Jonathan Edwards (luger)
Encyclopedia
Jonathan Edwards is an American
luge
r who competed in the early 1990s. He finished fourth in the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics
in Lillehammer
.
Prior to his luge career, Edwards was a high school All-American in American football
being recruited by colleges to play football.
Edwards today lives in Calgary
and is vice president of Olympic luge for the Canadian Luge Association. He is married and also runs a blogspot specializing in bedding
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
luge
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
r who competed in the early 1990s. He finished fourth in the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
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Prior to his luge career, Edwards was a high school All-American in American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
being recruited by colleges to play football.
Edwards today lives in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
and is vice president of Olympic luge for the Canadian Luge Association. He is married and also runs a blogspot specializing in bedding
Bedding
Bedding refers to the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for hygiene, warmth, to protect the mattress, and for decorative effect. Bedding is the removable and washable portion of a human sleeping environment. It is more easily and economically replaced than the bed itself...
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