Edward Orval Gourdin (August 10, 1897 – July 22, 1966) was an American athlete and jurist.

[3] He was the first man in history to make 25 feet in the long jump[4] and the first African-American and the first self-identified Native American (Seminole descent) to be appointed a Superior Court judge in New England.

[5][6] He won the silver medal in the long jump at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

He left his law practice in 1935 to serve as Assistant United States Attorney from Massachusetts.

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