Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)
Jonathan David Edwards, 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. At his record-breaking peak, Edwards was widely regarded as the greatest male triple-jumper in history.
Edwards at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jonathan Edwards at the University of Ulster Winter Graduation Ceremony, Tuesday, 19 December 2006
The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit. The triple jump was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games and has been a modern Olympics event since the Games' inception in 1896.
Former world record holder Willie Banks during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea
Phases of Phillips Idowu jumping at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Yulimar Rojas landing the women's world record triple jump at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade on 20 March 2022