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The stories of British runners Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams are known to many through the 1981 Academy Award-winning film Chariots of Fire. As the movie tells it, Liddell was boarding a boat to the 1924 Paris Olympics when he discovered that the qualifying heats for his event, the 100-metre.
Jul 12, 2012 · 350. 106K views 11 years ago #Beijing2022 #Tokyo2020. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe British athlete Harold Abrahams was a game-changer in the 100 metres Olympic Games at...
Thanks to the film Chariots of Fire and its memorable soundtrack by Vangelis, everyone knows the story of British sprinters Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, the respective winners of gold in the 100m and 400m at the Games of the VIII Olympiad.
Great Britain's Harold Abrahams won the gold in the men's 100m athletics competition at Paris 1924. View the Olympic video: Paris 1924: Surprise 100m Victory for Abraham, plus get access to similar videos and galleries.
Harold Maurice•Abrahams: Used name: Harold•Abrahams: Born: 15 December 1899 in Bedford, England (GBR) Died: 14 January 1978 in Enfield, England (GBR) Measurements: 183 cm / 75 kg: Affiliations: University of Cambridge, Cambridge (GBR) / Achilles Club, (GBR) NOC: Great Britain
Chariots of Fire actor Ben Cross dies aged 72. He was best known for his portrayal of British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the Oscar-winning film.
Jun 23, 2021 · A year after winning gold in Paris, Abrahams broke his leg while attempting to improve on his English long jump record, which lasted for over 30 years, thus ending his athletic career.
