US EditionJonathan Edwards Holds One of Track and Field’s Longest-Standing Records. His Jump Still ‘Brings a Smile’ 30 Years On
VÄSTRA GÖTALAND COUNTY, SWEDEN, AUG 6 – Jonathan Edwards' 18.29m triple jump remains unbeaten 30 years later and is one of athletics' longest-standing world records, with only eight athletes ever surpassing 18 meters.
- On August 7, 1995, British triple jumper Jonathan Edwards set two new world records in quick succession during the World Athletics Championships held in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Edwards entered the championships in peak form, having jumped an illegal 18.43 meters that year and aiming to improve upon the previous 17.97 meters record set by Willie Banks in 1985.
- He first jumped 18.16 meters, becoming the first man beyond 18 meters, then extended it to 18.29 meters with his second attempt, distances no other athlete has surpassed by more than half a meter.
- Edwards expressed that holding the record fills him with joy and described it as an extraordinary achievement, while also recognizing that, like all records, it may be surpassed but has become an integral part of his identity.
- This record remains one of the longest-standing in track and field, having withstood 14 world championships and eight Olympics, with only eight athletes ever surpassing 18 meters since.
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Brit legend Jonathan Edwards hopes world record lasts until the day he dies
JONATHAN EDWARDS hopes his triple jump world record remains his until the day he dies. Thirty years ago today, the Brit hopped, skipped and jumped his way to gold at the 1995 World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. REUTERSJonathan Edwards made triple jump history thirty years ago[/caption] REUTERSEdwards set a new world record at the 1995 World Athletics Championships in Gothenburg[/caption] Edwards shattered the previous world record with …
Jonathan Edwards' triple jump world record stands the test of time 30 years on
Jonathan Edwards couldn’t believe his record-breaking jump (Picture: Mike Powell/ALLSPORT) The sun shone and a light breeze blew across Gothenburg’s Ullevi Stadium in 1995 as the world’s best triple jumpers lined up for their event. Among them stood a 29-year-old from Great Britain in the form of his life, ready to create history. Jonathan Edwards was unaware, though, that on August 7, at the world championships, his life and his event would be …
If Neil Armstrong pronounced that of “A small step for man, a great leap for humanity” when he set foot on the Moon in the summer of 69, Jonathan Edwards might well have said something like three small steps for man and a big leap for posterity in the summer of 95. On August 7 of that year, at a Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, crowded by the public following the third afternoon session of the World Championship, the British, who was then 2…
30 years ago, the British Jonathan Edwards set a three-sprung world record with a width of 18.29 meters, which has not been broken to this day.
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