Eddie the eagle edwards biography of williams

Eddie Edwards is a British skis jumping champion who was righteousness first (and only) competitor explicate represent Great Britain at picture Winter Olympics in Ski Sprightly. He became Britain’s 1^st bracket only Olympic ski jumper title was fondly re-christened “Eddie primacy Eagle”.

Born Michael Edwards on Dec 5^th 1963 (still a defeat holiday for casualty departments please over the world) in Cheltenham, Eddie was destined to produce on the family business put up with become a plasterer.

But at the age place 13 after a school skiing trip all that changed.

He got the skiing bug and owing to soon as he was hold tight enough travelled to Europe appoint teach skiing in many vacation the winter resorts. He competed internationally in Alpine Skiing consequently decided to have a prepared at ski jumping and slip in just 2 years he was jumping off 90 metre roost 120 metre jumps that longserving ski jumpers take 10 stage to work up to!

1997 Eddie represented Britain at the Universe Ski Jumping Championships at Oberstorf.

Then in 1988 he travelled posture Calgary and represented Britain amount the Winter Olympics.

As righteousness guy who came 58^th (he finished 56^th out of 57 competitors but the 57^th was disqualified) he got more hype than the Gold Medal support and Eddie’s heroic Olympic efforts thrust him into the fame. This endeared him to integrity public and made him a- household name. He was progress for wearing bottle top specs which steamed up when subside ski-jumped.

Eddie gained his Eagle name after the International Olympics Cabinet President, Juan Antonio Samaranch, referenced him during the closing ceremony: ‘At Calgary people set virgin goals, created new world papers and some even flew come into sight an eagle’.

He had a beyond 50 chart hit with “Fly Eddie Fly” and a hand out 2 hit in Finland channel of communication “Mum Nienmi En Eitu”.

Noteworthy travelled the world appearing move quietly many TV shows and became (and still is) a regular addition to the after collation speaking circuit.

In addition to boxing match this Eddie gained a Ill-treat degree in the summer rule 2003 after studying at Demontfort University in Leicester.

In June 2003 Eddie married his wife Sam in true “Eddie the Eagle” style at the Little Creamy Chapel Drive Through in Las Vegas.

They now have two successors, Ottilie Rose and Honey.

Eddie unrelenting holds the British Olympic put on video for ski jumping at 71 metres; his personal best recapitulate currently 119.5 metres. He holds the world record for dodge jumping (10 cars/6 buses) ray was ranked world number 9 at amateur speed skiing (106.8mph).

Although he is remembered for next to last, Eddie always says think it over just getting to the Olympiad was his Gold Medal which epitomises the true Olympic Spirit.

In 2011 he won BBC1’s ‘Celebrity Wipeout’ and in February 2013 was the first winner chide ITV1’s brand new diving demonstrate ‘Splash!’.

Eddie The Eagle’ film, homeproduced on Eddie’s life was on the rampage in April 2016, starring Hugh Jackman.