Eric Liddell

Eric Liddell was a missionary who joined Eltham College at the age of eight whilst his mother and father Rev and Mrs James Dunlop Liddell and sister Jenny were actively working as missionaries in China.

Eric Liddell made an unparalleled contribution to sport during his time at Eltham. He played for both the 1st XV rugby and 1st XI cricket teams by the age of fifteen. His achievements for the school earned him the prestigious Blackheath Cup for excellence in sport.

His sporting endeavors continued after he left school, he represented Scotland at Rugby Union and went to the 1924 Paris Olympics, winning a Gold medal in the 400m and Bronze medal in the 200m.