Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards [Getty Images]

Sport, 1988 Winter Olympic Games, Calgary, Canada, Mens 70 and 90 metre Ski Jump, Great Britain's Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards interviewed on the lift by BBC's Mike Ingham, Eddie Edwards a popular comic figure, was hopelessly outclassed and came last in his events (Photo by Bob Thomas Sports Photography via Getty Images)

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