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class='container'> <ol class='breadcrumb'> <li> <a href='/'>Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/athletes">Athletes</a></li><li class="active">Eddie Eagan</li> </ol> <div class='athlete_header'> <div> <h1> Eddie Eagan </h1> <form action='/athlete_merges/8658/edit' class='form-inline' method='get'> </form> </div> </div> <div class='athlete_bio'> <div class='athlete_photo_bio'> <a href='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/8658.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Photo of Eddie Eagan'> <img class='photo' src='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/8658.jpg'> </a> <div> <h2> Biographical information </h2> <table class='biodata'> <tr><th>Roles</th><td>Competed in Olympic Games</td></tr> <tr><th>Sex</th><td>Male</td></tr> <tr><th>Full name</th><td>Edward Patrick Francis "Eddie"•Eagan</td></tr> <tr><th>Used name</th><td>Eddie•Eagan</td></tr> <tr><th>Born</th><td>26 April 1898 in <a href="/place_names/2816">Denver, Colorado (USA)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Died</th><td>14 June 1967 in <a href="/place_names/1109">New York, New York (USA)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Measurements</th><td>179 cm</td></tr> <tr><th>Affiliations</th><td><a href="/affiliations/3379">Yale Bulldogs, New Haven (USA)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>NOC</th><td><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" /> <a href="/countries/USA">United States</a></td></tr> </table> </div> </div> <table class='athlete_sidebar'> <tbody> <tr> <td> <b>Medals</b> </td> <td>OG</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Silver">Silver</span></td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Bronze">Bronze</span></td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class='border-top'>Total</td> <td class='border-top'>2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h2> Biography </h2> <div class='description'> <p>As the only person to win a gold medal at both the Winter Games in a winter sport and the Summer Games in a summer sport, Eddie Eagan holds a unique place in Olympic history. In 1920 at Antwerp, Eagan beat <a href="/athletes/7972">Thomas Holstock</a> (SAF), then <a href="/athletes/3406">Harold Franks</a> (GBR), and in the final <a href="/athletes/4862">Sverre Sørsdal</a> of Norway to win the gold medal in the light-heavyweight division. After the Olympics, Eagan returned to Yale Law School. He left there in 1922 to become a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford where he soon made his mark in British amateur boxing circles. At the 1924 Olympics, Eagan chose not to defend his light-heavyweight title but instead weighed in as a heavyweight. He met first the Englishman, <a href="/athletes/3374">Arthur Clifton</a> who had replaced Eagan as British ABA champion. After a grueling three rounds Clifton got the verdict but in doing so, so severely injured his hands that he could not come forward for his second round match. After competing twice in the summer Games, Eagan made his debut at the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid. It was here that he made Olympic history when, as a member of the 4-man bobsled team, he added a gold medal to the one he had won at the summer Games twelve years earlier.</p> <p>Eagan obtained a B.A. degree from Oxford in 1928 and in 1932 was admitted to the U.S. Bar. He practiced law untiI the outbreak of World War II when he rejoined the armed forces. Colonel Eagan served with distinction throughout the period of hostilities and was awarded ribbons for combat in all three theatres of operations.</p> </div> <h2>Results</h2> <table class='table'> <thead> <tr> <th>Games</th> <th>Discipline (Sport) / Event</th> <th>NOC / Team</th> <th>Pos</th> <th>Medal</th> <th>As</th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/7">1920 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/BOX">Boxing</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" />USA</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Eddie Eagan</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/21412">Light-Heavyweight, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/8">1924 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/BOX">Boxing</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" />USA</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Eddie Eagan</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/21649">Heavyweight, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>=9</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/31">1932 Winter Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/BOB">Bobsleigh</a> (<a href="/sport_groups/BS">Bobsleigh</a>)</td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" />USA</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Eddie Eagan</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/246">Four, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td>United States 1</td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Special Notes</h2> <ul> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/51/manual">Olympians Who Were Awarded a Rhodes Scholarship</a> (1922 Rhodes Scholar – New College) </li> </ul> </div> </body> <footer class='footer'> <br> <div class='panel panel-info'> <div class='panel-heading'> <h3 class='panel-title'> <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign'></span> Did you know? </h3> </div> <div class='panel-body'> <p>The match for 3rd place in boxing was eliminated for the 1952 Olympics. 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