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Jonathan David Edwards, CBE (born 10 May 1966) is a British former triple jumper. He is an Olympic , double World , European , European indoor and Commonwealth champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995.
Video on YouTube Official video These are the official results of the Men's Triple Jump event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden . There were a total number of 44 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Monday August 7, 1995.
The event was won by Kenny Harrison of the United States, the nation's second consecutive and sixth overall victory in the men's triple jump. Jonathan Edwards's silver was Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1984; Yoelbi Quesada's bronze was Cuba's first men's triple jump medal ever.
Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 18.29 m [2] [3] Gothenburg, Sweden: 7 August 1995 European record: Championship record Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 17.99 m: Budapest, Hungary: 23 August 1998 World Leading Jaydon Hibbert (JAM) 17.75 m [4] Kingston, Jamaica: 1 June 2024 Europe Leading Andy Díaz Hernández (ITA) 17.61 m [5] Toruń, Poland: 6 February 2024
Two jumpers later, Cristian Nápoles went 17.36m, then Pedro Pablo Pichardo, now jumping for Portugal, jumped 17.49m. That held through the round. That held through the round. In the second round, Claye improved to 17.72m and Nápoles improved to 17.38m before Hugues Fabrice Zango bounded into contention with a 17.46m African record .
The triple jump has been ever present since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games in 1896. The event was won by Jonathan Edwards of Great Britain, the nation's first victory in the men's triple jump since 1908 (and only the second overall). Edwards became the 12th man to win two medals in the event, adding gold to his 1996 silver.
Men's triple jump at the 2015 World Championships Winner Christian Taylor with the second best jump in history Venue Beijing National Stadium Dates 26 August (qualification) 27 August (final) Competitors 28 from 20 nations Winning distance 18.21 Medalists Christian Taylor United States Pedro Pablo Pichardo Cuba Nelson Évora Portugal ← 2013 2017 → Events at the 2015 World Championships ...
International University Sports Federation – Gwangju 2015 – Men's Triple Jump Final, Dmitry Sorokin (RUS 17.29) wins gold. The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps".