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Philip Aaron Edwards, MD (September 23, 1907 – September 6, 1971) was a Canadian and Guyanese track and field athlete who competed in middle-distance events. Nicknamed the "Man of Bronze", he was Canada's most-decorated Olympian for many years.
- 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
- 64 kg (141 lb)
- Canadian
Sep 30, 2016 · Philip Aron “Phil” Edwards, runner, physician (born 23 September 1907 in Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]; died 6 September 1971 in Montréal, QC). Nicknamed the “Man of Bronze,” middle distance runner Phil Edwards won five bronze medals at three Olympic Games in the 4x400m relay (1928 and 1932), 800m (1932 and 1936) and 1,500m ...
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Feb 23, 2021 · by Adam Menikefs on February 23, 2021. In the celebration of Black Canadian figures, McGill is lucky to boast one of Canada’s greatest track athletes and medical graduate, Dr. Phil Edwards, as an alumni. Edwards was born to a family of 13 children in Georgetown, British Guiana in 1907.
He was sometimes known as “Mr. Bronze” because he is the only Olympian to have won five Olympic bronze medals in athletics, and no other medals. But he was an outstanding runner and physician. His one major international championship was the British Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games) 880 yard title in 1934.
Athletics. 800m - Men. Bronze. Team Canada - Known as the “Man of Bronze”, Phil Edwards is Canada's most decorated Olympian in track and field and was the first Canadian Olympian to win five Olympic medals, racking up five bronzes over three Olympiads – Amsterdam 1928, Los Angeles 1932 and Berlin 1936.
Feb 4, 2019 · Dr. Phil Edwards was a Guyanese immigrant who represented Canada in three Olympic Games between 1928 and ’36. A middle-distance runner, Edwards earned the nickname “Man of Bronze” by winning...
Feb 8, 2021 · February 8, 2021. 3 Comments. McGill Medicine grad Phil Edwards (MDCM ’36) was the University’s first Black athlete to compete in the Olympics. A revered Canadian athlete, he captured five bronze medals in middle distance races over three Olympiads and came to be known as the Man of Bronze.
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