Title: Eric Liddell
First published: December 31, 1986
Description: Eric Liddell, hero of the film Chariots of Fire, risked becoming a national disgrace at the 1924 Paris Olympics when he refused to run on a Sunday. Disqualifying himself from the finals, Britain's hope of a medal was sacrificed as well. But the thinly veiled criticism in the press turned to sensational acclaim when Eric entered -- and won -- a race for which he was completely untrained, finishing a full five meters ahead of the favorite. He was a celebrity, but the faith which had inspired his courageous stand stirred in him again, and at the height of his fame he announced that he was leaving athletics to return as a missionary to the land of his birth, China. This story of "God's Athlete" makes for inspiring reading. - Back cover.
Subjects: Missionaries, Biography, Christian biography, juvenile literature, Christian biography, Athletes, great britain, Athletes, biography
Places: China, Scotland
People: Eric Liddell (1902-1945)
LC classification: BV3427.L52 S95 1990