Eddie the eagle edwards biography for kids
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Eddie the Eagle: 18 things you didn’t know about the real Olympic underdog
Michael “Eddie the Eagle” Edwards surprised everyone by representing Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping in the 1988 Olympics in Calgary.
Eddie the eagle edwards biography for kids
Though he finished last in the event, he became beloved by the public who saw him as an underdog because he lacked both the skill and funds to be a posh Olympic athlete. Now, Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton star in a new movie about his life called Eddie the Eagle. Here are 18 things about the unconventional skier not included in the movie.
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Eddie started as a pretty decent downhill skier
When Edwards failed to make his country’s downhill ski team in the 1984 Olympics, he turned his focus to ski jumping to follow his Olympic dream, since there were no other ski jumpers competing on behalf of Great Britain.
The fact that he was 20 pounds heavier than the average ski jumper did not deter him.