Sport on the Continent

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1423
Date Released
10 Sep 1956
Date submitted
6 Sep 1956
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 11
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pirie’s Record. DESCRIPTION: Sport at night on a running track in Sweden. Gordon Pirie won the 3,000 metres in the world record time of 7 minutes 52.8. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the race. Competitors included Iharos, Tabori and Roszavolgyi. Gordon Pirie wins - world record 7 minutes 52.8 secs.
Keywords
Athletics
Locations
Sweden
Footage sources
France
Card file number
68143
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
Wilquin
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sport on the Continent', British Movietone News Issue No. 1423, 10 Sep 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21172 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)