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01:45:44 1952 OLYMPIC GAMES. #101
PAAVO NURMI, WALT DAVIS, KEN WEISNER, BOB RICHARDS, CY YOUNG, EMIL ZATOPEK, BOB MATHIAS ... AMONG THE MANY CHAMPIONS SEEN IN ACTION AT
HELSINKI, FINLAND.
01:46:07 LOW SLANTED ANGLE OF OLYMPIC FLAGS.
01:46:09 AERIAL OVER STADIUM.
01:46:11 RUNNER CARRIES OLYMPIC TORCH. PAAVO NURMI. INTERCUTS SPECTATOR FILLED BLEACHERS. LIGHTS TORCH.
01:46:23 WALT DAVIS HIGH JUMPS. GOLD MEDAL.
01:46:29 WINNERS PLATFORM. WALT, FELLOW AMERICAN, KEN WIESNER, & BRAZILIAN JOSE TELLES DA CONCEICAO.
01:46:33 RUSSIAN NINA ROMASHKOVA SPINS AROUND & THROWS DISCUS. WOMEN'S GOLD GOES TO HER.
01:46:42 BOB RICHARDS POLE VAULTS TO WIN GOLD. JUMPS AROUND
EXCITEDLY.
01:46:56 CY YOUNG THROWS JAVELIN. WINS GOLD MEDAL.
01:47:01 ON WINNERS PLATFORM WITH FELLOW AMERICAN, WILLIAM
MILLER & FIN, TOIVO HYYTIGNEN.
01:47:05 RUNNING OF THE MARATHON. INTERCUTS FINNISH FAMILY
WATCHING. CU EMIL ZATOPEK & COMING OVER FINISH
LINE. ON MEN'S SHOULDERS.
01:47:23 100 METER DASH. ROBERT MATHIAS WINS.
01:47:30 MATHIAS POLE VAULTS.
01:47:34 MATHIAS ROMPS OVER 110 METER HURDLES. WINS.
01:47:42 DECATHLON WINNERS PLATFORM. ALL AMERICAN. MATHIAS,
MILTON CAMPBELL, & FLOYD SIMMONS.
01:47:46 3000 METER STEEPLECHASE. CU MEN JUMPING OVER HURDLES. INTO WATER. CU WINNER HORACE ASHENFELTER WINS.
01:48:07 HIGH SHOT OF WOMAN'S 400 METER RELAY. CU WOMAN PASSING BATON. U.S. WOMEN WIN. JUMP FOR JOY.
01:48:21 BLEACHER SHOT WITH PARTICIPATING NATIONS FLAGS HANGING.
01:48:23 MEN SWIM 400 METER FREESTYLE EVENT. IN POOL. AT FINISH LINE. WINNER, JEAN BOITEUX'S FATHER JUMPS IN POOL IN SUIT & BERET TO CONGRATULATE SON.
01:48:40 SAMMY LEE DIVES OFF BOARD IN THE HIGH DIVING COMPETITION.
01:48:48 SAMMY LEE ON WINNERS PLATFORM WITH JOAQUIN PEREZ, &
GUNTHER HAASE.
01:48:51 MONTAGE OF STADIUM, MEN TAKE DOWN OLYMPIC FLAG, AUDIENCE, MEN WALKING ON TRACK HOLDING FLAG HORIZONTAL, OLYMPIC FLAME.