Sporting Britons
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- Sporting Britons
- Summary
- In a weekend of sport, Britain’s younsters crack 7 records: Chris Chataway and Fred Green set a new 3 mile world record at White City; cyclist Eileen Sheridan sets two new records, Lands End to John O’Groats, and the 1000 miles; 4 British cyclists break 12 hour marathon record at Herne Hill; motor-cycling ace Geoff Duke scores a brilliant win in Holland; Roger Bannister wins the one mile in easy style.
- Researcher Comments
- Duke wins TT.
- Keywords
- Sport; Motorcycling
- Locations
- Netherlands; Assen
- Footage sources
- Polygoon
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Norman William Roper
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