The 1971

International Cross Country Championships The International Cross Country Championships was an annual international competition in cross country running. It was created in 1903 by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU) and it marked the first time that an annual international champ ...

was held in

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, at the Lasarte Hippodrome on 20 March 1971. A report on the event was given in the

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. Complete results for men, junior men, women, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

Medallists

Individual Race Results

Men's (7.5 mi / 12.1 km)

Junior Men's (4.35 mi / 7.0 km)

Women's (2.8 mi / 4.5 km)

Team Results

Men's

Junior Men's

Women's

Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 228 athletes from 18 countries. * (11) * (18) * (20) * (8) * (14) * (19) * (19) * (12) * (5) * (14) * (11) * (7) * (4) * (20) * (20) * (7) * (6) * (13)

References

{{ICCU Championships International Cross Country Championships

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