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Ed Bordley

1956 – 2017

American paralympic wrestler and US DOJ attorney

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Lived 1956 – 2017 (aged 61). Ed Bordley was an American wrestler, athletics competitor, lawyer and paralympic wrestler.

William Edward Bordley (January 14, 1956 – December 16, 2017), also known as Ed Bordley and Eduardo Bordley, was an American paralympic wrestler and associate general counsel. He served as a general attorney for the United States Department of Justice and the FOIA officer for the U.S. Marshals Service. As a wrestler, he won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Paralympics. He attended Harvard University on an academic scholarship, studying romance languages. He also attended Harvard Law School, earning his JD degree in 1982.

He began working for the U.S. Department of Justice in 1982, in the Drug Enforcement Administration before taking a position with the U.S. Marshals in 1998. He worked as a FOIA officer. Media reports stated that he would deny requests stating that to comply was a breach of privacy, which prompted concerns when the Marshals arrested Vermont fugitives on state charges but did not abide by Vermont state law requiring the names of those arrested to be released.

Sports career In 1974, while attending Caesar Rodney High School, Bordley won the state championship in the 167-pound weight class in the Delaware Interscholastic Wrestling Tournament. He was awarded a Fran Lore Scholarship from the Lower Delaware Gridiron Club on February 3, 1975, and won third overall in Delaware the same year. He continued wrestling while attending Harvard University. In his later life, he competed in bowling, swimming, and boat racing. In 2006, he was one of nine inductees into the Delaware Afro-American Sports Hall of Fame.

Death Bordley died on December 16, 2017, at the age of 61, from thymus cancer.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Wrestler, athletics competitor, lawyer, paralympic wrestler
Nationality
Education
Maryland School for the Blind, Caesar Rodney High School, Harvard University, Harvard Law School
Employers
United States Department of Justice, United States Marshals Service
Also known as
William E. Bordley, William Edward Bordley, Edward Bordley

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ed Bordley?

American paralympic wrestler and US DOJ attorney (1956-2017)

When was Ed Bordley born?

Ed Bordley was born on 14 January 1956 in Dover.

When did Ed Bordley die?

Ed Bordley died on 16 December 2017 in Bethesda.

What was Ed Bordley's occupation?

Ed Bordley was a wrestler, athletics competitor, lawyer and paralympic wrestler.

What nationality was Ed Bordley?

Ed Bordley was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ed Bordley

· Wikidata: Q130341473

· DBpedia: Ed Bordley

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