Phil Edwards

Canadian middle distance runner (1907-1971)

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Lived 1907–1971, aged 64Canada
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    1907–1971
    Aged 64
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Updated 2026-06-19

Philip Aaron Edwards, MD was a Canadian and Guyanese track and field athlete who competed in middle-distance events. Nicknamed the "Man of Bronze", he was Canada's most-decorated Olympian for many years. He was the first-ever winner of the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's top athlete. He went on to serve as a captain in the Canadian army and as a highly regarded physician and expert of tropical diseases.

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