the glory of God, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice. Ben Cross and Ian Charleson star as Abrahams and Liddell, alongside... 66 KB (6,858 words) - 15:29, 27 April 2024 |
young Harold Abrahams. The plaque was unveiled by Lord Terence Higgins, who competed in the 1948 and 1952 Olympics, and Ben Cross who played Abrahams in... 8 KB (842 words) - 18:33, 22 March 2024 |
missionary Eric Liddell, and James McArdle as Jewish Cambridge student Harold Abrahams. For the production, stage designer Miriam Buether transformed the... 25 KB (2,394 words) - 00:22, 20 July 2023 |
following the Olympics, when Montague and Abrahams were active on athletics boards, they became close friends, and Abrahams was the godfather of Montague's only... 7 KB (758 words) - 19:12, 13 February 2024 |
Jackson Scholz and Charles Paddock, beating British rival and teammate Harold Abrahams, who finished in sixth place. This was the second and last race in... 42 KB (4,912 words) - 11:12, 7 April 2024 |
Lanka). He was the older brother of famed Olympian Harold Abrahams. Born in Birmingham, England, Abrahams was educated at Bedford Modern School and Emmanuel... 7 KB (482 words) - 08:35, 11 January 2024 |
Scottish Christian, and Harold Abrahams, an English Jew who runs to overcome prejudice. Cross trained hard for his role as Abrahams; his co-star Ian Charleson... 32 KB (2,789 words) - 04:22, 6 March 2024 |
Arioald, king of the Lombards Harold Abrahams, British Olympic champion sprinter and subject of Chariots of Fire Harold Achor (1907–1967), Justice of... 12 KB (1,466 words) - 22:51, 25 March 2024 |
Eighty-six sprinters from 34 countries competed. The event was won by Harold Abrahams of Great Britain—Great Britain's first Olympic gold medal in the men's... 23 KB (535 words) - 04:10, 29 March 2024 |
by British athletes, and were made famous by 100m Olympic champion Harold Abrahams (who would be immortalized in the Oscar winning film Chariots of Fire)... 6 KB (639 words) - 19:20, 6 April 2024 |
Valentin About (1828–1885), French novelist, publicist and journalist Harold Abrahams, track and field athlete and Olympic champion. Initiated into Oxford... 280 KB (29,026 words) - 19:43, 23 April 2024 |
in the 200 m, but was beaten to the gold in the 100 m by Britain's Harold Abrahams. The 100 m race, and the 400 m race won by Eric Liddell, are depicted... 6 KB (436 words) - 18:42, 22 March 2024 |
Chariots of Fire, she is misidentified as the fiancée of Olympic runner Harold Abrahams. Gordon was born Sophia Solomon in Manchester. Early in her career... 5 KB (641 words) - 00:33, 3 December 2023 |
(later to become Archbishop of Canterbury) became headmaster in 1914. Harold Abrahams, the Olympic champion in the 100m sprint in the 1924 Paris Olympics... 83 KB (8,021 words) - 22:16, 16 April 2024 |
generations. The most celebrated of the Jewish athletes in Britain was Harold Abrahams (1899–1978)-– the man made famous by the film Chariots of Fire for... 76 KB (9,329 words) - 12:48, 11 April 2024 |
player and barrister Guy Abrahams (born 1953), Panamanian athlete Harold Abrahams (1899–1978), British athlete Israel Abrahams (1858–1925), British scholar... 2 KB (338 words) - 22:38, 9 December 2023 |
athletes Harold Abrahams CBE and Sir Sidney Abrahams KC. He died on 11 December 1967. In the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, about his brother Harold Abrahams... 5 KB (352 words) - 03:11, 5 January 2024 |
Event Gold Silver Bronze 100 metres details Harold Abrahams Great Britain Jackson Scholz United States Arthur Porritt New Zealand 200 metres details... 12 KB (94 words) - 22:51, 27 January 2024 |
One of its founding members was Evelyn Montague, who, along with Harold Abrahams, is portrayed in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. Evelyn Montague –... 1 KB (81 words) - 07:13, 4 January 2024 |
by British athletes. They were made famous by 100m Olympic champion Harold Abrahams in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris. In 1958, in Bolton, two... 57 KB (5,327 words) - 20:05, 5 April 2024 |
in the 3,000 m and cross country team events. The British runners Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell won the 100 m and the 400 m events, respectively.... 31 KB (2,067 words) - 23:37, 5 April 2024 |