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Jonathan Edwards holds one of track and field’s longest-standing records. His jump still ‘brings a smile’ 30 years on

British former athlete Jonathan Edwards broke the triple jump record at the 1995 World Championships, a mark which still ...

Jonathan Edwards and the surrealness of holding a world record for 30 years

Thirty years after he broke the triple jump world record, Britain's Jonathan Edwards is astonished his historic mark still ...

Thirty years on, Jonathan Edwards’ world record still stands – this is how he did it

From the broad smile on the runway to a landing so immaculate you might think it was AI-generated – has British sport ever ...

My 30-year-old world record 'not a good sign for athletics' - Edwards

The closest anyone has come to Edwards' record was 10 years ago when American Christian Taylor jumped 18.21m. The world ...

Jonathan Edwards’ triple jump world record still stands the test of time 30 years on

With an astonishing but illegal jump of 18.43m in Lille due to a 2.4m per second tailwind, Edwards was clearly on another ...

Jonathan Edwards reveals the problem with his triple jump world record

Triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards claimed that he doesn’t think it’s a good thing that his record has stood ...

‘Provided I know I am on my deathbed’ – 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 ...

Jonathan Edwards' triple jump world record 30 years on - 'I still pinch myself'

Thirty years ago today Jonathan Edwards jumped 18.29m, a distance that no one else has been able to match, though he insists ...
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Jonathan Edwards: “It’s not impossible my world record could go”

It’s not often you break two world records in the space of 20 minutes but Jonathan Edwards did just that at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. In the build-up to those championships ...