Eddie Wedderburn

Eddie Wedderburn

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1960-12-06) 6 December 1960 (age 64) West Bromwich, West Midlands, England
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	3,000m steeplechase
Club	Tipton Harriers

Edison Everton Wedderburn (born 6 December 1960) is a male English former distance runner who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games ^[1] and won a silver medal at the 1985 Universiade.

Biography

Wedderburn finished second in the 3000m steeplechase at the 1982 UK Athletics Championships behind Roger Hackney, and second at the 1983 AAA Championships behind Colin Reitz. In 1985, he won a silver medal at the World Student Games (Universiade) behind Italy's Franco Boffi. ^[2]

Weddurbun was twice the British 3000 metres steeplechase champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1986 AAA Championships and the 1987 AAA Championships. ^{[3] [4]}

Wedderburn competed at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, where the top four in each heat were assured of qualifying for the final. He was fifth in heat one, running 8:24.09 (19th overall). Wedderburn achieved his lifetime best in the 3000m steeplechase on 5 July 1988 at the DN Galan in Stockholm, running 8:18.32. As of 2016, this time ranks him fifth on the British all-time list behind Mark Rowland, Colin Reitz, Tom Hanlon and Graeme Fell. ^[5] In September 1988, after qualifying from his heat with 8:38.90, he ran 8:28.62 to finish 10th in his semifinal at the Seoul Olympics (18th overall). ^[1]

He represented England, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland ^{[6] [7] [8]} and represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing   Great Britain /   England
1985	Universiade	Kobe, Japan	2nd	8:28.90
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	8th	8:46.42
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	18th (h)	8:24.09
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	19th (sf)	8:28.62
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	6th	8:34.66

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
2. "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)". GBR athletics. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
4. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
5. "3000m steeplechase Men Overall All-time". the Power of 10. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
6. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
7. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
9. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
10. "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
11. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.