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Eric Liddell (1902-1945), British Olympic Gold Medalist runner and Christian missionary to China. Pictured at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, Liddell, a devout Christian, refused to run in his favored 100-meter race because the event was to be held on Sunday. Instead, he ran in the 400-meter race on a weekday and won. Liddell is featured in the Oscar-winning film, Chariots of Fire.

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4811 x 5992 px | 40.7 x 50.7 cm | 16 x 20 inches | 300dpi

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15 July 2020

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Paris Olympiad, Paris, France.

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RM2C7JT6X–Eric Liddell (1902-1945), British Olympic Gold Medalist runner and Christian missionary to China. Pictured at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, Liddell, a devout Christian, refused to run in his favored 100-meter race because the event was to be held on Sunday. Instead, he ran in the 400-meter race on a weekday and won. Liddell is featured in the Oscar-winning film, Chariots of Fire.

RM2HN793J–Eric Liddell (1902-1945), British champion runner and record holder, in April 1924 upon the announcement that he would not run in the 100 metre Olympic event because the trial heats were scheduled for a Sunday (July 6) and he would not indulge in work or play on the Sabbath. Liddell did win Gold that year in the 400 metre race in the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics on July 11. The following year, Liddell, a devout Christian, went to China as a missionary. Aside from two furloughs in Scotland, he remained in China until his death in a Japanese civilian internment camp in 1945.

RM2HN793P–Eric Liddell (1902-1945), British champion runner and record holder, in April 1924 upon the announcement that he would not run in the 100 metre Olympic event because the trial heats were scheduled for a Sunday (July 6) and he would not indulge in work or play on the Sabbath. Liddell did win Gold that year in the 400 metre race in the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics on July 11. The following year, Liddell, a devout Christian, went to China as a missionary. Aside from two furloughs in Scotland, he remained in China until his death in a Japanese civilian internment camp in 1945.

RMGM9CXF–Scottish Olympic athlete Eric Liddell winning the British Empire vs. USA 1-mile relay at the International Athletics Meeting held at Stamford Bridge, London on Saturday, July 19, 1924 following the Paris Olympics. Due to personal convictions of his Christian faith, Liddell famously refused to run his favored 100 meters in the 1924 Olympics because the race was held on a Sunday. He instead competed in the 400 meter race, which he won. In 1925 Liddell returned to China (where he was born) and served as a missionary there until his death in 1945 in a Japanese civilian internment camp.

RMGM9CXG–Scottish Olympic athlete Eric Liddell winning the British Empire vs. USA 1-mile relay at the International Athletics Meeting held at Stamford Bridge, London on Saturday, July 19, 1924 following the Paris Olympics. Due to personal convictions of his Christian faith, Liddell famously refused to run his favored 100 meters in the 1924 Olympics because the race was held on a Sunday. He instead competed in the 400 meter race, which he won. In 1925 Liddell returned to China (where he was born) and served as a missionary there until his death in 1945 in a Japanese civilian internment camp.

RM2E4WKTN–Eric Liddell (1902-1945) being carried around Edinburgh University on July 18, 1924, after winning the Gold Medal for the 400 metre race in the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics. The following year, Liddell, a devout Christian, went to China as a missionary. Aside from two furloughs in Scotland, he remained in China until his death in a Japanese civilian internment camp in 1945.

RM2E4WKTT–Eric Liddell (1902-1945) being carried around Edinburgh University on July 18, 1924, after winning the Gold Medal for the 400 metre race in the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics. The following year, Liddell, a devout Christian, went to China as a missionary. Aside from two furloughs in Scotland, he remained in China until his death in a Japanese civilian internment camp in 1945.

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