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Britain Wins Last Olympics Gold Medal

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
2237
Date Released
7 Aug 1952
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Britain Knocks Off
  2. 2Reports in Brief
  3. 3Reports in Brief
  4. 4Reports in Brief
  5. 5Britain Wins Last Olympics Gold Medal
  6. *Poole Pageant Reviews 2,000 Years History

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
Colonel Llewellyn on Foxhunter and his team mates win the Prix des Nations, thus winning Britain’s only gold medal of the Olympic Games. Spectacular ceremony brings Games to conclusion.
Keywords
Sport; Ceremonies
Locations
Helsinki
Library number
20582
Length of story (in feet)
261

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Notes
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