Gymnastics (National Championships)

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2277A

Date Released

25 Jan 1973

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Obituary - Lyndon Baines Johnson
2. 2Rugby - England V Wales
3. 3Ireland V All Blacks
4. 4Hardy Amies Fashion
5. 5Gymnastics (National Championships)

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gymnastics (National Championships). DESCRIPTION: National Gymnastic Tournament 1973, at the Albert Hall, sponsored by the British Amateur Gymnastic Association. Roger Bannister presents the awards. SHOTLIST: GV Miss Ann Parkinson on high and low bars. SV ditto and finished exercise. SV Stan Wild performing exercise on pummel horse, finishes. SV crowd applauding. SV Miss Elaine Willett performing floor exercise, she came 2nd with 34.60 points. SV judges. SV pan Miss Avril Lennox doing floor exercise, she came 1st with 34.90 points. SV Wild on parallel bars. STV Avril completing exercise on beam. SV crowd applauding. SV Roger Bannister presenting trophy to Lennox, she turns and holds cup aloft, cup falls to ground. SV Bannister presenting award to Wild. SV Wild with Lennox holding trophies.

Keywords

Sport; Physical fitness and training

Locations

London; Royal Albert Hall

Card file number

98795

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

150

Story extras:

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