International Athletics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2098
Date Released
18 Aug 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1International Athletics
  2. 2One Stunt Too Many
  3. 3News in Colour: After Bogside?

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: International Athletics. DESCRIPTION: Victory by one single point - but victory all the same for Britain’s Women Athletes against America, the strongest opposition in the world. Some consolation for our defeat in the Men’s events - the world’s fastest 5,000 Metres this season by Britain’s Dick Taylor and a great 400 Metres Hurdles win by John Sherwood. SHOTLIST: GV White City. Start of 400 metres mens hurdles. SV two Americans in the lead closely followed by No 2, John Sherwood, who lunges forward to win. CU John Sherwood. GV the 5,000 metres for men in it’s final stages, Englishmen Taylor and Steward on their own. SV Taylor. SV pan as Taylor runs round bend into back straight. SV American runner Gerry Lindgren runs towards camera followed by American Steve Prefontaine. CU running feet. SV pan Steve Prefontaine running past camera. GV Richard Taylor nearing finishing line. Low as Richard Taylor crosses tape. GV crowd applauding. CU Dick Taylor. GV the 800 metres for women in it’s final stage. Pat Lowe, No 2, in front. 2nd, No 1, American Nancy Shafer, 3rd, No 4, Joan Page. Winner crosses line. Second Joan Page, 3rd Nancy Shafer. CU Pat Lowe. SV Pat Lowe with arm round the American Nancy Shafer.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
White City, London; United Kingdom
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
95074
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
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