1968 International Cross Country Championships

1968 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition55th
DateMarch 17 (men) / March 23 (women)
Host cityTunis, Tunisia Tunisia (men)
Blackburn, Lancashire, England England (women)
VenueHippodrome de Kassar-Said (men)
Witton Park (women)
Events2 / 1
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men
4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men
2.8 mi (4.5 km) women
Participation177 athletes from
14 nations

The 1968 International Cross Country Championships was held in Tunis, Tunisia, at the Hippodrome de Kassar-Said on March 17, 1968. The women's championship was held one week later in Blackburn, England at the Witton Country Park on March 23, 1968. A report on the men's event[1] as well as on the women's event[2] was given in the Glasgow Herald.

Complete results for men,[3] junior men,[4] women,[5] medallists, [6] and the results of British athletes[7] were published.

  1. ^ Athletics - Scotland Fourth in International Cross-country - Tunis, Sunday - Inspired by ageless Andrew Brown, Scotland's senior team in the International Cross-country championship here yesterday produced probably their best result for 32 years when they finished fourth behind England, France, and Spain in that order..., Glasgow Herald, March 18, 1968, p. 5, retrieved October 4, 2013
  2. ^ Marshall, Ron (March 25, 1968), Athletics - Mrs Brown an easy winner - Mrs D. Brown (U.S.A.), one of the best milers in the world, retained the women's International cross-country title on Saturday at Blackburn..., Glasgow Herald, p. 11, retrieved October 4, 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.1km CC Men - Tunis (Men) / Blackburn (Women) Hippodrome de Kassar-Said (M) / Witton Park (W) Date: Sunday, March 17, 1968, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved October 4, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 22, 2005), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.0km CC Men - Tunis (Men) / Blackpool (Women) Hippodrome de Kass Saturday March 16, 1968, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on April 2, 2005, retrieved October 4, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (February 15, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 4.5km CC Women - Tunis (Men) / Blackburn (Women) Hippodrome de Kassar-Said (M) / Witton Park (W) Date: Saturday, March 23, 1968, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 4, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  7. ^ 36th IAAF WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - EDINBURGH 2008 - FACTS & FIGURES - GREAT BRITAIN & NORTHERN IRELAND AT THE INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY & WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (PDF), IAAF, p. 13ff, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013