If you aren't familiar with the story or have forgotten the details, WA has a great article on the feat:
If you haven't watched Chariots of Fire, I suggest you do so now.
100 years ago from today, Eric Liddell won one of the most famous golds in track history (400m in Paris, Chariots of Fire)
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Shoulda been in the 200
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The Jericho Mile. wrote:
Shoulda been in the 200
It's not covered in the movie, but he was. He took a bronze behind the Americans Scholz and Paddock.
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Truly an amazing man. He died of a brain tumor and malnutrition in a Chinese internment camp. Though not written specifically about him, you can read more about that segment of his life in the book, The Courtyard of the Happy Way. Brilliant read. Here it is translated from Chinese:
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Wrong link. This should suffice:
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Truly an amazing man.
I just read his wikipedia page. It is amazing how great he was:
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Really great that this athletic feat and an extraordinary life has been highlighted. Thumbs up to World Athletics and Rojo!
Trivia question: What was the distance for one lap of the track at the 1924 Paris Olympics?
Spoiler answer: 500m
The website at the first link below states the following:
"The 1924 Olympic athletics competition was held at the [Stade Olympique de Colombes], slightly north of Paris. The track was 500 metres and this was the last time that Olympic competition would be contested on other than a 400-metre track."
The original film footage at the link immediately below confirms that in the 400m at Paris 1924 the athletes only ran one bend. Watch from the 1:15 mark of the video.
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Interesting the similarity between MKoch and Lidell's splits/times. (22.4/22.2 at 200m and 47.6)
“I run the first 200m as hard as I could,” Liddell said of his approach to the one-lap event. “Then, for the second 200m, with God’s help, I run harder.”
“Fitch and the others may as well have been chasing an antelope startled into top speed,” wrote Grantland Rice, whose report for the New York Herald Tribune also described Liddell as having been propelled by “some divine power.”
Sadly, Letsrun would've absolutely skewered that WR performance if it happened these days.
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The Jericho Mile. wrote:
Shoulda been in the 200
Read the linked article. He was.
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Master in Asia wrote:
Really great that this athletic feat and an extraordinary life
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rojo wrote:
If you aren't familiar with the story or have forgotten the details, WA has a great article on the feat:
If you haven't watched Chariots of Fire, I suggest you do so now.
least you could do is post a link to the race on youtube, jfc how lazy are you
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Master in Asia wrote:
Really great that this athletic feat and an extraordinary life has been highlighted. Thumbs up to World Athletics and Rojo!
Trivia question: What was the distance for one lap of the track at the 1924 Paris Olympics?
Spoiler answer: 500m
The 1500 made a lot of sense on that track.
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1509m wrote:
Master in Asia wrote:
Really great that this athletic feat and an extraordinary life has been highlighted. Thumbs up to World Athletics and Rojo!
Trivia question: What was the distance for one lap of the track at the 1924 Paris Olympics?
Spoiler answer: 500m
The 1500 made a lot of sense on that track.
At least one 500m synthetic track exists.
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great story, and one of my favourite movies
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"God made me for a purpose. He also made me fast. When I run, I feel His pleasure."
A hero in Scotland and a hero in China.
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I was aware he was born and spent most of his life in China, presumably among locals so he would have spoken Chinese as a first language along with English. I wonder if he actually had a Scottish accent as depicted in the movie, certainly possible but I’ve always wondered whether he would have had a more neutral or Chinese-influenced accent. Would have also been interesting to learn more about that part of his life in the movie although it was focused on the pre-Paris buildup.
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coach ewe wrote:
rojo wrote:
If you aren't familiar with the story or have forgotten the details, WA has a great article on the feat:
If you haven't watched Chariots of Fire, I suggest you do so now.
least you could do is post a link to the race on youtube, jfc how lazy are you
are you so inept that you can't just google it (or watch the multiple others that have posted)?
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It’s interesting to compare the differences in scheduling for the 400m at the 1924 Olympics and this year’s Olympics. In 1924, they ran four rounds in only two days. This year, there will be three rounds (not counting the repechage) spread over four days.
1924 schedule:
- Round 1: July 10 at 2:00 pm
- Quarterfinals: July 10 at 4:00 pm
- Semifinals: July 11 at 2:45 pm
- Final: July 11 at 5:30 pm
That’s four 400m races in a span of about 27.5 hours!
2024 schedule:
- Round 1: August 4 at 7:05 pm
- Semifinals: August 6 at 7:35 pm
- Final: August 7 at 9:20 pm
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