Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)

Jonathan Edwards
CBE
Edwards at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Personal information
Full nameJonathan David Edwards
NationalityEnglish
Born (1966-05-10) 10 May 1966 (age 58)[1]
Westminster, London, England
EducationWest Buckland School
Alma materVan Mildert College, Durham University
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Weight71 kg (157 lb) [3]
Sport
SportAthletics
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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. Edwards is widely regarded as the greatest male triple-jumper in history.

Following his retirement as an athlete, Edwards has worked as a sports (primarily athletics) commentator and presenter for BBC television, before moving to Eurosport. Formerly a devout Christian, he also presented episodes of the BBC Christian worship programme Songs of Praise, but ended his association with the programme in 2007 when he said he had lost his faith. In 2011 he was elected President of the Wenlock Olympian Society following the death of its then President, Roy Rogers. He was a member of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the 2012 games.

  1. ^ "Jonathan Edwards". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jonathan Edwards". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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