Track and field, diving and swimming, and yachting events are highlighted at the 1948 Summ...(1948)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Many records are broken as track and field events continue with the shotput, long jump, 200 metre, men’s javelin finals, new events women’s long jump and putting the shot, women’s 80-metre hurdles, men’s 110-metre hurdles, 3000- metre steeplechase, and 400-metre race; over at the Empire Pool, spectators cheer on the women’s springboard finals, men’s 800-metre relay, women’s 200-metre breaststroke, women’s 100-metre backstroke, and men’s high-dive finals; and yachting events begin at Torbay Full Description: Gaumont British Ident SLATE INFORMATION: Britain 1948: The Olympic Games ENGLAND: London: Brent: Wembley: Wembley Stadium & Empire Pool: INT/EXT ENGLAND: Devon: Lyme Bay: Torbay: EXT FANNY BLANKERS-COEN Wins the 80 metres hurdles from Maureen Gardner of Gt. Britain in 1948 Olympic Games DIVING Olympic Games div