1974 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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The 2nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
were held on March 16, 1974 in Monza
, Italy
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IAAF World Cross Country Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...
were held on March 16, 1974 in Monza
Monza
Monza is a city and comune on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.On June...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 35:23.8 | |
| Silver | 35:24.6 | |
| Bronze | 35:26.6 | |
| 4. | 35:29.2 | |
| 5. | 35:30.4 | |
| 6. | 35:31.8 | |
| 7. | 35:35.8 | |
| 8. | 35:36.4 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  BelgiumEric de Beck (1.) Karel Lismont (3.) Marc Smet (13.) Gaston Roelants Gaston Roelants Gaston, Baron Roelants was a top steeplechaser in the early 1960s and a great cross-country runner. At the steeplechase he won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles as well as setting two world records, 8 minutes 29.6 seconds in 1963 and 8 minutes 26.4 seconds in 1965.Roelants was born in... (14.) Frank Grillaert (27.) Erik Gijselinck (45.) |
103 pts |
| Silver |  Kingdom of EnglandRay Smedley (7.) Dave Black (9.) Bernie Ford (11.) Grenville Tuck (16.) Frank Briscoe (30.) Mike Beevor (36.) |
109 pts |
| Bronze |  Early Modern FranceNoel Tijou (8.) Lucien Rault (20.) Pierre Liardet (38.) Jean-Jacques Prianon (39.) René Jourdan (49.) Jean-Paul Gomez (61.) |
215 pts |
Individual
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | 21:31 | |
| Silver | 21:33 | |
| Bronze | 21:43 | |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold |  United StatesRich Kimball (1.) Matt Centrowitz (5.) John Roscoe (6.) Pat Davey (10.) |
22 pts |
| Silver |  MoroccoBouchaib Zouhri (7.) Mohamed Naoumi (8.) Hamadi Massoudi (21.) Yahia Hadka (22.) |
58 pts |
| Bronze |  ItalyVenanzio Ortis (2.) Giuseppe Gerbi (24.) Stefano La Sala (25.) Salvatore Anzà (39.) |
90 pts |
Individual
| Place | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | 12:42.0 | |
| 2. | 12:47.6 | |
| 3. | 12:54.0 | |
| 4. | 12:58.6 | |
| 5. | 13:02.0 | |
| 6. | 13:03.2 | |
| 7. | 13:04.4 | |
| 8. | 13:05.6 |
Team
| Medal | Country | Mark |
| Gold | Kingdom of England Rita Ridley (3.) Ann Yeoman (4.) Joyce Smith (7.) Carol Gould Carol Gould (athlete) Carol Tessa Gould is a retired female long-distance runner from England, who competed in the 1970s and early 1980s in the women's marathon and cross country events. She set her personal best in the classic distance on June 12, 1982 in Windsor, finishing in second place behind Kathryn... (14.) |
28 pts |
| Silver | Italy Paola Pigni-Cacchi (1.) Margherita Gargano Margherita Gargano Margherita Gargano is a former female middle distance runner from Italy. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in the women's 1,500 metres... (10.) Silvana Cruciata Silvana Cruciata Silvana Cruciata is a former Italian middle- and long-distance runner. She represented Italy at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and shared medals with the Italian women's teams at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships... (13.) Bruna Lovisolo (26.) |
50 pts |
| Bronze |  FinlandNina Holmén (2.) Pirjo Vihonen (5.) Sinikka Tyynelä (16.) Irja Pettinen (38.) |
61 pts |