Harold Abrahams

Harold Abrahams
Narození15. prosince 1899
Bedford
Úmrtí14. ledna 1978 (ve věku 78 let)
Enfield
Alma materBedford School
Repton School
Gonville and Caius College
Povoláníatlet, sprinter, advokát a novinář
ZaměstnavatelBBC
Oceněníkomandér Řádu britského impéria (1957)
PříbuzníSidney Abrahams[1] a Adolphe Abrahams[1] (sourozenci)
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Přehled medailí
Olympijské kruhy Atletika na LOH
zlatoLOH 1924běh na 100 m
stříbroLOH 1924běh na 4 x 100 m

Harold Maurice Abrahams (15. prosince 1899 Bedford14. ledna 1978 Londýn) byl britský atlet, sprinter, olympijský vítěz v běhu na 100 metrů z roku 1924.

Sportovní

Narodil se v rodině židovských přistěhovalců z Litvy. Studoval právo na univerzitě v Cambridge, kde se současně věnoval atletice - sprintům a skoku do dálky. Startoval na olympiádě v Antverpách v roce 1920. Byl zde členem štafety na 4 x 100 metrů, která skončila čtvrtá, v bězích na 100 a 200 metrů i ve skoku do dálky nezaznamenal úspěch. Měsíc před pařížskou olympiádou v roce 1924 vylepšil britský rekord ve skoku do dálky na 737 cm, který vydržel až do roku 1956. Na olympiádě zvítězil v běhu na 100 metrů, byl členem stříbrné štafety na 4 x 100 metrů a skončil šestý v běhu na 200 metrů. O rok později si zlomil nohu a ukončil sportovní kariéru. Poté pracoval řadu let jako sportovní novinář. Historii startu Abrahhamse a jeho soupeře Liddela na pařížské olympiádě popisuje film Ohnivé vozy, který obdržel čtyři Oscary.

Reference

  1. a b FamilySearch Family Tree. Dostupné online. [cit. 2023-12-19]

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Harold Abrahams rests between events during the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. Abrahams won the gold medal in the 100 metres in a time of 10.6 seconds and a silver medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay.