GB Beats the Czechs

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Series Name: British Movietone News

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Issue No.

1418A

Date Released

9 Aug 1956

Date submitted

7 Aug 1956

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3 / 3

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MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: White City Sports. DESCRIPTION: At White City the mile event was won by Ken Wood in 4 minutes 3.8. The 3,000 metres steeplechase was won by John Disley in 8 minutes 46.6. The three mile event marked another high spot, the focus was on Derek Ibbotson, who won the race in 13 minutes 28.2. On the second day, John Young, the youngest Three As Champion won the hundred yards in ten seconds. SHOTLIST: Crowds. Starter fires the starting pistol for the start of the mile event. Shots of the race. Jungwirth leading followed by Brian Hewson. Various panning shots of the race. Ken Wood comes from the back to win. CU Hewson. TPS of the start of the 3,000 metres steeplechase. Various shots of the race. Chris Brasher in the lead. John Disley takes over to win. Shots of the start of the 3 mile event. Various panning shots of the race. The race was won by Derek Ibbotson. CU Derek Ibbotson. 2nd day. Man walking along with umbrella on the water logged track. 100 yards - various shots of the race which was won by John Young. CU John Young.

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Commentator: David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

179

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