Jonathan David Edwards Karmen Lillemets Jonathan Edwards n

Jonathan David Edwards Karmen Lillemets

Jonathan Edwards n n n born 10 May 1966 in Westminster, London height 182 cm (2003) weight 73 kg (2003) married with Alison and they have two sons Samuel and Nathan lives in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne has a degree in Physics retired British triple jumper, long jumper and 100 m runner (mostly known as triple jumper) coached by Carl Johnson, Norman Anderson and Peter Stanley current world and championship record holder in triple jump with a mighty leap of 18. 29 m pursued a media career as a television presenter mainly working for the BBC as a sports commentator member of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, representing athletes in the organisation of the 2012 Summer Olympics

Religious Beliefs n n due to his devout Christian beliefs he initially refused to compete on Sundays that decision cost him a chance to compete in the 1991 World Championships after much deliberation and discussion in 1993 with his father, who is a vicar, he changed his mind, deciding that God gave him his talent in order for him to compete in athletics on February 2007 Edwards had lost his faith in God and is now an atheist

Olympic Games n n n In 1996 went to the Atlanta Olympic games as favourite, but it was American Kenny Harrison who took the gold, Edwards got silver medal At the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games he won gold medal Was awarded as Commander of British Empire shortly after winning gold medal

Commonwealth Games n n in Auckland 1990 his form was affected by an injured right ankle but he still won silver medal in Victoria 1994 he won silver medal at the end of the 1998 season he had keyhole surgery on his left ankle, forcing him to miss the Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002 he won gold medal

World Championships n n n He passed the chance of taking part in the World Championships in 1991 because he chose not to compete on Sundays He changed his mind by Stuttgart in 1993 and took part the qualifying round of the triple jump at the World Championships which was on a Sunday. He progressed safely to the final and won bronze medal in Gothenburgin 1995 he broke the world record twice in the same meet and made a historic gold medal performance Silver medal in Athens 1997 Bronze medal in Seville 1999 Gold medal in Edmonton 2001

Indoor Championships European Indoor Championships: n in Valencia 1998 Phillips Idowu led the final with a mighty second-round jump of 17. 68 m, but was relegated to the silver-medal position when Edwards uncorked a 17. 86 m in the last round and took the gold medal World Indoor Championships: n He had beaten second in Lisbon 2001 and won silver medal

European Championships n n Gold in Budapest 1998, where he set a championship record in the first round, of 17. 84 metres, only to beat it in the final round with 17. 99 metres. Bronze medal in Munich 2002

European Cup n n n n In Villeneuve d'Ascq 1995 he produced an astonishing jump of 18. 43 m at the European Cup and won gold medal, but the leap was wind assisted and did not count for record purposes. Gold medal in Madrid 1996 Gold medal in Munich 1997 with jump of 17. 74 m, but injures his heel. Gold medal in Saint Petersburg 1998 Gold medal in Bremen 2001 Gold medal in Annecy 2002 Silver medal in Paris 1999

Awards n n n n BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1995 Men's European Athlete of the Year 1995 and 1998 L'Équipe's International Champion of Champions 1995 United Press International Athlete of the Year 1995 Men's Triple Jump Best Year Performance in 1995, 1998 and 2000 – 2002 Member of the British Order (MBE) in 1995 Commander of the British Order (CBE) in 2000 shortly after winning the gold medal in Summer Olympic Games Men's Triple Jump World Record Holder from 1995 -07 -08 to nowadays

Personal bests Triple Jump 18. 29 (world record) and 18. 43 w (1995) n 100 m 10. 48 (1996), 200 m 22. 2 (1989) n Long Jump 7. 41 and 7. 45 w (1992) Indoors: n 50 m 5. 9 (1993), 60 m 6. 73 (1998) n TJ 17. 64 (1998, British record) n

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