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Michael David Edwards (born 5 December 1963), better known as Eddie the Eagle, is an English ski jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping, finishing last in the Normal Hill and Large Hill events.
BIO. Early Career. Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, was Born in Cheltenham (Gloucestershire – United Kingdom). Eddie learnt to ski at the Gloucester Ski & Snowboard Centre in the United Kingdom.
A quarter century ago British plasterer-turned-ski jumper Michael Edwards made a name for himself—Eddie the Eagle—by not skiing or jumping very well at the Winter Olympics in...
6 min By Jo Gunston. Michael EDWARDS Ski Jumping. If you’ve ever wondered how Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards has been getting on since bursting onto the winter sports scene at Calgary 1988 – becoming the first Briton to compete in ski jumping at an Olympic Winter Games – ponder no more.
3 de sept. de 2007 · see more. British skier Eddie Edwards, aka Eddie the Eagle, during the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 22nd February 1988. Edwards competed in the 70m and 90 ski jump events, and finished last in both. (Photo by Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images) Bob Thomas Sports Photography Bob Thomas.
9 de sept. de 2021 · Eddie Edwards is surrounded by the press after the 90 metres Ski Jump event in Calgary (Getty) He finished last in both the 70m and 90m events at the Games, but by virtue of being Great Britain's first Olympic ski jumper, he still set a personal and British record of 73.5 meters in one of his jumps.
Michael EDWARDS Ski Jumping. (2016 Getty Images) Eddie the Eagle was one of the stars of the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. His Olympic dream captured the imagination of the globe with his quest to be the first British ski jumper since 1928 to make the Games. He finished last in both the 70m and 90m events.
