The Flying Scotsman
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The Flying Scotsman was the nickname of Eric Liddell, the Scottish Olympic gold medalist sprinter and Christian missionary whose life inspired the film "Chariots of Fire."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Flying Scotsman canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
ⓘ
Olympic athlete ⓘ human ⓘ nickname ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| appliesToPerson | Eric Liddell ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Olympic bronze medal
ⓘ
Olympic gold medal ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | brain tumor ⓘ |
| competedIn |
1920 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
Summer Olympics 1924 ⓘ
surface form:
1924 Summer Olympics
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-01-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1945-02-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eltham College
ⓘ
University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
ⓘ
200 metres ⓘ 400 metres ⓘ |
| familyName | Liddell ⓘ |
| givenName | Eric ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the inspiration for the film "Chariots of Fire"
ⓘ
refusing to run an Olympic heat on Sunday for religious reasons ⓘ |
| medalInEvent |
bronze medal in 200 metres at 1924 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
gold medal in 400 metres at 1924 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Scotland national rugby union team ⓘ |
| nickname | The Flying Scotsman self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
missionary
ⓘ
rugby union player ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| parent |
James Dunlop Liddell
ⓘ
Mary Liddell ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
China
ⓘ
Tianjin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
China
ⓘ
Shandong ⓘ Weifang ⓘ Weihsien Internment Camp ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Presbyterian ⓘ |
| representedByTeam |
Team GB
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Britain at the Olympics
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
rugby union ⓘ |
| spouse | Florence Mackenzie ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographies about Eric Liddell
ⓘ
Chariots of Fire ⓘ
surface form:
film "Chariots of Fire"
|
| workedAsMissionaryIn | China ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eric Liddell