Michael David Edwards (born 5 December 1963), 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.
Michael David Edwards (born 5 December 1963), 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.
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