17 Year Old Aussie Girl Beats Fanny Blankers Koen (1949)

Sydney, Australia. Title reads 17 Yrs. Old Country Girl Defeats Dutch Champion. LS. Elevated general view of stadium. SCU. Legs of Dutch champion athlete Fanny BlankersKoen and husband, pan up to two talking. LS. Crowd in stadium. LS. Competitors starting in the 100 metres race. LS. Race in progress. Pan, slow motion, to finish with Jackson winning. Fanny BlankersKoen somewhere behind. SCU. Young Marjorie Jackson and Fanny BlankersKoen. CU. Marjorie Jackson. MS. Mrs BlankersKoen putting the shot. LS. Competitors on their mark for the 80 metres hurdles. They start, pan. LS. Competitors racing. Fanny wins by 10 yards. SCU. Fanny being presented with bouquet. SCU. Fanny with bouquet. (Comb. B. W. ) Date found in the old record 21, 02, 1949. FILM 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 B