AAA Championships

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1624A
Date Released
21 Jul 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Bisley Centenary
  2. 2AAA Championships
  3. 3British Grand Prix
  4. 4End of the World!
  5. 5The State Visit of the King and Queen of Thailand

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: AAA Championships. DESCRIPTION: Top people like Gordon Pirie were in the White City spotlight during the 3 As Championship Meeting. Judging from the Six Miles, Britain’s long distance runners will be right in the forefront. Winner of this race was Gordon Pirie. It was his first AAA title for 7 years, and also the fastest 6 miles he’s ever run: 28 minutes, 9.6. In the High Jump Bob Kotei from Ghana set a Champion Best with 6 feet, ten. In the Three Miles we saw some more new faces as well as old ones. Derek Ibbotson, for instance. Could he show Olympic form? He showed promise. But the Three Miles’ winner was Frank Salvat of London who won by nearly 30 yards. SHOTLIST: No shot list.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
England
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
80723
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Kenneth G. Goddard
Length of story (in feet)
119
Story extras:

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