International athletics championship event
1970 International Cross Country Championships Organisers ICCU Edition 57th Date March 22 Host city Vichy , Auvergne , France Frederick , Maryland , United States (alternate women's event)Venue VFW Country Club (women, Frederick)Events 3 / 1 Distances 7.5 mi / 12.1 km (men) 4.35 mi / 7.0 km (junior men) 1.9 mi / 3.0 km (women, Vichy) 2.5 mi / 4.0 km (women, Frederick) Participation 211 athletes from 17 nations
The 1970 International Cross Country Championships was held in Vichy , France , on March 22, 1970. An alternate women's championship was held one day earlier in Frederick , Maryland , United States at the VFW Country Club , on March 21, 1970. A report on the Vichy event[ 1] as well as on the Frederick event[ 2] was given in the Glasgow Herald .
Complete results for men,[ 3] junior men,[ 4] women (Vichy),[ 5] women (Frederick),[ 6] medallists,
[ 7] and the results of British athletes[ 8] were published.
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Tagg Leads English to Victory - Mike Tagg won the International Cross-Country Championship today, leading England to that first double of individual and team titles since 1963... , Glasgow Herald , March 23, 1970, p. 4, retrieved October 4, 2013
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Miss MacSherry sixth in America - Margaret MacSherry, the 19-year-old Scottish Internationalist, who runs for Cambridge Harriers, gave one of the most impressive performances ever by a Scottish runner at the women's International Cross-Country Championship on Saturday at Frederick, Maryland... , Glasgow Herald , March 23, 1970, p. 4, retrieved October 4, 2013
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Magnusson, Tomas (January 20, 2006), International Cross Country Championships - 3.0km CC Women - Vichy Date: Sunday, March 22, 1970 , Athchamps (archived), archived from the original on October 16, 2007, retrieved October 4, 2013 {{citation }}
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