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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.
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 Calgary.
Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards: where is the British ski jumper now? The bespectacled Brit exploded onto the scene at the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games with his plucky against-all-odds story which was turned into a feature film.
Jul 22, 2022 · He became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. He finished last in both individual competitions, but his spirit and personality captured the imagination of...
Edward's Olympic life in ski jumping didn't last long. Shortly after Calgary, the so-called Eddie the Eagle Rule was instituted to stop future amateurs qualifying for the Olympics in a similar fashion to what Edwards had achieved.
Eddie the Eagle is a 2015 biographical sports comedy-drama film directed by Dexter Fletcher. The film stars Taron Egerton as Michael Edwards , a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping since 1928.
Eddie first represented Great Britain at the 1987 World Championships and was ranked 55th in the world. This performance qualified him, as the sole British applicant, for the 1988 Winter Olympics. At that time, he was the British ski jumping record holder despite finishing last in the 70m and 90m events.
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.
Feb 26, 2016 · In 1988, the same year Edwards was wowing the crowds at the ski jump, the Jamaican bobsled team became unlikely superstars (and later the subjects of their own movie) even though they didn’t ...
Feb 16, 2016 · As Britain's first Olympic ski jumper, the affable young Edwards — self-funded, near-sighted and, ultimately, last-placed — leaped into the hearts of millions of fans worldwide with his...
