treacy | Ireland | 21:42.4 |
| 4 | Dietmar Millonig | Austria | 21:48 |
| 5 | Matt Centrowitz | United States | 21:48 |
| 6 | John Roscoe | United States | 21:52.2 |
| 7 | Bouchaib Zouhri | Morocco | 21:54.2 |
| 8 | Mohamed Naoumi | Morocco | 21:55.2 |
| 9 | Rudi Schoofs | Belgium | 21:56.4 |
| 10 | Pat Davey | United States | 21:58.2 |
| 11 | Guy Bourban | France | 21:59 |
| 12 | William Sheridan | Scotland | 22:00.2 |
| 13 | Paul Kenney | Scotland | 22:00.6 |
| 14 | Peter Gebhardt | West Germany | 22:01.6 |
| 15 | Mike Pinocci | United States | 22:02.6 |
| 16 | Cándido Alario | Spain | 22:05.7 |
| 17 | Markus Ryffel | Switzerland | 22:08.4 |
| 18 | J.J. Griffin | United States | 22:09.8 |
| 19 | Nat Muir | Scotland | 22:11.6 |
| 20 | Dirk Geens | Belgium | 22:14.8 |
| 21 | Hamadi Massoudi | Morocco | 22:15 |
| 22 | Yahia Hadka | Morocco | 22:16 |
| 23 | Derek Carroll | Ireland | 22:16.2 |
| 24 | Giuseppe Gerbi | Italy | 22:20 |
| 25 | Stefano La Sala | Italy | 22:21.2 |
| 26 | Jean-Claude Dessort | Belgium | 22:22.8 |
| 27 | Gerry Deegan | Ireland | 22:23.8 |
| 28 | Stefan Grossenbacher | Switzerland | 22:25 |
| 29 | Jeremy Odlin | England | 22:31 |
| 30 | Georges Bresson | France | 22:32.2 |
| 31 | Karl Fleschen | West Germany | 22:33.2 |
| 32 | Jaime López | Spain | 22:34.4 |
| 33 | Antonio Fernández | Spain | 22:35 |
| 34 | Luc Mallet | France | 22:39.4 |
| 35 | Ulrich Betz | West Germany | 22:40 |
| 36 | Hugh Elliott | England | 22:41 |
| 37 | Bernhard Vifian | Switzerland | 22:42.2 |
| 38 | Heiner Hansen | West Germany | 22:42.6 |
| 39 | Salvatore Anzà | Italy | 22:43.2 |
| 40 | Ahmed Sennaji | Morocco | 22:43.6 |
| 41 | Martin Bishop | England | 22:44 |
| 42 | Gerry Redmond | Ireland | 22:44.2 |
| 43 | Giancarlo Garattini | Italy | 22:45 |
| 44 | Peter McGouren | Northern Ireland | 22:45.6 |
| 45 | Jean-Paul Ballouard | France | 22:51.4 |
| 46 | Yannick Fayot | France | 22:51.6 |
| 47 | Patrick de Groote | Belgium | 22:52.6 |
| 48 | Manuel Perez | Spain | 22:57 |
| 49 | John Graham | Scotland | 22:57.4 |
| 50 | Bruno Lafranchi | Switzerland | 22:57.6 |
| 51 | Vicente de la Parte | Spain | 23:02.8 |
| 52 | José Gil Ramperez | Spain | 23:06.4 |
| 53 | Frank Brown | Scotland | 23:11.6 |
| 54 | Denis Ramanich | France | 23:12.8 |
| 55 | Eddie Hartnett | Ireland | 23:13.2 |
| 56 | Martin Preuschl | Austria | 23:14.8 |
| 57 | James Lawson | Scotland | 23:16.4 |
| 58 | Hugo Ceulemans | Belgium | 23:17.6 |
| 59 | Michael Best | Northern Ireland | 23:18.8 |
| 60 | Tony Ryan | Ireland | 23:20.8 |
| 61 | Gerry Price | Northern Ireland | 23:22.4 |
| 62 | Robert Manz | West Germany | 23:29.6 |
