{{Short description|Canadian luger (born 1984)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Samuel Edney | image = 2017-02-04 Samuel Edney by Sandro Halank.jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|29}} | birth_place = Calgary, Alberta, Canada | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Luge}} {{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver|2018 Pyeongchang|Team relay}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2013 Whistler|Team relay}} {{MedalBronze|2012 Altenberg|Team relay}} {{MedalBronze|2015 Sigulda|Team relay}} }} '''Samuel "Sam" Edney''' (born June 29, 1984) is a retired Canadian luger who has competed since 2000. Competing in four Winter Olympics.
== Career ==
=== Early start and Olympic debut === Edney got into the sport at the age of 14 and began competing at the 2000 Canadian Junior Championship in Calgary.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/samuel-edney/|title=Samuel Edney {{!}} Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website|date=2018-02-15|access-date=2018-02-20|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215171045/https://olympic.ca/team-canada/samuel-edney/|archivedate=2018-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.luge.ca/en/news/junior/?race_id=60|title=Junior Luge Results - Luge Canada|date=2017-12-29|access-date=2018-02-20|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229194549/http://www.luge.ca/en/news/junior/?race_id=60|archivedate=2017-12-29}}</ref> In 2004, Edney would return to Calgary to win second place in doubles at the Junior World Cup Champs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.luge.ca/en/news/junior/?race_id=136|title=Junior Luge Results - Luge Canada|date=2017-12-29|access-date=2018-02-20|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229194531/http://www.luge.ca/en/news/junior/?race_id=136|archivedate=2017-12-29}}</ref>
In 2006, he made his Olympic debut in Turin, finishing nineteenth overall. At the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Edney placed seventh.<ref name=":0" />
In 2012, Edney was part of the Canadian team that won Bronze at the World Championships. A year later, he would have his best placement, earning Silver at the 2013 World Championships.
=== 2014 Sochi Olympics === In 2014, Edney was part of the team that placed fourth in the team relay at the Sochi Winter Olympics. In late 2017, the Russian team that placed second was stripped of their medals due to a doping scandal. This temporarily promoted the Canadian team's finish to bronze. In early 2018, the IOC's decision to strip the Russians of their medals was overturned, thus placing the Canadian team back in fourth place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2018/02/05/canadas-luge-team-calls-for-clean-sport-after-russia-regains-bronze-from-2014.html|title=Canada's luge team calls for clean sport after Russia regains bronze from 2014 {{!}} Toronto Star|website=Toronto Star |date=2018-02-14|access-date=2018-02-20|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073338/https://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/2018/02/05/canadas-luge-team-calls-for-clean-sport-after-russia-regains-bronze-from-2014.html|archivedate=2018-02-14}}</ref>
Later in 2014, Edney would place first male singles at the World Cup, securing Canada's first World Cup win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://olympic.ca/2014/12/13/canadians-earn-luge-world-cup-success-at-home/|title=Edney makes history, Canada wins four luge medals at home|last1=Hossain|first1=Asif|date=13 December 2014|website=Canadian Olympic Committee|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref> In 2015, he would win another bronze at the World Championships.<ref name=":0" />
=== 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics === In Pyeongchang, Sam contended for a medal, but ended up sixth, the best ever Men's Singles Olympic showing for Canada. He was less than a tenth of a second outside of a medal. A few days later however, he along with teammates Alex Gough, Tristan Walker, and Justin Snith took home silver in the Team relay.
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213205509/http://www.fil-luge.org/filext/athlet/erfolge_en.asp?p_id=100388 |date=December 13, 2014 |title=FIL-Luge profile: Samuel Edney }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20121015122905/http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/rus/Kiril%2BSerikov/100056 2006 luge men's singles results] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150611142100/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Olympics/2006Turin/TeamCanada/Luge/Edney/ Canoe.ca profile] *[http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/athletes/athletesnamebio.shtml?sam_edney.html CBC.ca profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060921201012/http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/can/Samuel%2BEdney/600226 Luge Canada profile] *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060921201012/http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/can/Samuel+Edney/600226 |date=21 September 2006 |title=Yahoo! Sports profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics }}
==External links== *{{FIL|sam-edney|Sam Edney|archive=20181126183946}}
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