by Catherine M. Swift · HarperCollins Publishers · tapa dura · ISBN 9780551013544
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«Eric Liddell: God's Athlete» is the biography of Eric Liddell by Catherine M. Swift, published by HarperCollins in hardcover (160 pages, in English).
It tells the life of Scottish athlete Eric Liddell, known from the movie Chariots of Fire: his refusal to run on a Sunday at the 1924 Paris Olympics, his victory in a race for which he was not trained, and his decision to leave athletics to become a missionary in China, guided by his Christian faith.
The book belongs to the Heroes of the Cross series. It was published in 1986 and falls within the categories of sport and religion.
For a general audience, with appeal for young readers due to its blend of sports biography, Olympic history, and Christian faith.
