The Sporting Scene: Athletics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1354
Date Released
16 May 1955
Date submitted
10 May 1955
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 9
Section Title
The Sporting Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Athletics Gordon Pirie. DESCRIPTION: At Freiburg in Germany, Gordon Pirie won the 3,000 metres race. His brother Peter took second place. SHOTLIST: Start of the race. Several shots of the race. CU of Pirie. Pirie head on shot, breaking the tape. CU of Pirie tying shoe lace.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Germany; Freiburg
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
63508
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
56
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The Sporting Scene: Athletics', British Movietone News Issue No. 1354, 16 May 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20064 (Accessed 30 Apr 2026)