Triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards claimed that he doesn’t think it’s a good thing that his record has stood for 30 years, explaining that it doesn’t suggest “a really healthy and ...
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 ...
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 ...
ABILENE, Texas - Hardin-Simmons' Kami Bellah extended her own school record in the triple jump with a jump of 38-6 to highlight the first day of the HSU Invitational. Bellah won the triple jump and ...
That could explain why his triple jump mark has stood for so long, even with developments in nutrition, equipment and sports science. But Edwards also thinks that the record’s longevity boils down to ...