England’s Athletic Win

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1478

Date Released

30 Sep 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England’s Athletic Win
2. 2Denis Compton Honoured
3. 3Names in the News: General Speidel
4. 4Names in the News: Jayne Mansfield
5. 5Names in the News: Mr Diefenbaker
6. 6Trouble in Little Rock
7. *Hill Climb

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England V Poland Athletics. DESCRIPTION: At the White City Stadium, a floodlit match sponsored by the Daily Express, England V Poland. England’s women athletes, won their section. Diane Leather leading all the way in the 800 metres. Johnson chalked up a magnificent win for England in the men’s 800 metres. The fifteen hundred metres was won by Ken Wood. Knight won the five thousand metres, and the final points: England 80, Poland 77. SHOTLIST: No shot list.

Keywords

Sport; Mass media

Locations

London

Card file number

71767

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

143

Story extras:

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