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1950 Athletes win at Brussels championships
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2:58Now PlayingDate: 31st August 1950
Location: Brussels
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Brussels - Britain's Victorious Ahtletes
BELGIUM: Brussels: Heysel Stadium:
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FANNY BLANKERS-KOEN. Wins 80 M. Hurdles and Maureen Dyson second..Wins 100 M with June Foulds third
BRUSSELS. Britain wins by 2 clear points... shots of events .. Optical of British Athletes who helped to win the Title
EUROPEAN GAMES Britain wins 1950 European Games with 8 points, to Russia 6, and France and Holland 4...Shots of the Symbolic Flag Shots of men.. Discus Javelin Shot Discus landing, women Long Jump discus Hurdles 100 metres.. Zatopek winning 5,000 metres. Pugh winning 400 metres, Fanny Blankers Koen wining 80 meters hurdles,...Reel finishes up with an head and shoulders optical of the British athletes on relay race background..Parlett Shinton Pugh Sheila Alexander Patterson Holden..V.G.
MAUREEN GARDNER Again beaten to 2nd place by Fanny Blankes Koen in European Games 80 M at Brussels
PARLETT (British Runner) Wins event in European Games 1950.. optical with other winners of races as Britain wins trophy
Belgium; Sport; Athletics
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