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1948 OLYMPICS GAMES - LONDON
221098-02 01:02:17 - 01:04:07 England 1948 B/W SD Olympic Competitions Arrive US Olympic Swimming team arrives in London on American Overseas Airlines plane. Chilean team inc. military officials at Heathrow. US Womens team arrive by boat at Southampton - pose on deck for cameras - one introduced by coach as June Stove [?] from California plays ukulele & sings watched by crowd of men. Two Black female athletes at mic - I hope to make the United States awful proud of me - Alice Coachman ? Chinese mens team at Uxbridge. South African team. CU Olympic emblem on athletes tie. Athletes training in wrestling, boxing & weigh lifting.
Vars shots of women's swimming relay race in progress in indoor pool. American flag raised above scoreboard
to announce winners. CU young blonde swimmer w/ 1948 Olympic badge on blazer. LS female diver off
high board; closer shots women diving. Underwater shot female diver swims back up to surface. CU L-R Zoe Ann Olsen?, Vicki Draves & Patricia Elsener. Draves congratulated by unid. men. Slow-motion shot woman performs
backwards dive. Acrobatic dives.
Sport - Swimming / High
Diving. Sportswomen. Olympic Games. 1940s.
200564-01 05:00:02
- 05:04:31 1948 B/W Sd/Sil
29Jul48 Olympic flag flying; crowds arriving at Wembley Stadium for opening ceremony. MCU
Queen Elizabeth talking to VIP in royal box. Vars shots athletes parade into stadium in teams w/ flags inc. Sweden [?], Canada & US -
cutaway shots of King George VI saluting from royal box. Audience stands as King George delivers
opening speech [MOS]. Princess
Margaret. Olympic flag raised. White
doves released to applause. Olympic torch-bearer John Mark into stadium -
good shots running lap then up ramp & lighting flame; audience CUs.
05:02:43 Opening athletics events - high jumpers in action. Audience inc.
Japanese sailors cheering. Female discus throwers inc. Italian [w/ moustache ]. Track event - audience members chanting
Zatopek! - Czechoslovak Republics Emil Zatopek across finish line - 10,000m event? Low angle shot Olympic Flame w/ placard
in BG The Important Thing In The Olympic Games Is Not Winning But Taking Part.
The Essential Thing In Life Is Not Conquering But Fighting Well.
[NB Sound intermittent.]
X221715-20 14:54:59 - 14:57:11 1948 - 1950 B/W SD
14:55:12 Shots of Fanny Blankers-Koen winning 200m sprint at 1948 Olympic Games in London breaks tape; MCU. Board listing her as winner.
14:55:37 Parade & heros welcome in Amsterdam - Blankers-Koen in open-top car thru streets.
14:55:49 Slow-motion pan shots of Blankers-Koen winning 80m hurdles & high jump at Melbourne, 1949. 14:56:09 High jumping & given medal.
14:56:21 Relay race start; Blankers-Koen wins at Los Angeles Coliseum pulling ahead at end.
14:56:42 European Track Championships in Brussels - Blankers-Koen wins hurdles & 100m sprint. CU w/ bouquet. VERY GOOD come from behind winnings.
221668-03 20:17:54 - 20:25:49 1948 B/W SD/SIL
Runners around turn on very
wet track in 5000 meter final. Two
muddy runners alone running, others following.
20:19:08 Sd. MCU feet thru mud. Intercut various scenes out of
sequence. Three
runners to finish w/ crowd cheering. Winner helped along.
20:20:09 Trackside shots of passing runners w/ people
cheering (MOS).
20:20:35 Start of race; runners passing. Winner congratulated.
20:20:52 Starters pistol. Discus throw. Man writing under glass surface. 02Aug48 on slate. Various competitors. Two Italians, & one American pose.
20:22:28 Two women diving from low boards. Several dives.
20:24:13 Slow motion dive.
20:24:43 Overhead of dive.
20:25:01 Winner of race. Finish of another race. Winner of 5,000 meter on platform.
20:25:19 Women divers from low board & out of pool in CU.
International Amateur Sports;
Olympics; Track & Field; Diving; Post-WWII; Post-WW2;
NOTE: Sound of crowd noise only minimally
useful.
221669-10 23:08:41 - 23:12:56 1948 B/W SIL
23:08:52 Crowd, some w/ binoculars, watching next to burning flame
in holder. MS.
23:08:57 US shotputter, no. 569,
putting; officials measuring distance. CU man, no. 570, w/ shot - throws. CU lands. No. 568 throws,
no. 570 throws & measured w/ Olympic rings seen.
23:09:38 Crowd stands; MCU of King & Queen standing.
23:09:46 Woman, no. 793, puts shot. Men watching throw. CU of feet, tilt up woman, no. 906 (?), Several shotputs in air & landing.
23:10:12 CU of woman smiling. Women lining for start of hurdles race; pan across all
runners, start. Women
clearing hurdles. Three
very close breaking tape at end. Crowd applauding.
23:10:43 Two women on podium; MCU crowd watching (all men).
23:10:49 Men begin 110 m. high hurdles, break tape. Winners on board, all
USA. Porter, Scott &
Dixon on podium.
23:11:14 Various women diving, some slow motion, various types of
diving. Two
women hugging. CU of three USA women.
23:12:02 Men diving from high board.. CU spectator watching. Slow motion dive. CU man smoking,
watching. Diver. US flag raised.
International Amateur Sports;
1948 Olympics; Winners; Track & Field Events; Winners;
NOTE: NARA has track but provided mute.
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