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Feb 24, 2020 · He is a sporting and cultural icon. 75 years ago, on the 21 st February 1945 Eric Henry Liddell died, 21 years after his Olympic success where he became an Olympic gold medallist at the Paris Olympics in1924, in a then world record time of 47.6 seconds for the 400 metres. Because of his religious convictions he had withdrawn from the 100 metres ...
Jun 6, 2012 · The more time Eric gave to sharing his faith, the faster he seemed to run. At the British Olympic Trials, in July 1923, he set a new British record of 9.7 seconds at 100 yards and also won the 220-yard distance in 21.6 seconds. Thus he had qualified for the 100-meter and 220-meter events at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
Dec 8, 2015 · Eric Liddell was born in 1902 to a missionary family in China. On a furlough, Liddell was enrolled into a missionary boarding school. Here he started participating in athletic events including rugby and track. In college, Liddell earned a Bachelor in Sciences. At first, he was competed in both rugby and track, but he decided to pursue only ...
Abrahams and Liddell were rival sprinters who had made their names by winning a number of races back in the UK. Legend has it that they met once over 100m, with Liddell emerging the winner. The British duo were among the favourites for gold at the Paris Games, where they would come up against the USA’s fabled sprinting stars.
Eric Henry Liddell (January 16, 1902 – February 21, 1945) was a distinctive rugby player for the Scottish national team and a missionary. He was the winner of the Men's 400-meter and a bronze medal for the 200-meter events at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris. Even though Eric Liddell had fame and riches within his grasp, he chose to ...
Learn about the life and legacy of Eric Liddell, the Olympic champion and missionary, and join the centenary celebration in 2024.
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.
