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Glynn Pedersen improved the record with both his first and second jumps on 1st September 2001. Sam Bolton was aged 16 years and 98 days when he jumped 134.50m, making him the youngest person to hold the record.
Edwards' jump of 71 m at the Winter Olympics was then a British record (now 134.50 m held by Halifax-born Sam Bolton). His Olympic jump still puts him sixth on the all-time list of British ski jumpers .
Feb 7, 2021 · Eddie the Eagle: Everything you need to know about the iconic British ski jumper from the 1980s. We answer some of the most common questions about the charismatic competitor from the 1988 Olympic Games in Calagary
- Ed Knowles
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.
Sep 9, 2021 · Eddie Edwards is surrounded by the press after the 90 metres Ski Jump event in Calgary (Getty) He finished last in both the 70m and 90m events at the Games, but by virtue of being Great Britain's first Olympic ski jumper, he still set a personal and British record of 73.5 meters in one of his jumps.
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Born in Cheltenham, Eddie was the UK’s first jumper since 1928 and held the British record at 71m for jumping from 1988 to 2001, and he has become a true British legend.
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Feb 10, 2022 · His 71m jump in the latter event set a British record at the time and still sits in sixth place on the all-time list of British ski jumps.
