World Ski Championships 1969

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World ski jumping championship in High Tatras, Czechoslovakia.
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High Tatras, Czechoslovakia.

Various shots of the area high in the Tatras mountains where the world ski jumping championship is being held. Various shots of competing teams lined up before games in the presence of Czech President Ludwik Svoboda and First Secretary Gustav Husak. Various shots including some good slow motion flights of the ski jumpers in action. We see all three finalists jump. They are Garij Napalkov of Russia who wins the gold, Kasaya of Japan who wins silver and Grini of Norway who wins the bronze. Various shots of the walkers in actions during the 30 km walk. The eventual winner is Viaceslav Vedenin of USSR. Second was Gerhard Grimmer of East Germany and third Norwegian Odd Martinsen.

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Date found in the old record - 23/02/1969.
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- High
- Tatras
- Czechoslovakia
- mountains
- skiing
- competitions
- sports
- Presidents
- Ludwik
- Svoboda
- Gustav
- Husak
- Garij
- Napalkov
- Kasaya
- Grini
- Vyacheslav
- Vedenin
- Gerhard
- Grimmer
- Odd
- Martinsen
- Russian
- Soviet
- Union
- USSR
- Japan
- East
- Germany
- Democratic
- Republic
- GDR
- Norway
Data

Film ID:

3320.05

Media URN:

91573

Group:

Unissued unused

Archive:

British Pathé

Issue Date:

1969

Sound:

Mute

HD Format:

Available on request

Stock:

Black & White

Duration:

00:04:37:00

Time in/Out:

01:08:51:00 / 01:13:28:00

Canister:

UN 4502 E

Comments (1)

elfyski says

8th August 2015

If this is the World Championship, the correct year is 1970.

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