Athletics 1969

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No titles. Athletics - Britain V France. • • White City, London. • • Various shots of events in the White City Bank Holiday Athletics Meeting. • • First we see women running in the 400 metres, won by Pat Lowe. Next is the 100 metres women's relay won by Neil, Ramsden, Cooper and Peat. • • Several shots of the men's pole-vaulter event, with France against Britain. Alain-Pierre Legrain hits the bar, knocking it down. Mike Bull does a great vault - he won the event with a height of 16 foot 5 inches. In the men's High Hurdles, David Hemery comes in first. In the 1500 metres Ian Stewart comes in first with a new British record of 3 minutes 39 seconds. Spectators applaud. Photographers take pictures of three of the winning athletes, Stewart, Jim Douglas and John Boulter. • • Programme on file. • FILM ID:2225.19 • A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ • FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ • British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

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