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Key facts
- Full name
- Harold Maurice Abrahams
- Born
- ( 1899-12-15 ) 15 December 1899, Bedford , Bedfordshire , England
- Died
- 14 January 1978 (1978-01-14) (aged 78), Enfield , London , England
- Resting place
- St John the Baptist, Great Amwell
- Alma mater
- University of Cambridge
- Occupation s
- Lawyer, journalist
- Height
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- Weight
- 165 lb (75 kg)
- Spouse
- Sybil Evers ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. December 1936</span>"}]]}'>1936 ; died 24 June 1963</span>"}]]}'>1963 )
- Country
- Great Britain
- Sport
- Track and field
- Event s
- 100–400 m, long jump
- University team
- Cambridge University Athletics Club
- Club
- Achilles Club
- Coached by
- Sam Mussabini
- Personal best s
- 100 yd – 9.9 (1924), 100 m – 10.6 (1924), 200 m – 21.9 (1924), 440 yd – 50.8 (1923), LJ – 7.38 m (1924)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Harold
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Bedford
- Place of death
- London Borough of Enfield
- Occupation
- journalist
- Educated at
- Repton School
- Employer
- BBC
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- 1920 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Mass
- 75
- Image
- Harold Abrahams 1924.jpg
- Height
- 183
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- Harold Abrahams
- date of birth
- 1899-12-15
- date of death
- 1978-01-14
- sports discipline competed in
- sprinting
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Encyclopedic overview
Abrahams at the 1924 Olympics
Harold Maurice Abrahams (15 December 1899 – 14 January 1978) was an English track and field athlete. He was Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Harold Abrahams” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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