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Michael David Edwards (born 5 December 1963), [1] 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. He held the British ski jumping record from 1988 to 2001.
Ski jumping at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of three events held from 14 February to 24 February, taking place at Canada Olympic Park. [1] The Calgary Games featured the addition of a new event, the first program change since 1964, with the debut of the team event. [ 2 ]
The 1988 Winter Olympics were also remembered for the "heroic failure" of both the British ski jumper, Michael Edwards, and the debut of the Jamaica national bobsleigh team. Both of them became subjects of major feature films about their participation in these Games: Cool Runnings by Walt Disney Pictures in 1993 [ 11 ] and Eddie the Eagle by ...
Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman star in this 2016 flick about the real-life Michael “Eddie” Edwards, a tenacious British skier who defied considerable odds by making it to the 1988 Winter ...
Eddie the Eagle (2015) ... film follows British skier Michael "Eddie" Edwards. He becomes the first athlete to represent Great Britain in the ski jumping event at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics ...
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, representing Great Britain, achieved international fame for what the BBC described as "his brave but laughable attempts at ski-jumping". [1]
Greg Louganis' two golds at the 1988 Olympics were the most dramatic among his many triumphs in the sport.
Eddie the Eagle (film) - Wikipedia