1952 HELSINKI OLYMPIC GAMES: Zatopek wins the marathon (1952)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Czechoslovakia’s Emil Zatopek has won the marathon at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki. Full Description: FINLAND: Helsinki: ATHLETES AND ATHLETICS. Peters leads for Britain in Marathon drops out with cramp. and Zatopke goes on to wins in great shots running and finishing . FINLAND. Marathon starts with Br Peters in lead with Zatopek and Jansson Sweden behind.. falls out with cramp and Zatopek goes on to win.. Good shots.. etc etc HELSINKI Finnish Capital. Marathon with Br Peters in lead w Zatopek and Jansson of Sweden of running Peters collapses. Zatopek leads and wins.. shots C.U. etc etc Good. OLYMPIC . Marathon starts with Peters taking lead followed by Zatopek and Janson of Sweden.. shots of running outside Stadium. good shots etc Peters collapses with c