London V Warsaw Athletics 1960

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British and Polish athletes compete in Warsaw, Poland.

LS of the Men's 200 metres won by Peter Radford. MS as Radford is congratulated by Polish runner Foik. LS judges seated behind each other in line. Elevated LS another race in progress, Poland wins....

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
81764
Sort Number:
UN 3401 B
Time in/Out:
01:16:27:00 / 01:17:54:00
Canister:
UN 3401 B
Film ID:
2782.08
Issue Date:
1960

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