National Cross-Country Championships

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2493

Date Released

13 Mar 1977

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Restored Racing Car Runs Again
2. 2National Cross-Country Championships
3. 3Rugby - Wales V England

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cross Country Championships. DESCRIPTION: Over 1400 competitors started out at Parliament Hill Fields in the National Cross Country Championships. The winner was Olympic Bronze Medallist, Brendan Foster. SHOTLIST: LS start of race. MS over 1400 competitors starting. Shots runners spreading out. MS P Norrel past camera. Various of race. MS Brendan Foster. Various of race. MS A Lancaster past. Shots of competitors running and jumping over ditch. Crowd watching. LS Tony Simmonds in lead with Bernie Ford on the outside and Foster behind. MS three leaders. MS M Thacker, Dave Bedford and B Smith. Pan finish with 1st Brendan Foster, 2nd Bernie Ford, 3rd Tony Simmonds, 4th D Black. Dave Bedford 7th. MS crowds. CS Foster gives victory wave.

Keywords

Athletics

Locations

London; Parliament Hill Fields

Card file number

77/47

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Camera

Richard Day

Length of story (in feet)

164

Story extras:

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