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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.
Olympics.com looks back at the stories of athletes who were a long way from winning gold at the Olympics, but won the hearts of fans. Find out more about British ski jumper Michael Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle.
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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.
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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....
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We answer some of the most common questions about the charismatic competitor from the 1988 Olympic Games in Calagary. 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.
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