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Harold Abrahams

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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archives.

(Photo: Harold Abrahams winning the 1924 Olympics. Credit: Getty Images)

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9 minutes

Last on

Tue 2 Oct 2018 23:50GMT

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  • Sat 29 Sep 2018 19:50GMT
  • Sun 30 Sep 2018 18:50GMT
  • Tue 2 Oct 2018 08:50GMT
  • Tue 2 Oct 2018 17:50GMT
  • Tue 2 Oct 2018 23:50GMT

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