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Michael David Edwards (born 5 December 1963), 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.
Eddie the Eagle is a 2015 biographical sports comedy-drama film directed by Dexter Fletcher. The film stars Taron Egerton as Michael Edwards, a British skier who in 1988 became the first competitor to represent Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping since 1928. Hugh Jackman, Christopher Walken, Iris Berben and Jim Broadbent co-star.
A quarter century ago British plasterer-turned-ski jumper Michael Edwards made a name for himself—Eddie the Eagle—by not skiing or jumping very well at the Winter Olympics in Calgary.
Feb 26, 2016 · Eddie the Eagle: Directed by Dexter Fletcher. With Tom Costello, Jo Hartley, Keith Allen, Dickon Tolson. The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
Dec 30, 2022 · Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards: where is the British ski jumper now? The bespectacled Brit exploded onto the scene at the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games with his plucky against-all-odds story which was turned into a feature film.
Jul 22, 2022 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Michael 'Eddie the Eagle' Edwards made history at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary. He became the ...
Dec 16, 2015 · Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael “Eddie” Edwards (Taron Egerton), an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper wh...
