Eric Liddell
Appearance
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 Weihsien Internment Camp,Cheenae | (aged 43)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hicht | 5 ft 8 in[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wecht | 150 lb (68 kg; 10 st 10 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kintra | Scotland, Breetain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics & Rugby Union (7 tests) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100m, 200m, 400m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Edinburgh Varsity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Scottish International | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements an teetles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic feenals | 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | Eric · Liddell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | Eric · Liddell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eric Henry Liddell(16 Januar1902 –21 Februar1945) wis a Scots athlete,rugby unioninternaitional player, anmissionary.
Liddell wis the winner o themen's 400 metresat the1924 Simmer OlympicsinParis.Liddell's Olympic trainin an racin, an the releegious convictions that influenced him, are depictit in theOscar-winnin 1981 filmChariots of Fire,in which he is portrayed bi fellae ScotIan Charleson.
References
[eedit|eedit soorce]- ↑John W Keddie, "Running the Race - Eric Liddell, Olympic Champion and Missionary" book.
- ↑ab"Eric Liddell".sports-reference.Sports Reference LLC. Archived fraethe originalon 17 Apryle 2020.Retrieved8 Julie2017.
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