Edward J. "Ed" Liddie (born 21 July 1959 in Union City, Georgia) is an American former

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. He represented his native country at the

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and was a bronze medalist in the men's extra-lightweight division (60 kg). He also won judo medals at the

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and

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. He graduated from Cumberland College in 1983. He teaches at the

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in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was named as a finalist for the USOC Paralympic Coach of the Year in 2013. He served as a coach for some Olympic judoka such as Taraje Williams-Murray.

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* * * 1959 births Living people American male judoka Judoka at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in judo Sportspeople from Fulton County, Georgia Judoka trainers Judoka at the 1979 Pan American Games Judoka at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in judo Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in judo 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-judo-bio-stub