What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Harold Abrahams 1924 Olympic 100 metres champion, whose deeds were immortalised in the award-winning film "Chariots of Fire", was born in a house on this site on 15th December 1899
Harold Abrahams was a British athlete who won the gold medal in the 100 metres at the 1924 Olympics, and his life story gained wider recognition through the Oscar-winning film "Chariots of Fire".
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