The Sporting Scene: Athletics - British Games

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1305A
Date Released
10 Jun 1954
Date submitted
Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 10
Section Title
The Sporting Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: British Games. DESCRIPTION: At the White City Stadium Roger Bannister is narrowly beaten in the half-mile event by Jungwirth of Czechoslovakia. Pirie won the three miles and Chataway failed to beat the world record for the Two Miles by only point six of a second. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Half mile event. Roger Bannister took the lead from Czech runner Stanislav Jungwirth, but the Czech passes on to win. Bannister & Stanislav Jungwirth together. Three Miles. Gordon Pirie out in front. Various shots of race. Pirie winning. Shots of man with pistol starting race. Two Mile International. Bannister & Brasher do the pacing. Chataway & Stanislav Jungwirth fight it out. Chataway beating rest of field with great burst of speed. Missed world record by point six of a second. Chataway & Stanislav together.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
White City, London
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
61172
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Sporting Scene: Athletics - British Games', British Movietone News Issue No. 1305A, 10 Jun 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19270 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)