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Eddie the Eagle rule

Eddie the Eagle rule proper noun: a rule that prevents a potential competitor from entering the Olympic Games unless they take part in an international event and are placed in the top 30% or the top 50 competitors, whichever is fewer.

Proper noun

the Eddie the Eagle rule

  1. A rule that prevents a potential competitor from entering the Olympic Games unless they take part in an international event and are placed in the top 30% or the top 50 competitors, whichever is fewer.

Origin of Eddie the Eagle rule

The rule was introduced after Michael Edwards (born 1963), known as Eddie the Eagle, represented Great Britain in Olympic ski jumping in 1988 and performed notoriously badly.

Questions about Eddie the Eagle rule

What does Eddie the Eagle rule mean?
Eddie the Eagle rule means a rule that prevents a potential competitor from entering the Olympic Games unless they take part in an international event and are placed in the top 30% or the top 50 competitors, whichever is fewer.
What part of speech is Eddie the Eagle rule?
Eddie the Eagle rule is a proper noun.

Words near Eddie the Eagle rule in the dictionary

  1. edders
  2. Edderton
  3. eddic
  4. eddication
  5. Eddie
  6. Eddie the Eagle rule
  7. Eddie would go
  8. eddied
  9. eddies
  10. edding
  11. Eddinger

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