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."
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
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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 NERFINISHED → 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 → |
| 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
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track and field → |
| spouse | Sybil Evers → |
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