White City Athletics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1676A
Date Released
20 Jul 1961
Date submitted
17 Jul 1961
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: White City Athletics. DESCRIPTION: At the annual AAA Championships, the eight-eighty final proved to be a duel between the West Indies and Eire. West Indian Kerr beat Delaney. His time, 1 minute 51.5. The two-twenty final was won by Jones (number one) who beat the strong competition from Nigeria and Scotland. Jones’ time 21.4. One second day highlight was the pole vault. Ankio (Finland) set a new championship mark, at 14 feet 6. Now the hundred and twenty yards hurdles. It was an Italian win this time. Like other events, the three miles was unlikely to break records on this wintry Summer day! Gordon Pirie’s victory was comfortable and convincing. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS starter fires gun. MCU eight-eighty. LS race. LS crowds. GV Kerr wins victory for West Indies. MLS Kerr wins. CU Kerr. GV start of the two twenty. GV Jones No 1 wins. MCU Jones. MLS pole vault. MS competition vaulting. GV Ankio of Finland vaulting. CU Ankio (winner). LS start of 120 yards hurdles. GV finish of same. CU to LS start of the 3 miles. MS competition pass. MS competition feet. GV Gordon Pirie out on his own. GV same coming in to win. CU Gordon Pirie.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
White City, London
Card file number
82862
Credits:
Camera
A. R. Edmonds
Camera
Len Waldorf
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
146
Story extras:
Film clip

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'White City Athletics', British Movietone News Issue No. 1676A, 20 Jul 1961. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24193 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)