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OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE V A.A.A. 1948 (ROGER BANNISTER) ATHLETICS PROGRAMME

OXFORD & CAMBRIDGE V A.A.A. 1948 (ROGER BANNISTER) ATHLETICS PROGRAMME

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Official programme for the athletics meeting held at Fenner's on May 17, 1948. The One Mile race was won by Roger Bannister, then a 19 year old undergraduste at Exeter College, Oxford, in a time of 4 mins. 16.6 secs.

22.5 x 14cm. Single folded sheet. Horizontal fold mark and some light staining. Competitor's positions and performances written in ink (some smudged). Good.

Date
1948

£40.00 (Code: 21138)

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