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CROSS COUNTRY GIRL - A SLOW MOTION STUDY

Cross Country Girl - A Slow Motion Study (1922)

Footage of girls in a cross country run - they chase...

SECRETS OF RUNNING

Secrets Of Running (1934)

Champion runner Thomas Hampson shows us his technique on the running track.

OXFORD - CAMBRIDGE aka OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE VARSITIES PREPARE FOR ANNUAL SPORTS...

Oxford - Cambridge AKA Oxford & Cambridge Varsities Prepare For Annual Sports... (1938)

Sportsmen...

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS

International Athletics (1937)

Britain wins the international athletic match against Germany.

ILFORD ATHLETIC CLUB HOLDS ITS ANNUAL RELAY RACE

Ilford Athletic Club Holds Its Annual Relay Race (1938)

Men run around Ilford in the 12th annual...

CUTS / OUT TAKES for ENGLISH GIRL RUNNER'S TRIUMPH aka ENGLISH GIRL RUNNERS in G...

Cuts / Out Takes For English Girl Runner's Triumph AKA English Girl Runners In G... (1926)

Cuts...

A.A.A. CHAMPIONSHIPS

A.A.A. Championships (1927)

Athletics at Stamford Bridge

 

 

3000 CHILEAN GIRL ATHLETES

3000 Chilean Girl Athletes (1927)

Massive athletics display by girls in Chile.

72 MINER ATHLETES

72 Miner Athletes (1928)

Miner athletes compete in Cardiff's annual 8 mile race around the city.

EUROPE'S BEST GYMNASTS

Europe's Best Gymnasts (1928)

Prince George watches the Aldershot Army athletes and British girls doing...

A POLE JUMPING ACT IN THREE WORDS - TRY...

A Pole Jumping Act In Three Words - Try... (1930)

Various shots of pole vaulters - some slow motion...

MASS ATHLETICS MEETING  aka IN PERFECT UNISON

Mass Athletics Meeting AKA In Perfect Unison (1920)

Thousands of young women demonstrate...

PRIZE DAY ON ARETHUSA

Prize Day On Arethusa (1920)

Young naval cadets are presented prizes on board the ship 'Arethusa'.

PARIS - 1200 RUNNERS

Paris - 1200 Runners (1921)

An item showing the runners competing for the Dubonnet Cup in France.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

High School Sports (1921)

We see various sprinting and hurdle races, as well as a three-legged race, at...

INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS

International Athletics (1921)

An item showing various events including shot putt and sprinting in the...

GIRLS' HURDLE RACE

Girls' Hurdle Race (1921)

An item showing a girls' hurdle race at a schools sport's day in Tottenham.

TINY TOTS RACES

Tiny Tots Races (1921)

We are shown various races in the Juvenile Field Day at Rathmines, while their...

WOMEN'S OLYMPIAD

Women's Olympiad (1922)

British athletes do well at the Women's Olympiad. Monte Carlo, Monaco.

THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES

Thousands Of Athletes (1923)

International Gymnastic Convention at Rouen in France sees thousands of...

ATHLETIC PERFECTION

Athletic Perfection (1924)

Athletics competition at Cambridge.

INTER VARSITY RELAYS aka INETER VARSITY RELAYS

Inter Varsity Relays AKA Ineter Varsity Relays (1929)

Athletic relay races between Oxford and...

A NEW SAMSON

A New Samson (1925)

Bulgarian athlete Feritchanoff shows off his strength in the streets of Paris,...

WOODERSON BREAKS 3 MILE RECORD

Wooderson Breaks 3 Mile Record (1946)

Sydney Wooderson wins the 3 mile race at the A.A. sports meeting...

ARMY CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Army Cross Country Championships (1920)

An item about the Army Cross-Country Championships.

POLICE SPORTS  aka POLICE SPORTS AT HERNE HILL or POLICEMAN AT PLAY

Police Sports AKA Police Sports At Herne Hill Or Policeman At Play (1920)

A story showing a...

