OLYMPIAD 1948 XIVTH

OLYMPIAD 1948 XIVTH - WINNERS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_8FMZUEu4
London, acting as host City, stages the Games for the first time since 1908, , in presenting the opening scenes, will screen the highlights of the events as they continue.
His Majesty the King opened the Games in a ceremony at Wembley Stadium.
On the second day one of the highlights was the winning of the 10,000 metres by Emil Zatopek.
KS Elevated panning shot John Mark torch bearer running round stadium. Crowds arrive, stadium in background. CU Olympic flag flying. Crowds up steps towards Stadium. GV car park densely packed. GV hundreds cars, crowds of people making their way along Olympic Way. GV car park. GV Olympic slogan above the stadium. King walks onto arena. Shakes hands with Edstrom and Lord Burghley. King introduced to Olympic Committee. GV start of marchpast Greece competitors leading. SCU King saluting. GV Greek competitors marching. Cut-in Duchess of Kent and Duke of Gloucester. Australian competitors marchpast, preceded by name-board and their flag. Cut-in King saluting, Queen&Shah of Iran in shot. Australian dips flag. Czech competitors marching with name-board&their flag. Cut-in girls (believed to be Czechs) applause. Indian competitors marchpast. Cut-in Royal Box, Duke of Gloucester, Lord&Lady Mountbatten, unknown Indian Prince, and Mrs Attlee. SCU Indians marching. Elevated GV Netherlands competitors marching. Elevated GV stadium, crowds and arena. South Africans marchpast. American competitors marchpast. Cut-in Royal Box, Queen Elizabeth&Shah of Persia. Great Britain marchpast. CU Lord Burghley. GV competitors all assembled in centre of arena. Cut-in crowds. GV competitors. SCU&GV crowds. GV arena and competitors. GV arena, royal box in background. SV King speaking - opening the Games. Queen Mary. GV competitors (x2). GV pigeons released. Ditto&into camera. Royal Horse Artillery in full dress firing salute. John Mark (torch bearer) enters stadium, crowds cheering. Crowds cheering. Panning shot Mark running around arena. Cut-in Royal Box, Princess Margaret applauding. GV elevated as torch bearer runs. Competitors break ranks&run towards torch bearer. Torch bearer up ramp to torch bowl, he ignites bowl. Crowds cheering. Bowl burning, crowds in background. Elevated GV choir singing "Hallelujah" (x2). MS Sir Malcolm Sargent conducting. MS guard playing. MS Sargent conducting. Wing Commander Donald Finlay takes corner of Olympic flag, speaking the oath over shots of flag bearers forming semi-circle. Cut-in Olympic slogan.
2ND DAY - Aerial of Wembley Stadium. Discus throwing. Miss Pong Sik Pak of Korea throwing. Markers placing indicator in ground where discus fell. SCU feet of a discus thrower while performing. Polish girl throwing discus. Madamoiselle Ostermeyer (France) winner, throwing discus. GV crowds. 100 metres - 2nd round of one of the heats. Start of race (from starting blocks) Alastair McCorquodale (No 36) just beaten by Mel Patton (No 71) (USA). Final of High Jump, Alan Paterson (No 413) (GB) clears 6'3". Gurnam Sing jumping. Cut-in judges making notes. Winter (Australia) clears 6'6" to win. Crowd scene. Start of 10,000 metres, competitors past&panning camera. Various shots of race, shows Heino (No 328)&Emil Zatopek. Zatopek approaches winning post, crowds really excited. Zatopek breaking tape&winning. Zatopek congratulated enthusiastically&assisted off course. PLEASE REFER TO OTAB (Olympic Television Archive Bureau) FOR COPYRIGH