Edward J. "Ed" Liddie (born 21 July 1959 in

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) is an American former

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. He represented his native country at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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and was a bronze medalist in the men's extra-lightweight division (60 kg). He also won judo medals at the

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1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

and

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. He graduated from Cumberland College in 1983. He teaches at the

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in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was named as a finalist for the USOC Paralympic Coach of the Year in 2013. He served as a coach for some Olympic judoka such as Taraje Williams-Murray.

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* * * 1959 births Living people American male judoka Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for 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 Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games 20th-century American people {{US-judo-bio-stub