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1954 CANADA : ATHLETICS: THE EMPIRE GAMES IN VANCOVER
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2:02Now PlayingDate: 5th August 1954
Location: Canada
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
VANCOVER - OPENING OF THE EMPIRE GAMES
AGOSTINI, Mike (Trinidad Runner) Wins the mens 100yds. final at the Empire Games 1954 at Vancouver.
ATHLETES AND ATHLETICS. Empire Games at Vancouver 1954...Mens 100 yds by Mike Agostini...Womens by Marjorie Jackson Nelson...6 miles by 1st. Pete Driver, 2nd Frank Sando 3rd Jim Peters
DRIVER, Peter (British Runner) Wins the 6 miles race the Empire Games 1954 at Vancouver
EMPIRE GAMES. 1954 Opening....Parades....Mens 110 yds won by Mike Agostini Womens by Marjorie Jackson Nelson......6 miles won by Peter Driver, 2nd Frank Sando, 3rd Jim Peters.
JACKSON MARJORIE (Australian Runner) Wins 1954 Womens 100yds at the opening of British Empire Games.
PETER JIM (British Marathon Runner) 3rd in 6miles race at the Empire Games at Vancouver 1954.
SANDO. FRANK (British Runner) Comes 2nd to Peter Driver at the Empire Games 1954 at Vancouver in the 6 miles race.
VANCOUVER Canada Opening of 1954 Empire Games opened by Lord Alexander.
Sport; Canada; Athletics
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