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| National team |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 2, 1954 Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | policeman | |||||||||||||||||
| Employer | Royal Canadian Mounted Police | |||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Carey May | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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