Athletics - Britain Brings It Off

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1620
Date Released
20 Jun 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sun Chariot
  2. 2Operation Baby Doll
  3. 3Romanies Go Rich
  4. 4Big Game Spotters
  5. 5Athletics - Britain Brings It Off

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Athletes Win. DESCRIPTION: Our pictures show the ten thousand metres in the England v Italy match at the White City. Eldon won this event easily by 300 yards. In the hundred metres, Radford followed up a fine start with a flash of his true form. Evidently fit again, he gave Berruti (Italy) his first defeat of the season. Time: 10.4. Now, the hundred and ten metres hurdles. Hildreth won the race in 14.5. The fifteen hundred metres were a particularly interesting event in this Olympic forerunner. Kent-Smith was in the lead, and Pirie ‘way back. Then, for a spell, Rizzo (Italy) was in front. When Kent-Smith, the farmer from Devonshire, took over again, there was no holding him. The winner was Kent-Smith, Pirie finished second. SHOTLIST: SLS ten thousand metres begins. LS Eldon leading field. LS Eldon in lead. LS Eldon entering straight. LS Eldon wins. CU Eldon. LS hundred metres. SCU Radford (No 2) and Berruti (Italy). LS 110 metres hurdles. SCU winner - Hildreth No 4. LS start of 1500 metres. LS race in progress - Kent-Smith leading. LS same - Rizzo of Italy leading. LS same - Kent-Smith leading. LS Kent-Smith wins with Pirie second. SCU Pirie congratulates Kent-Smith.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
London; England
Card file number
80464
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
John Davies
Length of story (in feet)
147
Story extras:
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