Dave Edge

David Edge (born November 12, 1954 in Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom) is a former long-distance runner, who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in the men's marathon.[1][2]

Dave Edge
Personal information
National team Canada
Born (1954-11-02) November 2, 1954
Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Occupationpoliceman
EmployerRoyal Canadian Mounted Police
Spouse(s)Carey May
Sport
SportRunning
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Canada
Maccabiah Games
Silver medal – second place Israel 1981
Bronze medal – third place Israel 1981

Biography

In Blackpool, he had been a policeman.[3] He moved to Canada in 1981, and joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.[3]

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California he did not finish. Four years later in Seoul, South Korea he finished in 67th place.[4][5]

He is Jewish, and competed in the 1981 Maccabiah Games, winning a silver medal in the 10,000 m and a bronze medal in the mini-marathon, and in the 1989 Maccabiah Games.[6][7] Edge won the silver medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the marathon, behind Australia's Robert de Castella.[3]

In 1984, he won the Ottawa Race Weekend marathon, and was the Canadian national marathon champion.

A resident of Newport Beach, California USA, Edge is married to Ireland's former long-distance runner Carey May.[8]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Canada
1981 World Cross Country Championships Madrid 182nd Senior men's race 38:04
1982 Chicago Marathon Chicago 4th Marathon 2:12:25
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka 7th Marathon 2:12:40
1983 Boston Marathon Boston 6th Marathon 2:11:04
Australian Marathon Sydney 3rd Marathon 2:14:26
World Championships Helsinki 24th Marathon 2:15:43
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka 8th Marathon 2:11:48
1984 Ottawa Marathon Ottawa 1st Marathon (NC) 2:13:19
Olympic Games Los Angeles — Marathon DNF
1985 Grandma's Marathon Duluth 2nd Marathon 2:12:24
1986 Houston Marathon Houston 2nd Marathon 2:11:40
Commonwealth Games Edinburgh 2nd Marathon 2:11:08
Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka 8th Marathon 2:12:26
1987 London Marathon London 9th Marathon 2:11:51
1988 London Marathon London 17th Marathon 2:14:10
Olympic Games Seoul 67th Marathon 2:32:19

See also

References
  1. "Dave Edge". sport.de.
  2. Masters Athletics 2010
  3. The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games. Lulu.com. October 17, 2017. ISBN 9780244940317.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dave Edge". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010.
  5. "David Edge".
  6. "August 13, 1981, page 6". The Canadian Jewish News.
  7. "Thirteenth Maccabiah - Maccabiah 21". maccabiah.com.
  8. "Dave Edge". Olympedia.


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