HOBJ0873 Accession Number: HOBJ0873

Description

Captain (Capt) Graham Cooper, a member of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF), winning the 3000 metres race at the Occupation Forces' All-Japan Athletic Championships held at Kyoto, in the time of 9 minutes, 41.8 seconds. BCOF finished second, 2 1/2 points behind the United States Army's 25th Division team in the aggregate.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0873
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c 1950
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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