ATHLETICS MEETING aka PROFESSIONAL PEDESTRIAN GALA

Athletics Meeting AKA Professional Pedestrian Gala (1920)

An athletics meeting in Edinburgh,...

RAILWAYMEN RUNNERS

Railwaymen Runners (1921)

Railwaymen runners - L.B. and S.C.R. team win 10th championship race at Epsom....

SPORTS NEWS - ZATOPEK'S 5000 M RECORD

Sports News - Zatopek's 5000 M Record (1954)

Emil Zatopek sets a new 5000 metres world record in...

DANISH PT issue title - AT YOUR SERVICE

Danish PT Issue Title - At Your Service (1939)

Good shots of Danish athletes demonstrating their...

YOU TOO CAN LIFT WEIGHTS

You Too Can Lift Weights (1965)

Item about weightlifters training in Budapest, Hungary.

Selected Originals - FAREWELL TO THE GAMES - Technicolor

Selected Originals - Farewell To The Games - Technicolor (1966)

Material related to newsreel...

Selected Originals - FAREWELL TO THE GAMES - Technicolor

Selected Originals - Farewell To The Games - Technicolor (1966)

Material related to newsreel...

Selected Originals - FAREWELL TO THE GAMES - Technicolor

Selected Originals - Farewell To The Games - Technicolor (1966)

Material related to newsreel...

Selected Originals - FAREWELL TO THE GAMES - Technicolor

Selected Originals - Farewell To The Games - Technicolor (1966)

Material related to newsreel...

Selected Originals - FAREWELL TO THE GAMES - Technicolor

Selected Originals - Farewell To The Games - Technicolor (1966)

Material related to newsreel...

WHITE CITY aka ATHLETICS 1938

White City AKA Athletics 1938 (1938)

Various running events from White City Stadium.

GERMAN YOUTH - PHYSICAL TRAINING AND SPORTS MEETING

German Youth - Physical Training And Sports Meeting (1937)

Boys and girls of the Hitler Youth...

ENTRAINEMENT DE AL JEUNESSE HITLERIENNE aka GERMAN YOUTH PARADE

Entrainement De Al Jeunesse Hitlerienne AKA German Youth Parade (1934)

Parade of members of the...

ATHLETICS WHITE CITY

Athletics White City

Scenes of a good running race from Athletics event at White City.

POPE RECEIVES CHAMPION ATHLETES

Pope Receives Champion Athletes (1947)

Champion athletes have audience with Pope Pius XII. Vatican,...

GYMNAST SELECTION CONTEST

Gymnast Selection Contest (1946)

Gymnasts selection contest at circus in Prague in Czechoslovakia.

KUTS REGAINS 5000 METRES RECORD - ROME

Kuts Regains 5000 Metres Record - Rome (1957)

Soviet athlete Vladimir Kuts breaks the 5000 metres...

PIRIE TRIES FOUR MINUTE MILE aka PIRIE TRIES 4 MINUTE MILE

Pirie Tries Four Minute Mile AKA Pirie Tries 4 Minute Mile (1955)

Various shots of Gordon Pirie...

GERMAN ATHLETES

German Athletes (1930-1939)

Remarkable display of German athletes and gymnasts at Aachen.

GORDON PIRIE WINS THE 10,000 METRE RACE

Gordon Pirie Wins The 10,000 Metre Race (1956)

Gordon Pirie running and winning the 10,000 metre...

 AAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aaa Championships (1958)

Amateur Athletics Association Championships from White City - lots of...

RIVER POLE JUMPING

River Pole Jumping (1960)

Filler item with Dutch people pole vaulting over a river and falling in the...

ATTEMPT ON RECORD ONE MILE RACE

Attempt On Record One Mile Race (1964)

British athletes attempt to break the four minute mile

BONFIRE AT DITCHLING BEACON

Bonfire At Ditchling Beacon (1965)

Large bonfire at Ditchling Beacon, Sussex.