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1. www.bbc.com › culture › article'It's complete surrender' – Olympics hero Eric Liddell and ...

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   Jul 8, 2024 · His friend and fellow missionary Annie Buchan was with him at the end. She told the makers of Eric Liddell: The Flying Scotsman: "Suddenly he said, 'Annie, it's complete surrender,' and that was ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Eric_LiddellEric Liddell - Wikipedia

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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.

4. www.epm.org › 2018 › FebThe Little Known Story of Olympian Eric Liddell’s Final Years

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   Feb 12, 2018 · In 1939, when Japan took control of eastern China, thirteen-year-old Margaret was imprisoned by the Japanese in Weihsien Internment Camp, where many foreigners in Beijing were sent to. There she remained, separated from her parents, for six years. Margaret told us stories about a godly man she called “Uncle Eric.”.

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5. medium.com › illumination › the-man-who-refused-toThe Man Who Refused to Run on Sunday - Medium

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   Aug 13, 2020 · 4 min read. ·. Aug 13, 2020. 2. Eric Liddell Sculpture by Wee Eck2. (Flickr). At the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, one of the fastest men on Earth made headlines around the world for refusing to run ...

6. blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk › 2012/08/01Eric Liddell – the Olympic champion who chose not to run on ...

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   Aug 1, 2012 · We love reading stories about Eric Liddell in the Archive. We think that the two newspaper reports included below offer a fascinating insight into his wonderful triumph at the 1924 Olympics and his life shortly afterwards. Liddell had been entered to run in the 100m (his best event), but the devout Christian decided not to

7. www.scotsman.com › heritage-and-retro › heritageEnduring legacy of 'Flying Scotsman' Eric Liddell 100 years ...

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   Jul 10, 2024 · Eric Liddell's legacy is being celebrated at the Scottish Parliament where the sportsman's life and times are marked in a new exhibition mounted to coincide with the 100th anniversary of his ...

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   Why did Eric Liddell resign?

   • It’s the only reason many people are familiar with Eric Liddell, the “Flying Scotsman” who shocked the world by refusing to run the one hundred meters in the 1924 Paris Olympics, a race he was favored to win. He withdrew because the qualifying heat was on a Sunday, and he believed God didn’t want him to run on the Lord’s Day.

   The Little Known Story of Olympian Eric Liddell’s Final Years

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   What happened to Eric Liddell after the Olympics?

   • Chariots of Fire ends with these brief words about Eric’s life after the Olympics: “Eric Liddell, missionary, died in occupied China at the end of World War II. All of Scotland mourned.” A Tragic Ending? After the Olympics and his graduation, Eric returned as a missionary to China, where he had been born to missionary parents in 1902.

   The Little Known Story of Olympian Eric Liddell’s Final Years

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   Who is Eric Liddell?

   • 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 the Chariots of Fire movie myth. The son of Christian missionaries, Eric Liddell was born in China in 1902 and died there 43 years later in a Japanese internment camp.

   'It's complete surrender' – Olympics hero Eric Liddell and the ... - BBC

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   How did Eric Liddell die?

   • Tragically, however, as with a previous 400m Scottish gold medallist, Wyndham Hallswelle, Eric Liddell died at a young age. In February 1945, aged 43, Liddell died of a brain tumour in a Japanese internment camp in China. On a happier note, Liddell’s great-granddaughter lives in Canada and is a runner.

   Eric Liddell – the Olympic champion who chose not to run on Sundays

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   Did Eric Liddell see his wife again?

   • Though he had become an “uncle” and father figure to numerous children, Eric Liddell never saw his own wife and daughters in this world again. After writing a letter to Florence from his bed in the infirmary, he said to his friend and colleague “It’s full surrender” and slipped into a coma.

   The Little Known Story of Olympian Eric Liddell’s Final Years

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   Why did Eric Liddell refuse to referee?

   • In the camp, the children played basketball, rounders, and hockey, and Eric Liddell was their referee. Not surprisingly, he refused to referee on Sundays. But in his absence, the children fought. Liddell struggled over this. He believed he shouldn’t stop the children from playing because they needed the diversion.

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9. ap.org.au › 2024/07/09 › paris-24-a-hundred-yearsPARIS 24 – A HUNDRED YEARS: the Story of Eric Liddell - AP

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   Jul 9, 2024 · The story continues to Liddell’s running in his less-preferred 400 metres. Just before he runs, the famous US sprinter Jackson Scholz, hands him a piece of paper on which the words are written, ‘He that honours me I will honour.’. In reality, the words were “In the old book it says, ‘for them that honour me I will honour’.