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Eric Henry Liddell ( / ˈlɪdəl /; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and Christian missionary. Born in Qing China to Scottish missionary parents, he attended boarding school near London, spending time when possible with his family in Edinburgh, and afterwards attended the University of Edinburgh .
3 days ago · The University of Edinburgh has awarded an honorary degree to athlete and missionary Eric Liddell who won a gold medal at the 1924 Olympics in Paris – in the same hall where he first graduated.
Jul 8, 2024 · Scottish athlete Eric Liddell won the 400m gold at the Paris Olympics on 11 July 1924 – but he's just as famous for a race he didn't run. In History looks at the real story...
May 4, 1999 · Eric Liddell (born January 16, 1902, Tientsin, China—died February 21, 1945, Weihsien, China) was a British runner who won a gold medal in the 400-metre run and a bronze in the 200 metres at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.
Jul 9, 2024 · Among them is Scottish athlete Eric Liddell whose feats at the Paris Olympics exactly 100 years ago have become the stuff of legend.
3 days ago · Patricia Liddell Russell poses with her father's honorary degree and Olympic Gold medal. Mr Liddell enrolled for a BSc degree in Pure Science at the University of Edinburgh in 1920 and graduated four years later on 17 July 1924, just six days after winning gold, in the same hall where his honorary degree was conferred a century later.
3 days ago · Eric Liddell, one of Scotland’s most celebrated sportsmen, has been awarded an honorary degree from Edinburgh University – where he studied more than a century ago. Liddell won a gold medal in the 400 metres at the Paris Olympics in 1924, along with a bronze in the 200 metres, as well as caps for Scotland’s national rugby team.
