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Born | Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Polio | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward J. Coyle [1] is an American paralympic weightlifter. [2] He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Paralympics. [3]
Coyle was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. [4] [5] He contracted polio at the age of two. [6] [5] He attended Monsignor Bonner High School, where he was on the football and rowing teams before taking up weightlifting. [5] He attended West Chester University, earning a PhD in 1977. [5]
Coyle competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, [3] winning the gold medal in the men's middleweight weightlifting. [7] At the 1976 Summer Paralympics Coyle won the gold medal in the men's lightweight event. [3] [8] He scored 177.5 pounds. [8] At the 1980 Summer Paralympics he won the silver medal in the men's middleweight - 75kg paraplegic event. [3] [9]
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Born | Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Polio | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edward J. Coyle [1] is an American paralympic weightlifter. [2] He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Paralympics. [3]
Coyle was born in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. [4] [5] He contracted polio at the age of two. [6] [5] He attended Monsignor Bonner High School, where he was on the football and rowing teams before taking up weightlifting. [5] He attended West Chester University, earning a PhD in 1977. [5]
Coyle competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, [3] winning the gold medal in the men's middleweight weightlifting. [7] At the 1976 Summer Paralympics Coyle won the gold medal in the men's lightweight event. [3] [8] He scored 177.5 pounds. [8] At the 1980 Summer Paralympics he won the silver medal in the men's middleweight - 75kg paraplegic event. [3] [9]