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."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic champion
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
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Repton School
employer BBC
ethnicGroup Jewish
event 100 metres
200 metres
4 × 100 metres relay
familyName Abrahams
givenName Harold
medalRecord gold medal in men’s 100 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics
silver medal in men’s 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics
memberOfSportsTeam Great Britain Olympic athletics team
name Harold Abrahams
nationality British
notableFor being portrayed in the film "Chariots of Fire"
winning the 100 metres at the 1924 Paris Olympics
notableWork contributions to athletics broadcasting for the BBC
occupation barrister
journalist
sports commentator
participantIn 1920 Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics 1924
surface form: "1924 Summer Olympics"
placeOfBirth Bedford
Bedfordshire
placeOfDeath Enfield
England
London, England
surface form: "London"
portrayedBy Ben Cross
positionHeld member of the British Olympic Association
president of the Amateur Athletic Association
religion Judaism
sexOrGender male
sibling Adolphe Abrahams
sport athletics
track and field
spouse Sybil Evers

Referenced by (5)

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Chariots of Fire mainCharacter Harold Abrahams
Harold Abrahams name Harold Abrahams
Summer Olympics 1924 notableAthlete Harold Abrahams
Chariots of Fire portrays Harold Abrahams

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