Peter Snell, Athlete (1964)

About this item

Title

Peter Snell, Athlete (1964)

Content partner

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Collection

Archives New Zealand YouTube

Description

New Zealand National Film Unit presents Peter Snell, Athlete (1964) Widely considered one of the greatest middle-distance runners of all time, Peter Snell broke the world mile record on 27 January 1962, on a grass track at Cook's Garden, Whanganui. Snell covered the distance in 3 minutes 54.4 seconds. A week later, he set new world records for both the 800 metres and the 880 yards at Christchurch. He then won gold and set a new record for the 880 yards at the Commonwealth Games in Perth, 1962...

Read more

Format

Video

URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUvMrHZwOZQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Related subjects

Running / New Zealand / National Film Unit / Peter Snell / 1964 / Athletics / Middle-Distance

What is the copyright status of this item?

All Rights Reserved

This item is all rights reserved, which means you'll have to get permission from Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga before using it.

What can I do with this item?

You must always check with Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga to confirm the specific terms of use, but this is our understanding:

Non-infringing use

NZ Copyright law does not prevent every use of a copyright work. You should consider what you can and cannot do with a copyright work.

No sharing

You may not copy and/or share this item with others without further permission. This includes posting it on your blog, using it in a presentation, or any other public use.

No modifying

You are not allowed to adapt or remix this item into any other works.

No commercial use

You may not use this item commercially.