Gt. Britain Beats France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1626A
Date Released
4 Aug 1960
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Gt. Britain Beats France
  2. 2A Celebration
  3. 3Motor Sport
  4. 4Cowes Regatta

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ready for Rome England V France. DESCRIPTION: Two day of International Athletics at White City, and a walk-over for the British girls who completely outclassed the fair sex from France. The 100 metres was an example. Dorothy Hyman, Britain’s top sprinter at the moment, was a second ahead of France’s record holder. The Men’s ten thousand metres was won by a young French schoolteacher, Robert Bogey, who set a new all-comers record in 29 minutes, 1.6. Morriman (Britain) came a very close second. Mary Bignall, Sportswoman of 1959, scored the winning Long Jump, but she only came second in the 80 metres Hurdles. So the the Men again. It was Peter Radford who won the 100 metres. The 5,000 metres was a highlight of a meeting in which Britain beat France by 21 points. Constantly changing places, Gordon Pirie, 2, and Frank Salvat, 4, against Bernard and the Bogey man. Gordon Pirie won this race by 30 yards. SHOTLIST: Athletes marching round track. French competitors. Start of 100 metres. CU starter. 100 metres race won by Dorothy Hyman. CU the winner. Start of mens ten thousand metres. Race in progress. LS race won by Robert Bogey. Mary Bignall does long jump. CU spectators. Womens 80 metre hurdles. Starter. Mens 100 metres sprint. Peter Radford. Start of 5000 metres. Race in progress. LS start. MCU Gordon Pirie. Gordon Pirie passes French contestants. Gordon Pirie wins. MCU Gordon Pirie and Frank Salvat.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
White City, London; England
Card file number
80804
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
203
Story extras:
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