Edited crowd-shot footage of the men’s basketball heat at the World Games for the Deaf 1989, between New Zealand and Sweden. Sweden won the match 126-61 (HT 51-26). This result meant that Sweden took the bronze medal for this event.
NZ vs Sweden Men’s Basketball at WGD in Christchurch
1989 •
- Deaf Sports
Edited crowd-shot footage of the men’s basketball heat at the World Games for the Deaf 1989, between New Zealand and Sweden. Sweden won the match 126-61.
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Taonga source:
Rodney Roberts
Original format:
VHS-C
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, RR23-01-SPO89
Copyright status:
This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Note:
This item has been compressed and/or edited.
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