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Harold Abrahams
Manage episode 217897792 series 1301469
In 1924, the British sprinter, Harold Abrahams, won the 100 metres at the Paris Olympics - a famous victory depicted in the film, Chariots of Fire. Simon Watts tells his story using interviews in the BBC archives.
(Photo: Harold Abrahams winning the 1924 Olympics. Credit: Getty Images)
556 episodes
Manage episode 217897792 series 1301469
In 1924, the British sprinter, Harold Abrahams, won the 100 metres at the Paris Olympics - a famous victory depicted in the film, Chariots of Fire. Simon Watts tells his story using interviews in the BBC archives.
(Photo: Harold Abrahams winning the 1924 Olympics. Credit: Getty Images)
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