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Neil Armstrong · GothenburgBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Arriving in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, triple jumper Jonathan Edwards made an unlikely purchase in duty free. He decided to pick up a pair of sunglasses – not for sunning himself on the city’s ample and attractive coastline, but because he wanted them for the upcoming world championships, the biggest event on the track and field calendar that year. Edwards was terrified, and the glasses, he reasoned, would mask…See the Story
Jonathan Edwards Holds One of Track and Field’s Longest-Standing Records. His Jump Still ‘Brings a Smile’ 30 Years On
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