Abrahams, Harold Maurice, 1899-1978

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Harold Maurice Abrahams,1899-1978. A barrister by profession, but much better known as the gold medallist in the 100m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, the public voice of athletics in Britain (he was Vice-President of the Amateur Athletics Association from 1948), and as an athletics broadcaster for 40 years.

Reference: Lord Blake and C.S. Nichols (Eds), Dictionary of National Biography, 1971-1980 (Oxford University Press. Oxford. New York. 1986 ).

From the guide to the The Harold Abrahams Bequest, 1936-1976, (University of Birmingham Information Services, Special Collections Department)

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associatedWith Amateur Athletics Association corporateBody
associatedWith Association of Track and field Statisticians corporateBody
associatedWith Borough Road College Athletic Club corporateBody
associatedWith British Amateur Athletics Board corporateBody
associatedWith British Commonwealth Games corporateBody
associatedWith British Olympic Association corporateBody
associatedWith Brownlow, David George person
associatedWith Burghley David George Brownlow Cecil 1905-1981 6th Marquess of Exeter person
associatedWith Comite International Olympique corporateBody
associatedWith Coubertin Pierre de 1863-1937 person
associatedWith European Athletics Championships corporateBody
associatedWith International Amateur Athletic Association corporateBody
associatedWith International Olympic Committee corporateBody
associatedWith Jokl Ernst b 1907 person
associatedWith Kennelly Arthur Edwin 1861-1939 person
associatedWith Race Walking Association corporateBody
associatedWith Women's Amateur Athletic Association corporateBody
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Birth 1899-12-15

Death 1978-01-14

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