Eddie the Eagle
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Michael David Edwards, better known as Eddie the Eagle, or Eddie Edwards is an English ski jumper and Olympian who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping. Despite finishing last in the Normal Hill and Large Hill events, he held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001. He also took part in amateur speed skiing, running at 106.8 km/h (66.4 mph), and became a stunt jumping world record holder for jumping over 6 buses.
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Michael David Edwards is a British ski jumper and singer born in 1963. He represented the United Kingdom in ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics. His personal best jump measured 73.5. Edwards is also known for his appearance in the work titled *Eddie the Eagle*.
He attended De Montfort University and resides in Woodchester. Edwards speaks English and has red hair. He is a male citizen of the United Kingdom. His career spans both sport and music, with his name appearing in native language records as Michael David Edwards.
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1963
Discography
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Official website
Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards - Official Website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Edwards
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1988 Winter Olympics
- Field of work
- sport
- Hair colour
- red hair
- Sport
- ski jumping
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- Mass
- 74
- Official website
- eddie-the-eagle.co.uk
- Image
- Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards in Calgary 2017-03-05 (crop).jpg
- Height
- 173
- Residence
- Woodchester
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1963-12-05
- Commons category
- Michael Edwards
- personal best
- 73.5
- different from
- Eddie Edwards
- present in work
- Eddie the Eagle
- name in native language
- Michael David Edwards
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