HOBJ5797 Accession Number: HOBJ5797

Description

Being assisted off the track by two unidentified team mates is Sapper Jim Chambers of Leichester, England, who has just clipped 4.8 seconds off the British Commonwealth Forces, Korea (BCFK) record for the 3,000 metres. Chambers' team, West Zone, ran second by five points to East at the BCFK annual Field and Track Meeting at Anzac Park in Kure held on Saturday 21 May.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ5797
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
21 May 1955
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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