- Nickname
- Jennie Somerville
- She was very critical of the portrayal of her in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire. In the film, she was depicted as a prim, down-in-the mouth killjoy, who was very critical of Eric and his athletic aspirations. She was seen as constantly nagging her brother, telling him that he needed to focus more on his theological studies and less on his running. In reality, Jennie was just a little girl living in China with her parents at the time Eric ran in the Paris Olympics. Not only would she not have opposed his race, but the fact is that she also did not even know about it until long after it was over. In fact, she and her parents did not learn that Eric had even entered the Olympics until months after he had won the Gold medal, due to the postal delivery services of the 1920s being considerably slower as opposed to its modern day equivalence.
- Younger sister of the famous Christian missionary and runner, Eric Liddell who won the men's 400 meters at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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