England – Sports Videos

100m Men’s Sprint at the 1948 London Olympic Games

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:41:46 +0000

The men’s 100m at the 1948 London Olympic Games was won by American sprinter Harrison Dillard in 10.3 seconds. Here is some old footage of the event. See more on the History of the Olympics 100m sprint.

1986 Commonwealth Games 800m Steve Cram

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:15:16 +0000

A dominating performance by English runner Steve Cram at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 800m men held in Edinburgh, Scotland. His winning time was 1:42.22, a new Commonwealth Games record and and as the commentator said, it was the fastest time of the year to that point.

1966 World Cup Final: England v Germany

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:25:28 +0000

In the Final of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, England beat West Germany 4-2 after extra time. Enjoy this color film of the game’s highlights. This is part one, which you must watch before clicking onto the second part.

1948 Ling Gymnastics Olympic Demonstration

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:32:41 +0000

There was a Swedish Ling Gymnastics demonstration at the 1948 Olympic Games. Unfortunately, the video I had of it is no longer available. Here is another video of some Swedish women from the same year giving a demonstration. You can see where the opening ceremony has evolved from.

English Classic Catch

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:55:12 +0000

Here a classic catch by an English player to dismiss Australia’s Matthew Hayden.