Eric Liddell
 Eric Liddell at the Breetish Empire versus Unitit States o Americae (Relays) meet held at Stamford Bridge, Lunnon on Sat 19 Julie 1924.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eric Henry Liddell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Scots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 Januar 1902 Tianjin (Tientsin), Qing Empire (Cheenae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dee'd | 21 Februar 1945 (aged 43) Weihsien Internment Camp, Cheenae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hicht | 5 ft 8 in[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wecht | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kintra | Scotland, Breetain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics & Rugby Union (7 tests) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100m, 200m, 400m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Edinburgh Varsity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Scottish International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic feenals | 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 埃里克·利德爾 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 埃里克·利德尔 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric Henry Liddell (16 Januar 1902 – 21 Februar 1945) wis a Scots athlete, rugby union internaitional player, an missionary.
Liddell wis the winner o the men's 400 metres at the 1924 Simmer Olympics in Paris. Liddell's Olympic trainin an racin, an the releegious convictions that influenced him, are depictit in the Oscar-winnin 1981 film Chariots of Fire, in which he is portrayed bi fellae Scot Ian Charleson.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ John W Keddie, "Running the Race - Eric Liddell, Olympic Champion and Missionary" book.
- ↑ a b "Eric Liddell". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived frae the original on 17 Apryle 2020. Retrieved 8 Julie 2017.
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