Edward Liddie
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Born | July 24, 1959 Union City, Georgia, U.S. | (age 65)
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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
- ^ "Eddie Liddie (1999)". University of the Cumberlands Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "USA Judo - Features, Events, Results - Team USA". Usjudo.org. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ^ "Eddie Liddie Named Finalist For USOC Paralympic Coach of the Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
- ^ "Taraje Williams-Murray Judo, 60 Kilograms". Nytimes.com. 1984-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
External links
- (in Dutch) Profile
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edward Liddie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- American male judoka
- Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka of the United States
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in judo
- Sportspeople from Fulton County, Georgia
- Judoka trainers
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in judo
- Judoka at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Judoka at the 1991 Pan American Games
- American Olympic medalist stubs
- American judo biography stubs