Collection

Photo Finish of the100 metre final of the London Olympic

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1948-08-02 in Wembley
Photograph showing the photo-finish of the 100 metre final of Photograph showing the photo-finish of the 100 metre final of
Photograph showing the photo-finish of the 100 metre final of Photograph showing the photo-finish of the 100 metre final of

Photograph showing the photo-finish of the 100 metre final of
Daily Herald Archive/Science Museum Group/SSPL
© Mirrorpix/Olympic Photo Association Ltd

Photograph showing the photo-finish of the 100 metre final of
Daily Herald Archive/Science Museum Group/SSPL
© Mirrorpix/Olympic Photo Association Ltd

Photo Finish of the100 metre final of the London Olympic, 1948, taken by Olympic Photo Association limited.

In this mens 100m sprint, American athlete Harrison Dilard matched the world-record for fastest 100m sprint (at that time), set by Jesse Owens at the previous Olympics.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/19775
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 203 mm x 252 mm
type:
photograph
credit:
The Daily Herald Archive at the National Media Museum

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