Holden Wins Dutch Marathon

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1056A
Date Released
1 Sep 1949
Date submitted
29 Aug 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Holden Wins Dutch Marathon. DESCRIPTION: In the International Marathon at Enschede, in Holland, Jack Holden Britain’s 38 year old marathon runner won in just over 2 hours and 30 minutes. SHOTLIST: Start of International Marathon, 65 starters, distance 26 miles. Jossett of France (No 62) took the lead, followed closely by Holden (No 60). Holden eventually overtook Jossett & retained the lead to win.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
Netherlands; Enschede
Footage sources
Polygoon
Card file number
52466
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
68
Story extras:
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'Holden Wins Dutch Marathon', British Movietone News Issue No. 1056A, 1 Sep 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15920 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)