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Eddie Wedderburn

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Eddie Wedderburn
Personal information
Born (1960-12-06) 6 December 1960 (age 63)
West Bromwich, West Midlands, England
Sport
Sport3,000m steeplechase
ClubTipton Harriers, Tipton

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 and won a silver medal at the 1985 Universiade.

Career

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Wedderburn finished second in the 3000m steeplechase at the 1982 UK Athletics Championships behind Roger Hackney, and second at the 1983 AAAs Championships behind Colin Reitz. In 1985, he won a silver medal at the World Student Games (Universiade) behind Italy's Franco Boffi.[1] A two-time winner of the AAAs Championship steeplechase title, he won in 1986 (8:34.03) and in 1987 (8:24.78).[2] 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.[3] 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).

He represented England, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[4][5][6] and represented England, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[7][8][9]

National titles

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International competitions

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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

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  1. ^ "World Student Games (Universiade - Men)". GBR athletics. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "AAAs Championship (Men)". GBR athletics. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ "3000m steeplechase Men Overall All-time". the Power of 10. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  8. ^ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


Eddie also worked in Oldswinford CoE primary school