Edward Coyle
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| Born | Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Polio | |||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Coyle is an American paralympic weightlifter.[1] He participated at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, 1976 Summer Paralympics and 1980 Summer Paralympics.[2]
Biography
Coyle was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.[3][4] He contracted polio, at the age of two.[5][4] Coyle played football for which he then attentive to weightlifting, in which Coyle set foot in the State Power-lifting championship in New Jersey.[4] He attended at the West Chester University, earning his doctor of philosophy in 1977.[4]
Coyle participated at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, with participating in the weightlifting competition at the Paralympic Games.[2] He was awarded the gold medal in the men's middleweight event.[6] Coyle scored 162.5 pounds, the same amount with weightlifter, René Brifoulliere.[6] He participated at the 1976 Summer Paralympics, with participating in the weightlifting competition at the Paralympic Games.[2] Coyle was awarded the gold medal in the men's lightweight event.[7] He scored 177.5 pounds.[7] Coyle participated at the 1980 Summer Paralympics, with participating in the weightlifting competition at the Paralympic Games.[2] He was awarded the silver medal in the men's middleweight - 75kg paraplegic event.[8] Coyle scored 187.5 pounds.[8]
References
- ^ Harvin, Al (June 10, 1972). "3 Weight Records Are Set in Trials For Paralympics". The New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Edward Coyle". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Quintet Wins In Paralympics". The New York Times. August 6, 1972. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d D'Angelo, Joe (August 28, 2008), "Remembering a local dedicated athlete who had", Daily Local News
- ^ Mahon, Ed (July 27, 2008). "Celebrating Delco's Olympians A new exhibit organized by the Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame pays homage to them". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Heidelberg 1972 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Arnhem 1980 Paralympic Games Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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- West Chester University alumni