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Edward Liddie

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Edward Liddie
Personal information
BornJuly 24, 1959 (1959-07-24) (age 65)
Union City, Georgia, U.S.
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Extra Lightweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1979 San Juan Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Bantamweight

Edward J. "Ed" Liddie (born July 21, 1959 in Union City, Georgia) is an American former judoka. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and was the bronze medalist in the men's extra-lightweight division (– 60 kg). He also won judo medals at the Pan American Games in 1979 and 1991. He graduated from Cumberland College in 1983.[1] He teaches at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2] He was named as a finalist for the USOC Paralympic Coach of the Year in 2013.[3] He served as a coach for some Olympic judoka such as Taraje Williams-Murray.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Eddie Liddie (1999)". University of the Cumberlands Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  2. ^ "USA Judo - Features, Events, Results - Team USA". Usjudo.org. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  3. ^ "Eddie Liddie Named Finalist For USOC Paralympic Coach of the Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  4. ^ "Taraje Williams-Murray Judo, 60 Kilograms". Nytimes.com. 1984-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-06.