Edward James "Eddie" Hart (born April 24, 1949) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Born in Martinez, California, Eddie Hart won, as an University of California student, the NCAA championships in 100 yd in 1970.

At the US Olympic Trials in 1972, both Hart and Reynaud Robinson repeated the world record in 100 m of 9.9, and became as a main favourites at the Olympic Games. But at München, they both were eliminated in 100 m because their coach had not announced the correct starting time of the quarterfinal. Hart also ran the anchoring leg in the American 4x100 m relay team, which won a gold medal and equalled the United States' own world record of 38.19.