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Eric Liddell

1902 - 1945

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Eric Henry Liddell (; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and Christian missionary. Born in Tianjin, 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. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, Lidell refused to run in the heats for his favoured 100 metres because they were held on a Sunday. Instead he competed in the 400 metres held on a weekday, a race that he won. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Liddell is the 96th most popular athlete (up from 116th in 2019), the 577th most popular biography from China (up from 659th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eric Liddell ranks 96 out of 6,025. Before him are David Jacobs, Roman Steinberg, Myer Prinstein, Harry Babcock, John Taylor, and Irina Press. After him are Tommie Smith, Ken Carpenter, Pyotr Bolotnikov, Elvīra Ozoliņa, Joe Rantz, and Frank Zane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Eric Liddell ranks 111. Before him are Albert Bormann, Fuad Chehab, Charan Singh, Albert Forster, Antonia Brico, and Cesare Zavattini. After him are Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Virginio Rosetta, Leopold Figl, Josep Lluís Sert, Mortimer J. Adler, and Ralph Richardson. Among people deceased in 1945, Eric Liddell ranks 153. Before him are Alfréd Schaffer, Avgustyn Voloshyn, Karl Fritzsch, Leonardo Conti, Mile Budak, and Fritz Freitag. After him are Sigmund Rascher, Martin Luther, Alla Nazimova, Pavle Đurišić, Jacques Doriot, and Frank Chapman.

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In China

Among people born in China, Eric Liddell ranks 577 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Shangyin (813), Yuan Mei (1716), Helü of Wu (-550), Ai Qing (1910), Zhu Yousong (1607), and Li Jue (200). After him are Wang Huning (1955), Jia Chong (217), Chen Gongbo (1892), Wang Zhengjun (-71), Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407), and Nie Rongzhen (1899).

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Eric Liddell ranks 1. After him are Li Hong (null), Karen Lachmann (1916), Zhu Jianhua (1963), Wang Junxia (1973), Liu Xiang (1983), Álvaro Fernández (null), Qu Yunxia (1972), Huang Zhihong (1965), Lü Xiaojun (1984), Li Meisu (1959), and Wang Liping (1976).

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