Closing days of the 1948 Summer Olympics in London (1948)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit The final days of the 1948 Olympics, including boxing finals at the Empire Pool, with Laszlo Papp from Hungary beating John Wright from Great Britain; the Duke of Edinburgh starting the 120-mile bicycle road race in Windsor, with Jose Beyaert from France winning; and the closing ceremonies for the 14th Summer Olympics at Empire Stadium, with Siegfried Edstrom (President of the Olympic International Committee) speaking Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Closing Days of the Olympic Games ENGLAND: London: EXT Bicycle racing Duke of Edinburgh starts the Olympic Games cycle road race from Windsor Great Park. Good massed cycling shots of the race won by French competitor BOXING Olympic Games boxing finals at Empire Pool, Wembley. John Wright of Great Britain loses to Finn DUKE OF EDINBURGH Starts Olympic Games cycle road race in
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