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Eric Henry Liddell (/ ˈ l ɪ d əl /; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and Christian missionary.Born in Qing China to Scottish missionary parents, he attended boarding school near London, spending time when possible with his family in Edinburgh, and afterwards attended the University of Edinburgh.
Thirty-one people died during their internment at Weihsien, including Eric Liddell, a missionary and an Olympic gold medalist. [34] Thirty-three children were born. [35] When the internees began arriving at Weihsien in March 1943, the hospital had been wrecked and looted.
IN FOCUS: It is 100 years since Eric Liddell won gold in the Paris 1924 games, but it was the athlete’s little-known life after the historic win that really intrigued biographer Duncan Hamilton.
Just prior to his death Liddell gave Metcalf, a keen runner, his running shoes. Metcalf was a coffin bearer at Liddell's funeral in the camp in February 1945 and at the ceremony committed himself to serve as a missionary in Japan. The Weihsien civilian internment camp was liberated on 17 August 1945.
As the patron of Eric Liddell 100, the 73-year-old royal talked about the Scottish sportsman and Christian missionary, Eric Liddell. Throughout the week, the Princess Royal has made a number of ...
The Eric Liddell 100 commemorates the runner and missionary’s achievements as the centenary of his success in the 1924 Paris Olympics approaches. Princess Royal named patron of group working to ...
Teammate Eric Liddell, the British 100-yard dash record holder at that time, declined to compete in the Paris 100 m because one of the heats for the event was held on a Sunday. Both Liddell and Abrahams competed in the final of the 200 m race, with Liddell finishing third and Abrahams sixth. [3] Liddell went on to win the gold medal in the 400 ...
British runner Eric Liddell is celebrated during a parade. Liddell, nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, won the 400-meter race with a record-breaking time at the 1924 Olympics. The devout Christian ...