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   Who was Eric Liddell?

   • Eric Liddell (1902 – 1945) was a Scottish Olympic champion at 400 m and a famous Christian missionary; his inspirational life was captured in the film ‘ Chariots of Fire ‘ Although his parents were Scottish, Eric Liddell was both born and died in China. He was born on 16 January 1902 in the city of Tientsin (now Tianjin) in north-eastern China.

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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.

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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.

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   Did Eric Liddell win a gold medal?

   • Liddell then went on to win a gold medal—and break a world record—in the four hundred meters, not his strongest event. (In the black and white photo, that’s the real Eric Liddell in his gold medal winning 400m final at the Olympics.)

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   How did Eric Liddell die?

   • Eric Liddell died on 21 February 1945, five months before liberation. He died from his inoperable brain tumour – through overwork and malnutrition undoubtedly hastened his death.

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   Did Eric Liddell have a brain tumor?

   • According to a different source, the 2007 documentary film Eric Liddell: Champion of Conviction, Liddell had been in and out of the camp hospital due to the brain tumor. One of his students, Joyce Stranks, came to visit him in the hospital to discuss a book he had written about surrender to God's will.

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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.

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   Oct 12, 2024 · 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.

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   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.

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   Feb 12, 2018 · 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.

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   Eric Liddell (1902 – 1945) was a Scottish Olympic champion at 400 m and a famous Christian missionary; his inspirational life was captured in the film ‘Chariots of Fire‘ Although his parents were Scottish, Eric Liddell was both born and died in China.

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   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.

10. www.independent.co.uk › sport › olympicsThe untold story of ‘Chariots of Fire’ runner Eric Liddell ...

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    Aug 6, 2024 · Eric Liddell is poised at the starting line of the 400m track, a union jack sitting proudly on the breast of his white running kit. It took him 47.6 seconds to make history that day – Liddell...