Great Britain Beats France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1470A
Date Released
8 Aug 1957
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
International Athletics at White City, sponsored by the News of the World. A highlight of the first day was the three miles, the winner was Derek Ibbotson. Thelma Hopkins, winning the high jump at 5’4, helped the British women to win their events. On the second day Derek Ibbotson competed in the Invitation Two miles, taking over from the competition, he rapidly increased his lead, coming up to the tape he was 20 yards ahead, to finish in a time of 8 minutes 44 seconds.
Keywords
Sport; Mass media; Athletics
Locations
London
Card file number
71407
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
113
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Great Britain Beats France', British Movietone News Issue No. 1470A, 8 Aug 1957. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21845 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)