Britain V. Czechoslovakia Athletics Reel 2 (1955)

Prague, Czechoslovakia. Documentation on file. Various shots spectators arriving at stadium in pouring rain. Various shots of fires burning on track to dry out the wet. LS. Scoreboard. Various shots, attempts to dry out track (with fires). LS. The 200 metres, won by Janacek. LS. Women’s long-jump, won by Thelma Hopkins. LS. Pole vault won by G M Elliott. LS. Women throwing the javelin, won by Mrs. Zatopek. LS. Men’s long-jump. LS. Crowds in the stands. LS. Men’s 3,000 metres steeplechase, start, and race in progress, won by John Disley, with Chris Brasher second. MS. Disley, with Jack Crump team manager, Secretary of AAA. (Lav.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news