European Cup Athletics

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2310A
Date Released
13 Sep 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: European Cup Athletics. DESCRIPTION: Held at Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh - top athletes from all over Europe assemble for the European Cup Finals. SHOTLIST: GV teams of men & women lined up in arena at Meadowbank Sports Centre. SV Princess Alexandra seated watching with officials. LV teams parading past. CU Princess Alexandra. GV crowd at stadium. LV pan the women 100m in progress, Renata Stecher No 5 GDR takes the lead and breaks tape to win in 11.25 (UK Allcomers record). SV Russian girl No 6 F Melnik throwing discus 227’11. SV pan Roth Fuchs East Germany No 5 throwing javelin 216’10 (World record). SV officials measuring distance. GV pan finish of 400m women’s at 103, Monica Zehrt No 5 (GDR) breaks tape to win, 51.75 seconds. GV Schmalfed GDR No 5 winning long jump 21’9. SV high jump 6’_. SV pan Blagoyeva winning high jump 6’_ (Bulgaria No 2). CU hands clapping. GV start and pan mens 100m S Schenke (East Germany). SV V Podluzniy No 1 Russia winning long jump 26’11. SV crowd. SV pan No 6 GB Mike Bull making a successful pole vault for equal 3rd with West Germany (17’_). LV Gouilov of Russia winning high jump 7’_. LV pan 5000m in progress Brendan Foster in lead No 6 with Lassiviren No 4 (Finland) followed by 2, 3 FW and one. SV excited crowd. LV Foster continues lead. SV judges watching. SV pan Foster races for finish with Manfred Kuschmann 2nd place, Foster breaks tape to win. SV pan Foster waves to applauding crowds. SV Russian athlete holding cup having won match with 82.5 points.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Athletics
Locations
Edinburgh
Card file number
99360
Credits:
Camera
David Lowe
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
206
Story extras:
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'European Cup Athletics', British Movietone News Issue No. 2310A, 13 Sep 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30043 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)