# 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race

The Junior men's race at 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, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Race results
### Junior men's race (7 km)
#### Individual

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time |
| | Jim Brown | Scotland | 20:52.8 |
| | José Haro | Spain | 21:00.6 |
| | Léon Schots | Belgium | 21:07.2 |
| 4 | Franco Fava | Italy | 21:15.2 |
| 5 | Aldo Tomasini | Italy | 21:27.6 |
| 6 | Dennis Coates | England | 21:27.6 |
| 7 | José Luis Ruiz | Spain | 21:32.2 |
| 8 | Barry Smith | England | 21:32.3 |
| 9 | Fernando Cerrada | Spain | 21:45 |
| 10 | Tony Staynings | England | 21:49 |
| 11 | Reinosa Miramontes | Spain | 21:49 |
| 12 | Neil Coupland | England | 21:49.1 |
| 13 | Luca Bigatello | Italy | 21:49.3 |
| 14 | Ron MacDonald | Scotland | 21:54.2 |
| 15 | Jean-Luc Cherrier | France | 21:58.4 |
| 16 | Jean-Luc Lemire | France | 22:02.2 |
| 17 | David McMeekin | Scotland | |
| 18 | Philip Jeffrey | England | |
| 19 | Enrico Cantoreggi | Italy | |
| 20 | Thomas McCormack | Ireland | |
| 21 | Laurence Reilly | Scotland | |
| 22 | Bernhard Vifian | Switzerland | |
| 23 | Robert van der Zande | Belgium | |
| 24 | Gilbert Bessières | France | |
| 25 | Gabriele Beretta | Italy | |
| 26 | Carlos Cabral | Portugal | |
| 27 | Lawrie Spence | Scotland | |
| 28 | Markus Ryffel | Switzerland | |
| 29 | Greg Hannon | Northern Ireland | |
| 30 | Bouchaib Zouhri | Morocco | |
| 31 | Geert de Smet | Belgium | |
| 32 | Robert Lismont | Belgium | |
| 33 | Bernard Meseure | France | |
| 34 | Tony O'Leary | Ireland | |
| 35 | Gerard Kiernan | Ireland | |
| 36 | Gerry Deegan | Ireland | |
| 37 | Carlos Tavares | Portugal | |
| 38 | Mick O'Shea | Ireland | |
| 39 | Mohamed Naoumi | Morocco | |
| 40 | Aad Buys | Netherlands | |
| 41 | Claude Biteau | France | |
| 42 | Dessi Martin | Northern Ireland | |
| 43 | Jo Schout | Netherlands | |
| 44 | Luc Nuyts | Belgium | |
| 45 | Helder de Jesús | Portugal | |
| 46 | José Simoes | Portugal | |
| 47 | Brahim Benjalloun | Morocco | |
| 48 | Ahmed Sennaji | Morocco | |
| 49 | José Muambugi | Portugal | |
| 50 | Hugo Wey | Switzerland | |
| 51 | Peter McGouren | Northern Ireland | |
| 52 | René Tijs | Netherlands | |
| 53 | Gerry Price | Northern Ireland | |
| 54 | Peet-Jan van Zyl | Netherlands | |
| 55 | Ali Laanaya | Morocco | |

#### Teams

| Rank | Team | Points |
| | Spain José Haro2 José Luis Ruiz7 Fernando Cerrada9 (Reinosa Miramontes)(11) | 18 |
| | Italy Franco Fava4 Aldo Tomasini5 Luca Bigatello13 (Enrico Cantoreggi)(19) (Gabriele Beretta)(25) | 22 |
| | England Dennis Coates6 Barry Smith8 Tony Staynings10 (Neil Coupland)(12) (Philip Jeffrey)(18) | 24 |
| 4 | Scotland Jim Brown1 Ron MacDonald14 David McMeekin17 (Laurence Reilly)(21) (Lawrie Spence)(27) | 32 |
| 5 | France Jean-Luc Cherrier15 Jean-Luc Lemire16 Gilbert Bessières24 (Bernard Meseure)(33) (Claude Biteau)(41) | 55 |
| 6 | Belgium Léon Schots3 Robert van der Zande23 Geert de Smet31 (Robert Lismont)(32) (Luc Nuyts)(44) | 57 |
| 7 | Ireland Thomas McCormack20 Tony O'Leary34 Gerard Kiernan35 (Gerry Deegan)(36) (Mick O'Shea)(38) | 89 |
| 8 | Switzerland Bernhard Vifian22 Markus Ryffel28 Hugo Wey50 | 100 |
| 9 | Portugal Carlos Cabral26 Carlos Tavares37 Helder de Jesús45 (José Simoes)(46) (José Muambugi)(49) | 108 |
| 10 | Morocco Bouchaib Zouhri30 Mohamed Naoumi39 Brahim Benjalloun47 (Ahmed Sennaji)(48) (Ali Laanaya)(55) | 116 |
| 11 | Northern Ireland Greg Hannon29 Dessi Martin42 Peter McGouren51 (Gerry Price)(53) | 122 |
| 12 | Netherlands Aad Buys40 Jo Schout43 René Tijs52 (Peet-Jan van Zyl)(54) | 135 |
* Note: Athletes in parentheses did not score for their team

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 55 athletes from 12 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.
* Belgium (5)
* England (5)
* France (5)
* Ireland (5)
* Italy (5)
* Morocco (5)
* Netherlands (4)
* Northern Ireland (4)
* Portugal (5)
* Scotland (5)
* Spain (4)
* Switzerland (3)