Edward Liddie

Edward Liddie
Personal information
Born July 21, 1959 (1959-07-21) (age 57)
Union City, Georgia, U.S.
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Extra Lightweight
Pan American Games
1979 San Juan Bantamweight
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 teaches at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[1] He was named as a finalist for the USOC Paralympic Coach of the Year.[2] He served as a coach for some Olympic judoka such as Taraje Williams-Murray.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "USA Judo - Features, Events, Results - Team USA". Usjudo.org. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  2. ↑ "Eddie Liddie Named Finalist For USOC Paralympic Coach of the Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  3. ↑ "Taraje Williams-Murray Judo, 60 Kilograms". Nytimes.com. 1984-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-06.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.