Gymnastics (National Championships)

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2277A
Date Released
25 Jan 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Gymnastics (National Championships). DESCRIPTION: National Gymnastic Tournament 1973, at the Albert Hall, sponsored by the British Amateur Gymnastic Association. Roger Bannister presents the awards. SHOTLIST: GV Miss Ann Parkinson on high and low bars. SV ditto and finished exercise. SV Stan Wild performing exercise on pummel horse, finishes. SV crowd applauding. SV Miss Elaine Willett performing floor exercise, she came 2nd with 34.60 points. SV judges. SV pan Miss Avril Lennox doing floor exercise, she came 1st with 34.90 points. SV Wild on parallel bars. STV Avril completing exercise on beam. SV crowd applauding. SV Roger Bannister presenting trophy to Lennox, she turns and holds cup aloft, cup falls to ground. SV Bannister presenting award to Wild. SV Wild with Lennox holding trophies.
Keywords
Sport; Physical fitness and training
Locations
London; Royal Albert Hall
Card file number
98795
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Gymnastics (National Championships)', British Movietone News Issue No. 2277A, 25 Jan 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29742 (Accessed 15 May 2025)