Sports, games, and recreation

Edvin Wide

Edvin Wide (1896–1996), Swedish distance runner born in Finland; Olympic silver (10,000 m, 1924) and four bronzes across 1920–1928; world records at 2,000 m and 3,000 m.

Edward John Amoore (Peepo, 1877–1955), British sport shooter of Southfields Rifle Club; at the 1908 London Olympics won small-bore rifle team gold and disappearing target bronze, placed fifth prone and last in moving target.

Edward Bevan

Edward Vaughan Bevan (1907-1988), British rower and doctor, won gold in the men's coxless fours at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics at bow, then practiced medicine in Cambridge with Rex Woods.

Edward Gaming

Edward Gaming (EDG) is a Shanghai-based Chinese esports organization founded in 2013 by Edward Chu's Super Gen. Its League of Legends team won Worlds 2021 (3-2 over DWG KIA) and its Valorant team won Champions 2024, China's first international Valorant title.

Edward Gardere

Edward Gardère (Edward Maurice Gardère, 1909–1997), French foil fencer from Gérardmer; Olympic team foil gold 1932, individual and team foil silver 1936, ten French individual foil titles 1930–1944, brother of André Gardère.

Edward Gleason

Edward Francis Gleason (1869-1944), American trap shooter and Hyannis, Massachusetts surgeon; won team trap gold for the United States at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and placed 11th in the individual trap. Not the hurler, runner, or bullfighter named Gleason.

Edward Hore

Edward Hore (born 17 November 1849, Knightsbridge) was a British yachtsman of the Royal London Yacht Club who won 1900 Paris Olympic gold in the 3-10 ton class aboard Bona Fide and bronze in the 10-20 ton class aboard his yacht Laurea.

Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.

Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (Eddie DeBartolo, "Mr. D"), born 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio, owned the San Francisco 49ers 1977-2000, winning five Super Bowls, and entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016.

Edward Kenway

Edward Kenway (Edward James Kenway) is the fictional Welsh pirate protagonist of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013), grandfather of Connor, voiced by Matt Ryan, and lead of the 2026 remake Black Flag Resynced.

Edward Lessimore

Edward John Lessimore (1881-1960), British sport shooter from Bristol, won team gold in 50m small-bore rifle prone at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics (team 762, his score 195) and placed fourth individually with 192.

Edward O. Thorp

Edward Oakley Thorp, American mathematician, author of Beat the Dealer (1962), proved blackjack is beatable by card counting, built the first wearable computer with Claude Shannon, and ran Princeton Newport Partners hedge fund 1969-1988.

Edward Sigauke

Edward Makomborero Sigauke, Zimbabwe winger nicknamed the Transporter; debuted 2024, won back-to-back Africa Cups, qualified Zimbabwe for the 2027 Rugby World Cup, and signed for Harlequins in 2026.

Edward Skorek

Edward Skorek (Szabla), born 1943 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, is a Polish volleyball Hall of Famer who captained Poland to 1974 World Championship and 1976 Montreal Olympic gold, with 284 national caps.

Edward Ted Allsopp

Edward James 'Ted' Allsopp (1926-2024), Australian race walker with Williamstown Harriers; Olympian at Melbourne 1956 and Tokyo 1964; 1956 world 2 Hour walk record; 11 Australian and 32 Victorian titles.

Edward Wennerholm

Edward Wennerholm (Oskar Edward Wennerholm, 1890-1943), Swedish gymnast of Stockholms GF and career officer, won gold in the men's team Swedish system event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics with a 24-man Swedish team.

Edward Wright

Edward Gordon Dundas Wright (1884-1947), English amateur outside left; Hull City captain and first capped player; won football gold for Great Britain at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, playing only the 4-0 semifinal win over Finland; later a South African mining engineer.

Edwin Encarnación

Edwin Encarnación (Edwin Elpidio Encarnación, born 1983, La Romana, Dominican Republic), Dominican MLB first baseman and designated hitter; 424 career home runs, 1,261 RBI, .846 OPS; three-time All-Star with Blue Jays and Indians; 2026 Hall of Fame ballot.

Edwin Mills

Edwin Archer Mills (1878–1946), British tug-of-war competitor; won Olympic gold 1908 (City of London Police), silver 1912, gold 1920; one of three men with three tug-of-war medals.

Edwin Moses

Edwin Moses (born 1955, Dayton, Ohio), American 400m hurdler, two-time Olympic gold medalist (1976, 1984), four-time world record setter to 47.02, and winner of 122 consecutive races 1977-1987; later first USADA chairman and WADA founding board member.