1972 International Cross Country Championships

1972 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition59th
Date18 March
Host cityCambridge, Cambridgeshire, England England
VenueColdhams Common
Events3
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men
4.35 mi (7.0 km) junior men
2.8 mi (4.5 km) women
Participation200 athletes from
15 nations

The 1972 International Cross Country Championships was held in Cambridge, England, at the Coldhams Common on 18 March 1972. A report on the men's event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1] This was the last competition organized by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU). The organization of the event was transferred to the IAAF as recommended as a result of the meeting of the IAAF cross-country committee that year in London. It was continued as IAAF World Cross Country Championships.[2] From then on, the event was open for all IAAF members whereas before, non-ICCU members were only allowed to compete after special invitation.

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

  1. ^ Marshall, Ron (20 March 1972), 'Major rethink' after Scots' failure - Scotland's leading cross-country officials propose to have what one of them called a "major rethink" on the senior men's team who performed so abominably in Saturday's International championships at Cambridge..., Glasgow Herald, p. 4, retrieved 4 October 2013
  2. ^ IAAF to Control Cross-country - International cross-country is all set to come under the exclusive direction of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, who governs world track and field athletics..., Glasgow Herald, 20 March 1972, p. 4, retrieved 5 October 2013
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (24 March 2007), International Cross Country Championships - 12.1km CC Men - Cambridge Coldhams Common Date: Saturday, March 18, 1972, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 6 August 2007, retrieved 4 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (20 January 2006), International Cross Country Championships - 7.0km CC Men - Cambridge Coldhams Common Date: Saturday, March 18, 1972, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 17 May 2006, retrieved 4 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (10 July 2006), International Cross Country Championships - 4.5km CC Women - Cambridge Coldhams Common Date: Saturday, March 18, 1972, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on 16 October 2007, retrieved 4 October 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved 24 September 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 27 September 2013, retrieved 24 September 2013