Empire Games - Chataway’s Victory

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1314
Date Released
9 Aug 1954
Date submitted
5 Aug 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
9 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Empire Games - Chataway’s Victory. DESCRIPTION: The three-mile event in the British Empire and Commonwealth Games proved to be a triumph for English athletes as Chataway, Green and Sando take first places. Chris Chataway’s time was 13 minutes 35.2 seconds, a new Games record. SHOTLIST: The start of the 3 miles. Various shots of the race. Chris Chataway out in front. Chataway winning. Green was 2nd. Shots of the first 3 on the pedestal (Chataway, Green and Frank Sando). CU of Chataway. Green.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
Canada; Vancouver; Empire Stadium
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
61565
Credits:
Commentator
Cyril Luckham
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Empire Games - Chataway’s Victory', British Movietone News Issue No. 1314, 9 Aug 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19431 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)