Great Olympians

Biographies - EDW

Harry Edward

B. 1898-04-15, Berlin, Germany, represented Great Britain
Athletics (2 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's 100 m	bronze	2560
Men's 200 m	bronze	2560
		5120

Mallon's book tells us he was born in Guyana, but apparently this is no longer considered exact. He lived in Berlin till the age of 16, and was then interned for the duration of the War.

Alan Edwards

B. 1943-10-21, Worcester, England, Great Britain
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	SF:5th	8.6
		8.6

Anthony Edwards

Australia
Rowing (2 silver, 1 bronze)

1996 2000 2004 2008 HP

Lightweight Double Sculls bronze 3520

Lightweight Coxless Fours silver silver 9th 6732

10252

	1996	2000	2004	2008	HP
Lightweight Double Sculls	bronze				3520
Lightweight Coxless Fours		silver	silver	9th	6732
					10252

Betty Edwards

B. 1911-02-22, Toronto, Ont., Canada; D. 2009-05-28
Swimming

	1932	HP
Women's 400m Freestyle	R1:3rd	16
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
		416

Clyde Edwards

B. 1958-01-17, represented Barbados
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	SF:7th	5.2
Men's 4x400 m Relay	sixth	160
		165.2

Debra Armstrong

B. 1954-11-09, Taylor, Texas, USA
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Women's 200 metres		SF:6th	52
Women's 400 metres	R1:35th		-2.10
Women's 4x100 m Relay		7th	100
			152.001

Francis Millward Edwards

B. 1886-03-14, Barton Regis, England, Great Britain; D. 1976-03-19
Athletics - Track & Field

	1906	HP
Men's 5 miles	ac	48.02
		48.02

Olympic Competitor nr 2945

1906-04-25-18:30 - Athletics - 5 miles - AC (48.02)

Hector Edwards

B. 1949-03-18, represented Barbados
Cycling - Track & Cycling - Road

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep1:2nd		-2.34
Men's Time Trial	dnf	18th	3.846
Men's Road Race	dnf		-28.60
			3.8494

Heywood Edwards

B. 1905-11-09, San Saba, Texas, USA; D. 1941-10-31
Wrestling - Freestyle

	1928	HP
Men's Light Heavyweight (-87 kg)	BrFI	2400
		2400

Hugh Edwards

B. 1906-11-17, Woodstock, England, Great Britain; D. 1972-12-21
Rowing (2 gold)

	1932	HP
Coxless Pairs	gold	8000
Coxless Fours	gold	4800
		12800

Jonathan Edwards

B. 1966-05-10 London, England, Great Britain

1988 1992 1996 2000 HP

Triple Jump 23rd 35th silver gold 15600.3855

15600.3855

	1988	1992	1996	2000	HP
Triple Jump	23rd	35th	silver	gold	15600.3855
					15600.3855

John Edwards

B. 1954-07-01, Almonte, Ont., Canada
Canoeing - Sprint Canadian

	1976	HP
Men's Canadian Singles 1000 metres	9th	160
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 metres	Rep:4th	15.6
		175.6

Kenneth Paine "Ken" Edwards

B. 1886-03-09, Chicago, Ill., USA; D. 1952-12-21
Golf (1 gold)

	1904	HP
Men's Team	gold	1200
		1200

Olympic Competitor nr 2178

1904-09-17-10:00? - Golf - men, team - first (1200)

Lionel Edwards

B. 1878-09-11, Clifton, England, Great Britain; D. 1966-04-13
Art Competitions

	1928	1932	1936	1948	HP
Painting, Drawings & Water Colours	3 works				119.529
Painting, Paintings				3 works	119.529
Painting, unknown event		2 works			4.372
					123.901

Margaret Edwards

B. 1939-03-28, from London, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	bronze	3840
		3840

Martin Edwards

B. 1955-09-21, from Birmingham, England, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Butterfly	33rd	-2.26
		0.00256

Norman Edwards

B. 1962-09-24, represented Jamaica; D. 2015-07-13
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	SF:7th	20.8
Men's 4x100 m Relay	(silver)	2.05
		22.85

Peter Frederick Edwards

B. 1939-09-08, from Melbourne, represented Australia
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Single Sculls	9th	240
		240

Philip "Phil" Edwards

B. 1949-09-03, Bristol, England, Great Britain; D. 2017-04-24
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	fifth	1500
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	13th	19.2
		1519.2

B. 1907-09-23, Georgetown, (British) Guyana, represented Canada; D. 1971-09-06
Track and Field (5 bronze)

1928 1932 1936 HP

Men's 800 m fourth bronze bronze 7392

Men's 1500 m bronze fifth 3560

Men's 400 m SF:6th 52

Men's 4x400 m Relay bronze bronze fourth 1848

12852

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's 800 m	fourth	bronze	bronze	7392
Men's 1500 m		bronze	fifth	3560
Men's 400 m	SF:6th			52
Men's 4x400 m Relay	bronze	bronze	fourth	1848
				12852

In 1928 and 1932 he was still a medical student, but by 1936 he was a fully fledged doctor, and that is how he won his fifth bronze medal.
He competed for Guyana in the British empire games of 1930 and 1934, but was eligible for Canada in the Olympics (Guyana did not have an NOC)

Pauline Mary Edwards

B. 1949-04-23, Dartford, England, Great Britain
Archery

	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Women's Individual	25th				17th	5.15
Women's Team					fifth	250
						255.15

Ray Anthony Edwards

B. 1927-02-17, Kingston, Jamaica; D. 1991-05
Boxing

	1948	HP
Men's Light−Heavyweight (-80 kg)	R1	1.991
		1.991

He was also a non-starter in the Heavyweight (+80 kg) in 1948.

Teresa Edwards

B. 1964-07-19, Cairo, Georgia, USA
Basketball (4 gold, 1 bronze)

1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 HP

Women's Team gold gold bronze gold gold 28160

28160

	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	HP
Women's Team	gold	gold	bronze	gold	gold	28160
						28160

Member of the American Basketball team that won gold at Los Angeles, Seoul, Atlanta and Sydney.
As a double gold medallist already, and living in Atlanta, she was asked to perform the oath for the athletes in the 1996 games.
With 4 golds and a bronze she became the most succesfull team sportsman in Olympic history.

W. Edwards

from Abertillery, Wales, represented Great Britain
Gymnastics

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, European system	fifth	250
		250

Wilfred Edwards

Olympic Competitor nr 4140

1908-07-17-16:15 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-20-11:00 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style; semifinals - AC (72.75)

Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2024-01-12

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