Category:Eric Liddell

**Eric Liddell**
	Scottish athlete, sprinter, Olympian, Protestant missionary (1902-1945)
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Name in native language	Eric Henry Liddell;
Date of birth	16 January 1902; Tianjin
Date of death	21 February 1945; Weicheng District, Weifang
Manner of death	natural causes;
Cause of death	brain cancer;
Country of citizenship	United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, –1927);
Educated at	University of Edinburgh; Eltham College;
Occupation	rugby union player; sprinter; missionary;
Member of sports team	Edinburgh University RFC; Scotland national rugby union team (7, 0, 404, 1922–1923);
Spouse	unknown value (1934–);
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	Q317422; ISNI: 0000000063169963; VIAF ID: 10640824; GND ID: 118728164; Library of Congress authority ID: n82095239; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 17070214t; IdRef ID: 168868407; Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 073749664; NUKAT ID: n2010146851; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID: 37676; NLP ID (old): a0000002460296; National Library of Korea ID: KAC201113954; PLWABN ID: 9810604325405606; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007352136805171; Open Library ID: OL1294849A; Olympic.org athlete ID (archived): eric-liddell; Olympedia people ID: 69245
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English: Eric Liddell (16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary. He was the winner of the men's 400 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Liddell's Olympic training and racing, and the religious convictions that influenced him, are depicted in the Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire, in which he is portrayed by fellow Scot Ian Charleson.

Français : Eric Henry Liddell (né le 16 janvier 1902 à Tianjin en Chine et mort le 21 février 1945), est un joueur de rugby à XV international écossais évoluant au poste de trois quart aile. Il est aussi un athlète de haut niveau, vainqueur du 400 mètres lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924. Il a été immortalisé dans le film Les Chariots de feu.