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1 day ago · The son of Christian missionaries, Eric Liddell was born in China in 1902 and died there 43 years later in a Japanese internment camp. In between, he played for Scotland at rugby, won Olympic gold ...
5 days ago · Eric Liddell: Legacy of an Olympic Legend. The Eric Liddell 100 is delighted to announce an inspiring, world-first, exhibition commemorating Eric Liddell will be unveiled at the Scottish Parliament this summer, marking the centenary of his iconic Olympic gold medal victory in Paris in 1924.
5 hours ago · The two main characters in the film were champion sprinters representing Great Britain, Harold Abrahams of England and Eric Liddell of Scotland. Abrahams was from a wealthy Jewish family and Liddell was born in China to a couple of Scottish LMS missionaries. Abrahams was driven by a need for acceptance, Liddell by his Christian faith.
2 days ago · 100 years ago this weekend, Christian sprinter Eric Liddell put his faith before his passion for athletics by going to church and missing the 100 metres qualifier. His inspirational story was retold in the movie ‘Chariots of Fire’. Eric’s reward came days later when he won the gold medal in the 400 metres.
2 days ago · But there’s one name that’s refused to be displaced on every list of Scotland’s greatest sporting athletes for a century; Eric Liddell. This week will be the 100th anniversary of Liddell becoming Olympic champion. The Edinburgh man won 400m gold at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris in what remains one of the greatest feats in Scottish ...
5 days ago · On this day in 1924, two British men, Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, battled for glory in the 100 metres at the Paris Olympics–the story told in the 1981 hit movie Chariots of Fire. Abrahams ...
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18 hours ago · U.S. swimmer Johnny Weismuller pictured after a victory at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. PA Images via Getty Images. U.S. swimmer Johnny Weissmuller — later of “Tarzan” fame — took the pool by storm, and British track stars Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams inspired the Academy Award-winning film “Chariots of Fire.”.
