1963 International Cross Country Championships

1963 International Cross Country Championships
OrganisersICCU
Edition50th
Date17 March
Host citySan Sebastián, Euskadi, Spain Spain
VenueLasarte Hippodrome [es]
Events2
Distances7.5 mi (12.1 km) men
4.7 mi (7.5 km) junior men
Participation125 athletes from
11 nations

The 1963 International Cross Country Championships was held in San Sebastián, Spain, at the Lasarte Hippodrome [es] on 17 March 1963. The distance for the men's race was reduced from the traditional 9 miles (14.5 km) to 7.5 miles (12.1 km). A preview of the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.[1]

Complete results for men,[2] junior men,[3] medallists, [4] and the results of British athletes[5] were published.

  1. ^ Athletics - International Title Races in Spain - The fiftieth annual International Cross-country Championship takes place on Sunday, when for the second time it will be run over a course outside the town of San Sebastian in Spain..., Glasgow Herald, March 15, 1963, p. 6, retrieved October 3, 2013
  2. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 12.1km CC Men - San Sebastian Lasarte Hippodrome Date: Sunday, March 17, 1963, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 7, 2007, retrieved October 3, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Magnusson, Tomas (March 24, 2007), INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 7.5km CC Men - San Sebastian Lasarte Hippodrome Date: Sunday, March 17, 1963, Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on August 22, 2007, retrieved October 2, 2013{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved September 24, 2013
  5. ^ 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