Harold Abrahams
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Harold Abrahams was a British sprinter and Olympic champion best known for winning the 100 metres gold medal at the 1924 Paris Games, later immortalized in the film "Chariots of Fire."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold Abrahams canonical | 17 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic champion
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athlete ⓘ human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ sports journalist ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| competitionClass | sprint ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-01-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bedford School
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Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge ⓘ Repton School ⓘ |
| employer | BBC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| event |
100 metres
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200 metres ⓘ 4 × 100 metres relay ⓘ |
| familyName | Abrahams ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| medalRecord |
gold medal in men’s 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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silver medal in men’s 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Great Britain Olympic athletics team ⓘ |
| name | Harold Abrahams self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being portrayed in the film "Chariots of Fire"
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winning the 100 metres at the 1924 Paris Olympics ⓘ |
| notableWork | contributions to athletics broadcasting for the BBC ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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journalist ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1920 Summer Olympics
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Summer Olympics 1924 ⓘ
surface form:
1924 Summer Olympics
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| placeOfBirth |
Bedford
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Bedfordshire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Enfield
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England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| portrayedBy | Ben Cross ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
member of the British Olympic Association
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president of the Amateur Athletic Association ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | Adolphe Abrahams ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
track and field ⓘ |
| spouse | Sybil Evers ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
1924 Summer Olympics
subject surface form:
Chariots of Fire