Olympics

Series

Series Name
Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.
68/86
Date Released
24 Oct 1968
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
The records tumbled thick and fast. Gold medals meant world records in most of the events. Pathe News recaptures some of those golden highlights where the supermen of today’s athletics pushed the record barriers even further back.
Locations
Mexico
Footage sources
Polygoon
Length of story (in feet)
264
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Olympics', Pathe News Issue No. 68/86, 24 Oct 1968. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/113308 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)