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Harold Abrahams

British sprinter (1899–1978)
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Harold Abrahams
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
December 15, 1899
Date of death
January 14, 1978
Place of birth
Bedford
Place of death
London Borough of Enfield
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Occupation
athletics competitor, sprinter, lawyer, journalist, Olympic champion
Employer
British Broadcasting Corporation[12]
Educated at
Bedford School, Repton School, Gonville and Caius College[13][14][15]
Award received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame[16][17]
Sibling
Sidney Abrahams, Adolphe Abrahams
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Abrahams[20]
Given name
Harold[21]
Height
+183
Mass
+75
Native language
English[11]
Participant in
1924 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics[22][23]
Sport
athletics[19]
Sports discipline competed in
sprinting
🏷️ Also known as
en Harold Abrahams en Harold Maurice Abrahams ar هارولد أبراهامز cs Harold Maurice Abrahams de Harold Maurice Abrahams es Harold Abrahams es Harold Abrahamse es Harold Maurice Abrahams fa هارولد آبراهامز he הרולד אברהמס it Harold Maurice Abrahams ja ハロルド・エイブラハムス ko 해럴드 에이브러햄스 ko 해럴드 모리스 에이브러햄스 pl Harold Maurice Abrahams pt Harold Maurice Abrahams ru Абрахамс, Гарольд ru Гарольд Абрахамс sv Abrahams tr Harold Maurice Abrahams
🔖 Identifiers · 54
ISNI
0000000081547569
VIAF cluster ID
74227287
Library of Congress authority ID
n83001980
GND ID
1012185435
A Dictionary of Sports Studies entry ID
2
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
189752
Athletics Podium person ID
18238
BBC Things ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
167035516
CiNii Research ID
1140000791847568896
Discogs artist ID
5587008
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Harold-Abrahams
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Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
6
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
harold-abrahams
FAST ID
1772428
FamilySearch person ID
MP23-V2D
Find a Grave memorial ID
6378561
Freebase ID
/m/0hq2k
Geni.com profile ID
6000000006323726173
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Harold_Abrahams
IdRef ID
144626004
Jewish Virtual Library ID
harold-m-abrahams
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
1012185435
Libraries Australia ID
35578195
Munzinger Sport number
01000051005
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06844945
NDL Authority ID
00550671
NE.se ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1002047
NUKAT ID
n2016200678
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001273834
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007289167105171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812674828105606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp76782
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073749648
Olympedia people ID
68824
Olympics.com athlete ID
harold-abrahams
Open Plaques subject ID
424
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
30743
Prabook ID
1346110
Rodovid ID
49537
SNAC ARK ID
w6pq48tv
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ab/harold-abrahams-1
Team GB athlete ID
harold-abrahams, 4FkeroJA9NWfxbMVHQmcV8
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
550083
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
21
Trading Card Database name ID
95893
UK National Archives ID
F64532
Wellcome Collection concept ID
wgskwvwh
Who's Who UK ID
U151578
WikiTree person ID
Abrahams-700
World Athletics athlete ID
14420095
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/b0532f8d-642f-43c1-a42d-72a9dc2e7cec

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
lawyer, journalist, athletics competitor, sprinter
Award received 2
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
Educated at 2
Gonville and Caius College, Repton School
Participant in 2
1924 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Employer 1
British Broadcasting Corporation
Given name 1
Harold
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Participated in 1
athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metres
Place of birth 1
Bedford
Place of death 1
London Borough of Enfield
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Sidney Abrahams
Siblings 1
Sidney Abrahams
Sport 1
athletics
Sports discipline competed in 1
sprinting
← Characters 1
Chariots of Fire
← Winner 1
athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metres
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Summary

Harold Abrahams was born in Bedford[1]. He was born on December 15, 1899[2]. He passed away in London Borough of Enfield[3]. He died on January 14, 1978[4]. He worked as an athletics competitor[5], sprinter[6], lawyer[7], journalist[8], and Olympic champion[9].

Body

Education

Educated at Bedford School[13], an independent school[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1908[26]; Repton School[14], an independent school[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1908[29]; and Gonville and Caius College[15], a college of the University of Cambridge[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1348[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16], a grade of an order[33], in United Kingdom[34] and International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame[17], a religion-related award[35], in Israel[36], founded in 1981[37], headquartered in Netanya[38].

FAQs

Where was Harold Abrahams born?

Harold Abrahams's place of birth was Bedford[1].

Where did Harold Abrahams die?

Harold Abrahams passed away in London Borough of Enfield[3].

What did Harold Abrahams do for work?

Harold Abrahams worked as athletics competitor[5], sprinter[6], lawyer[7], journalist[8], and Olympic champion[9].

Where did Harold Abrahams go to school?

Harold Abrahams was educated at Bedford School[13], Repton School[14], and Gonville and Caius College[15].

What awards did Harold Abrahams receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16] and International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame[17].

Related Entities

Chariots of Fire lawyer United Kingdom

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