Wooderson Breaks 3 Mile Record (1946)

Item title reads - Wooderson breaks 3 mile record. London. Sydney Wooderson stands with other contestants on the start line for the 3 mile race at the White City Amateur Athletics sports meeting. Various shots of the race in progress. Wooderson and Slykhuis fight out the last lap and Wooderson wins. C/U of him out of breath after the race. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.