| 63 | Bruno Kuhn | Switzerland | 23:32.6 |
| 64 | Andrew Barnett | England | 23:44.4 |
| 65 | Matteo Lo Russo | Italy | 23:47.8 |
| 66 | Peter Gaelli | Switzerland | 24:08.2 |
| 67 | Alan Harding | England | 24:09.4 |
| 68 | Julian van Honbeek | Belgium | 24:29 |
| 69 | Jim McKee | Northern Ireland | 24:45.2 |
| 70 | Khaled Kazem | Kuwait | 24:45.4 |
| 71 | Hamzih Al-Khetat | Kuwait | 25:38.6 |
| 72 | Ahmed Al-Saie | Kuwait | 25:38.6 |
| 73 | Ramian Al-Khamees | Kuwait | 25:55.6 |
| 74 | Saad Bander Al-Shaejee | Kuwait | 26:00.2 |
| 75 | Johar Mubarak Al-Marzoo | Kuwait | 26:00.6 |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | United States Rich Kimball1 Matt Centrowitz5 John Roscoe6 Pat Davey10 (Mike Pinocci)(15) (J.J. Griffin)(18) | 22 |
| | Morocco Bouchaib Zouhri7 Mohamed Naoumi8 Hamadi Massoudi21 Yahia Hadka22 (Ahmed Sennaji)(40) | 58 |
| | Italy Venanzio Ortis2 Giuseppe Gerbi24 Stefano La Sala25 Salvatore Anzà39 (Giancarlo Garattini)(43) (Matteo Lo Russo)(65) | 90 |
| 4 | Scotland William Sheridan12 Paul Kenney13 Nat Muir19 John Graham49 (Frank Brown)(53) (James Lawson)(57) | 93 |
| 5 | Ireland John Treacy3 Derek Carroll23 Gerry Deegan27 Gerry Redmond42 (Eddie Hartnett)(55) (Tony Ryan)(60) | 95 |
| 6 | Belgium Rudi Schoofs9 Dirk Geens20 Jean-Claude Dessort26 Patrick de Groote47 (Hugo Ceulemans)(58) (Julian van Honbeek)(68) | 102 |
| 7 | West Germany Peter Gebhardt14 Karl Fleschen31 Ulrich Betz35 Heiner Hansen38 (Robert Manz)(62) | 118 |
| 8 | France Guy Bourban11 Georges Bresson30 Luc Mallet34 Jean-Paul Ballouard45 (Yannick Fayot)(46) (Denis Ramanich)(54) | 120 |
| 9 | Spain Cándido Alario16 Jaime López32 Antonio Fernández33 Manuel Perez48 (Vicente de la Parte)(51) (José Gil Ramperez)(52) | 129 |
| 10 | Switzerland Markus Ryffel17 Stefan Grossenbacher28 Bernhard Vifian37 Bruno Lafranchi50 (Bruno Kuhn)(63) (Peter Gaelli)(66) | 132 |
| 11 | England Jeremy Odlin29 Hugh Elliott36 Martin Bishop41 Andrew Barnett64 (Alan Harding)(67) | 170 |
| 12 | Northern Ireland Peter McGouren44 Michael Best59 Gerry Price61 Jim McKee69 | 233 |
| 13 | Kuwait Khaled Kazem70 Hamzih Al-Khetat71 Ahmed Al-Saie72 Ramian Al-Khamees73 (Saad Bander Al-Shaejee)(74) (Johar Mubarak Al-Marzoo)(75) | 286 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for the team result

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 75 athletes from 14 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Austria (2)
* Belgium (6)
* England (5)
* France (6)
* Ireland (6)
* Italy (6)
* Kuwait (6)
* Morocco (5)
* Northern Ireland (4)
* Scotland (6)
* Spain (6)
* Switzerland (6)
* United States (6)
* West Germany (5)