Harold Abrahams
Harold Abrahams 
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| Full name | Harold Maurice Abrahams | |||||||||
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| birthday | December 15, 1899 | |||||||||
| place of birth | Bedford | |||||||||
| size | 183 cm | |||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg | |||||||||
| date of death | January 14, 1978 | |||||||||
| Place of death | Enfield | |||||||||
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| discipline | sprint | |||||||||
| Best performance | 10.6 s ( 100 m ) 21.6 s ( 200 m ) |
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| society | Achilles Club | |||||||||
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Harold Maurice Abrahams CBE (born December 15, 1899 in Bedford , † January 14, 1978 in Enfield ) was a British athlete .
biography
Abrahams started athletics at an early age and soon showed his talent as a sprinter and long jumper. He studied at Cambridge University , which earned him a starting place at the 1920 Olympic Games . He was trained by Sam Mussabini . Abrahams was unsuccessful in Antwerp . Both over 100 and over 200 meters he was eliminated in the quarterfinals; in the long jump he was only twentieth, with the 4 x 100 meter relay fourth.
Abrahams won the gold medal in the 100-meter run at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris , although he was not one of the favorites. He also won the silver medal with the British 4 x 100 meter relay; he finished sixth over 200 meters. Abraham's path to the Olympic Games was impressively filmed by British director Hugh Hudson . The film The Winner's Hour received four Oscars in 1981 . Abrahams was portrayed by Ben Cross .
A foot injury forced Abrahams to give up his career in 1925. He was a sports journalist and radio commentator for the BBC for over forty years . In 1981, Harold Abrahams was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame .
The Heritage Foundation placed a plaque in honor of Abraham on the building where he was born.
His brother was the founder of sports science in Great Britain Adolphe Abrahams .
Web links
- Harold Abrahams in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Database Olympics - 1924 Summer Olympics
Individual evidence
1896: Thomas Burke | 1900: Frank Jarvis | 1904: Archie Hahn | Interludes 1906: Archie Hahn | 1908: Reggie Walker | 1912: Ralph Craig | 1920: Charles Paddock | 1924: Harold Abrahams | 1928: Percy Williams | 1932: Eddie Tolan | 1936: Jesse Owens | 1948: Harrison Dillard | 1952: Lindy Remigino | 1956: Bobby Morrow | 1960: Armin Hary | 1964: Bob Hayes | 1968: Jim Hines | 1972: Valery Borsow | 1976: Hasely Crawford | 1980: Allan Wells | 1984: Carl Lewis | 1988: Carl Lewis | 1992: Linford Christie | 1996: Donovan Bailey | 2000: Maurice Greene | 2004: Justin Gatlin | 2008: Usain Bolt | 2012: Usain Bolt | 2016: Usain Bolt
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| SURNAME | Abrahams, Harold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Abrahams, Harold Maurice (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bedford |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 14, 1978 |
| Place of death | Enfield |