World Ski Championships (1969)

High Tatras, Czechoslovakia. Various shots of the area high in the Tatras mountains where the world ski jumping championship is being held. Various shots of competing teams lined up before games in the presence of Czech President Ludwik Svoboda and First Secretary Gustav Husak. Various shots including some good slow motion flights of the ski jumpers in action. We see all three finalists jump. They are Garij Napalkov of Russia who wins the gold, Kasaya of Japan who wins silver and Grini of Norway who wins the bronze. Various shots of the walkers in actions during the 30 km walk. The eventual winner is Viaceslav Vedenin of USSR. Second was Gerhard Grimmer of East Germany and third Norwegian Odd Martinsen. (Lav.) Date found in the old record - 23/02/1969. 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.