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A.A.A. GREAT BRITAIN VS FRANCE

A.A.A. Great Britain Vs France (1953)

At White City Britain's athletes take on champions from France.

SAM BARTRAM'S 500th MATCH

Sam Bartram's 500th Match (1954)

Goal keeper Sam Bartram celebrates his 500th match with Charlton...

WALKING TO WIN

Walking To Win (1957)

Abdom Pamich wins fifty km walking race in Rome, Italy.

WOMEN ATHLETICS aka WOMEN ATHLETES issue title SEE HOW THEY RUN

Women Athletics AKA Women Athletes Issue Title See How They Run (1937)

Women's athletic...

PIRIE'S CROSS COUNTRY WIN

Pirie's Cross Country Win (1955)

Gordon Pirie wins Surrey Amateur title for 4th year running.

WOMEN'S AAA CHAMPS aka WOMEN'S ATHLETICS

Women's Aaa Champs AKA Women's Athletics (1955)

Amateur Athletic Association's women championship at...

RECORD ATHLETICS

Record Athletics (1965)

Athletics - British Games take place at White City with Alan Simpson breaking...

 

 

FOR INDOOR ATHLETICS aka NEW TRACK LAID AT WEMBLEY

For Indoor Athletics AKA New Track Laid At Wembley (1962)

Athletes try out wooden running track...

POLICE GIVE ANNUAL SHOW

Police Give Annual Show (1961)

West Berlin's Police force give a massive demonstration of strength in...

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1947)

Hat fashions, athletics at White City, speedway from Prague, beauty pageant in...

CHATAWAY'S 3 MILE RECORD aka BRITISH RUNNERS SMASH MORE RECORDS

Chataway's 3 Mile Record AKA British Runners Smash More Records (1955)

Chris Chataway breaks...

PRAM RELAY

Pram Relay (1962)

A strange story about boys practising for a pram relay race at Hatfield College.

ATHLETES FOR BALLET

Athletes For Ballet (1961)

Young men exercise and strike ballet postures in the grounds of the Royal...

PROFESSIONAL PEDESTRIANS' MECCA

Professional Pedestrians' Mecca (1932)

Running meeting in Edinburgh - footage of a long distance race...

ETON COLLEGES STEEPLECHASES

Eton Colleges Steeplechases (1932)

Boys from Eton school wade through stream on cross country run .

OVER THE HISTORIC EPSOM DOWNS

Over The Historic Epsom Downs (1933)

Athletes compete in the Surrey Senior Cross Country Championship.

"Get Fit ... And Keep Fit!" (1930-1931)

German Policemen give a Physical Training display in the snow.

INTER-VARSITY

Inter-Varsity "Cross-Country" - Sound Version (1930)

Oxford University beat Cambridge in cross...

THE COWAL GAMES

The Cowal Games (1930)

Nice scenes of Highland Games events from Dunoon in Scotland.

OXFORD WIN!

Oxford Win! (1933)

Scenes from the Inter Varsity relay event between Oxford and Cambridge University...

INDOOR ATHLETICS

Indoor Athletics (1934)

Indoor athletic championship in America - very excited audience.

AMERICA'S AMATEUR ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP

America's Amateur Athletic Championship (1934)

The best American athletes compete at Madison Square...

INTERNATIONAL SPORTS

International Sports (1934)

International athletic at White City Stadium.

WOMEN'S NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY

Women's National Cross Country (1935)

Annual cross country race of Women's Amateur Athletic...

TUG-O-WAR IN ROME

Tug-O-War In Rome (1935)

Young men from Venice Garrison take on boys from Rome at Tug-of-War on 10th...

DEAF AND DUMB ATHLETES

Deaf And Dumb Athletes (1935)

The International games for the deaf and dumb at White City.

A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS

A.A.A. Championships (1935)

The amateur athletics championships at White City where race favourite Jack...

YALE AND HARVARD TO MEET OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE

Yale And Harvard To Meet Oxford And Cambridge (1931)

American athletes train up for forthcoming...

OLYMPIC SPORTS IN BERLIN aka 11TH OLYMPIAD

Olympic Sports In Berlin AKA 11th Olympiad (1936)

Adolf Hitler opens the 11th Olympic Games in...

BRITISH AND FRENCH SPORTS

British And French Sports (1937)

Britain wins he athletic duel against France in Paris.

ATHLETICS - HARVARD - YALE V OXFORD - CAMBRIDGE

Athletics - Harvard - Yale V Oxford - Cambridge (1939)

Footage of athletic competition between...

AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT WHITE CITY

Aaa Championships At White City (1939)

Footage of AAA championships at White City in London.

UNIVERSITIES SPORTS IN DUBLIN

Universities Sports In Dublin (1939)

Footage of universities athletics competition in Dublin, Republic...

GIRLS - FAST AND SLOW

Girls - Fast And Slow (1931)

Girls running round a racetrack at normal speed and slow-motion - some...

CAN YOU FLIP?

Can You Flip? (1931)

Young women and little girls do back flips on an American rooftop.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 110

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 110 (1940)

Young men in athletics training and women learning to cook,...

THE MAN WHO EATS GRASS!

The Man Who Eats Grass! (1940)

68-year-old Mr Branson from Clapham eats grass to stay fit and healthy.

BRITISH HOPES LIMBER UP FOR OLYMPICS

British Hopes Limber Up For Olympics (1947)

British and Commonwealth athletes compete in pre Olympic...

AUSTRALIA BOUND

Australia Bound (1937)

British athletes on SS Ormonde, bound for Empire Games in Australia.

EMPIRE GAMES AT SYDNEY

Empire Games At Sydney (1938)

Opening of the Empire Games at Sydney where England's Holmes wins the...

LAUNDRY SPORTS - MOTSPUR PARK

Laundry Sports - Motspur Park (1938)

Men and women who work in the laundry industry take part in their...

FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP FINAL

Football League Cup Final (1944)

Charlton Athletic beat Chelsea 3 goals to 1 in Football League (South)...

VARSITY SPORTS

Varsity Sports (1946)

Cambridge beat Oxford in the inter-varsity sports day at White City. London.

WOMEN'S ATHLETICS AT WHITE CITY

Women's Athletics At White City (1939)

Footage of women's athletics meeting at White City in London.

FITNESS WINS

Fitness Wins (1940)

Men in London do keep fit while in Manchester Sydney Wooderson tries to break his...

COVENTRY

Coventry (1964)

AAA Marathon at Coventry won by Brian Kilby.

LANCS CHAMPS AGAIN

Lancs Champs Again (1966)

Lancashire wins Inter-Counties Cross Country race in Blackpool.

THOUSAND IN CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP aka MEL BATTY WINS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS

Thousand In Cross-Country Championship AKA Mel Batty Wins Cross Country Champs (1965)

Mel...

BRIGHTWELLS TRAIN FUTURE STARS

Brightwells Train Future Stars (1965)

Olympic stars, including Robbie Brightwell, coach young athletes...

WORLD BEST

World Best (1966)

Competitors from over 40 countries show their skills at World Championship in Germany.