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World Service,27 Jul 2010,10 mins

1948 Olympics

Witness History

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When London staged the 1948 Olympic Games, the city was still pitted with bomb-sites, its inhabitants still short of food and clothing. But for high-jumper Dorothy Tyler it was two weeks of fun.

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