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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.
In his second jump, he jumped even further, setting a new world record of 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in), the first jump one 60 feet and a .31 m (1 ft 0 in) improvement over his previous world record. 67 cm further than silver medal winner Brian Wellman.
The final of the men's triple jump event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held on July 27, 1996. There were 43 participating athletes from 32 nations, with two qualifying groups. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. 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 ...
Yulimar Rojas landing the world record triple jump at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade on 20 March 2022. The first world record in the women's triple jump was recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1990. As of June 21, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 5 world records in the event. [2]
These are the results of the Men's triple jump event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In the first round, Walter Davis took the lead with a 17.20m. Now 35 years old, world record holder and 1995 champion Jonathan Edwards lurked in second place with a 16.84m.
These are the official results of the Men's triple jump event at the 1997 IAAF World Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Friday 1997-08-08.
The Men's Triple Jump event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 10 and August 11. Medalists. Gold: