Edwards first represented Great Britain at the 1987 World Championships in Oberstdorf in Bavaria, West Germany, and was ranked 55th in the world. This performance qualified him as the sole British applicant for the 1988 Winter Olympics ski jumping competition.

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.

Edwards had a goal of competing at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo as a member of Great Britain's Alpine skiing team but failed to qualify. But the Eagle wasn't going to give up his Olympic dream that easily.

It was Eddie’s appearance at the Winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988 that changed the face of athletics forever. Normally known for its complete dedication to peak performance, the Olympic Games were about to receive a stark reminder of what sport truly means to the world.

2022年2月10日 · Michael Edwards, known as “Eddie the Eagle”, was a British ski-jumper who rose to fame at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. Edwards was first introduced to the slopes at age 13 and quickly took to...

2022年1月6日 · Nonetheless, it had been exactly 60 years since a British ski jumper last qualified for the Olympics, and if there's one thing the nation loves, it's an underdog. Edwards became an icon as Eddie the Eagle.

2024年9月6日 · Discover the real story of Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards, Britain's improbable ski jumping hero. Learn how this unlikely Olympian captured hearts worldwide at the 1988 Calgary Games, despite finishing last in his events.

Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards was the first British ski jumper to ever compete at the Olympics. He was nowhere near to winning a medal, but he did become an Olympic and sporting icon.

2016年2月26日 · In fact, he came in last place in both of his events during the 1988 winter Olympics. Nevertheless, the myopic former day laborer became a hero and a household name in the United Kingdom. But...

Eddie Edwards is a British ski jumping champion who was the first (and only) competitor to represent Great Britain at the Winter Olympics in Ski Jumping. He became Britain’s 1 st and only Olympic ski jumper and was fondly re-christened “Eddie the Eagle”.