Harold Abrahams

Athlete

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Gender	Male
Death	45 years ago
Date of birth	December 15,1899
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Date of died	January 14,1978
Died	London Borough Of Enfield
	United Kingdom
Spouse	Sybil Evers
Coach	Sam Mussabini
Olympic_medals	Athletics At The 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metres
Books	Athletics Sportsgraph
	Oxford Versus Cambridge: A Record of Inter-university Contests from 1827-1930
Height	183 (cm)
Buried	Saint John the Baptist Church, Great Amwell, United Kingdom
Children	Sue Pottle
Parents	Isaac Abrahams
	Ester Abrahams
Born	Bedford
	United Kingdom
Place of burial	Saint John the Baptist Church, Great Amwell, United Kingdom
Education	Repton School
	University of Cambridge
	Bedford School
	Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge
Siblings	Sidney Abrahams
	Adolphe Abrahams
Olympic medal	Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres
Date of Reg.	2019-02-15 21:23:16
Date of Upd.	2023-08-16 02:26:33
ID	424665

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Harold Abrahams Life story

Harold Maurice Abrahams CBE was an English track and field athlete. He was Olympic champion in 1924 in the 100 metres sprint, a feat depicted in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire.

Obituary: Ian Holm

Jun 19,2020 9:10 pm

... Two years later, he appeared as Sam Mussabini in Hugh Hudson s film Chariots of Fire, based on the story of athletes Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams as they prepare for the 1924 Olympic games...