1956 UK: ATHLETICS: LONDON V BUDAPEST ATHELTICS MEETING AT WHITE CITY

Date: 15th October 1956

Location: England, United Kingdom

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

ATHLETICS. At the White City London-Budapest Floodlit Ath.Meeting sponsored by Eving News...June Paul (No.2) in dark vest wins both the 100 metres & the 220 yds...Thelma HOPKINS wins the High Jump (5t. 6ins) Joseph CSERAK won the illuminated Ball throw of 195ft. 8ins...in the 100 metres John YOUNG fell. (No.1) & Jakabfy (No4) won...in the 5,000 metre Frank SANDO No.2 beat SZABO No. 5 on the tapes...in the 150 metres IBBOTSON No.1. beat TABORI No. 3 on tapes...

CSERMAK. Joszef. (Hammer thrower. Wins w throw of 195ft 8ins @ the White City 1956 during the Evening News London-Budapest Floodlit Ath. Meeting.

HOPKINS. T.E. Thelma (Queen's University Belfast. Hurdler & High Jump) Wins the high Jump @ 5ft 6ins. @ the White City during the Evening News London-Budapest Ath. Floodlit Meeting 1956.

IBBOTSON. DEREK. G. (G.B. R.A.F. & Longwood H.) At the White City London-Budapest Ath. Floodlit Meeting (sponsored by the Evening News) in the 15,00 metres beat Laszlo TABORI on the Tapes.

JAKOBFY. S (RUNNER BUDAFEST) In the White City London-Budapest Ath. Meeting sponsored by the Evening News J (No.4) won the 100 metres beating our John YOUNG (No.1) who fell...(1956)

LONDON. At the White City The Evening News London-Budapest Floodlit Ath. Meeting...(1956) see White City cards for full report

PAUL. JUNE F. (Spartan Ladies A.C.) (No. 2) in dark vest wins both the 100 & 220 yds @ the 1956 Ath. Floodlit Meeting @ the White City London-Budapest (Evening News SPONSORED).

SANDO, Frank.D (British Runner) In the 5,000 metres beat M.Szabo (No.5) in the Ath.meeting at the London-Budapest ath.@ the White City sponsored by the Evening News.

STARTERS (For all kinds of Racing) 2 good shots of man firing revolver @ start of race...(running @ the White City)

SZABO. M (Budapest runner) At the White City London-Budapest Ath. Floodlit Meeting sponsored by the Evening News beaten by Frank Sando No.2. in 5,000 metres 1956.

TABORI, Laslo (Hungarian runner) (No. 3) beaten on the tapes by Derek Ibbotson (No. 1) in the 1500 metres @ the White City London-Budapest Floodlit Ath. Meeting sponsored by the Evening News (1956)

WHITE CITY. The 1956 Athletics meeting between London & Budapest @ the sponsored by the Evening News in the 100 Metres (Women) June F. Paul No. 2. (Dark vest) won ... (Flood lit)....also won the 220 Yds. ...Thelma Hopkins won the High Jump @ 25 ft. 6 ins. In the throwing the illuminated Ball Joszof CSERMAK won w throw of 195 ft 8 ins....JOHN YOUNG (No. 1) seen to fall in the 100 metres ...S. Jakahiya (No. 4) won. In the 5,000 metres Frank Sando (No. 2) beat M. Szabo, 5 right of the tape...in the 15,000 metres Derek IBBOTSON beat Laslo TABORI on the tapes...(No. 3)

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