| Honorific Prefix: | Sir |
| Adolphe Abrahams | |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 1883 |
| Birth Place: | Cape Town, Cape Colony |
| Spouse: | Adrienne Walsh |
| Children: | 2 |
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| Education: | Bedford School Bedford Modern School |
| Alma Mater: | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation: | Physician |
| Nationality: | British |
Sir Adolphe Abrahams (6 February 1883 – 11 December 1967) was a British medical doctor, and he is considered to be the founder of British sports science.[1] [2]
Abrahams was born in Cape Town on 6 February 1883, as the son of Isaac and Esther Abrahams.[1] He was educated at Bedford Modern School between 1891 and 1899,[1] [3] [4] [5] at Bedford School, and at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[1] [6] [4] [7]
Abrahams is considered the founder of British sports science.[2] He was the medical officer in charge of the British Olympic teams from 1912 until 1948.[1] He was also the President of the British Association of Sports and Medicine, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.[8]
Abrahams was knighted in 1939.[1]
Abrahams married Adrienne Walsh in 1922; they had a son and a daughter.[1] He was the elder brother of the athletes Harold Abrahams and Sir Sidney Abrahams . He died on 11 December 1967.[1]
In the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, about his brother Harold Abrahams played by Ben Cross, Harold shows his friend a picture of his brother, a doctor, who was Adolphe Abrahams.