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Jul 9, 2024 · Liddell was born in China in 1902 to Scots missionary parents. He studied at Edinburgh University and became known as the Flying Scotsman for sprinting prowess.
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 behind Chariots of...
1 day ago · Now, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Liddell’s 88-year-old daughter, Patricia Liddell Russell, has accepted an honorary degree on his behalf from Edinburgh University.
6 days ago · Liddell wins the 400-meter race in Paris, beating American Horatio Fitch. PA Images/Alamy. Despite his unexpected win 100 years ago, Liddell is best known for the Olympic race he didn’t run. A year before the 1924 games, Liddell set the world record for the 100-yard dash: 9.7 seconds.
4 days ago · Eric Liddell 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. The son of Scottish missionaries, Liddell was born in China. His family returned to Scotland when he was five years old. A gifted athlete, he excelled at.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Early life. Liddell was born 16 January 1902, in Tientsin, China, the second son of the Reverend and Mrs. James Dunlop Liddell, Scottish missionaries with the London Missionary Society. Liddell went to school in China until the age of five.
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Feb 5, 2024 · It was 100 years ago that Liddell went with a remarkable team of talented British athletes to compete in the Olympic Games in Paris. At the time he was a celebrated student athlete at the ...
