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."

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The Flying Scotsman canonical 3

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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

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Eric Liddell nickname The Flying Scotsman
The Flying Scotsman nickname The Flying Scotsman self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Eric Liddell
John Byrne notableWork The Flying Scotsman