Jonathan Broom-Edwards, born on 27 May 1988, is a British para-sport athlete who competes mainly in the T44/T64 high jump. Born with clubbed foot, he was a county level basketball player before finding para high jump after 2012. After winning his first major international medal, a silver, at the 2013 IPC World Championships, he recovered from a career threatening injury in 2018 and turned a string of silvers into world gold in 2019, and turned his 2016 Paralympic silver into Paralympic gold in 2021. He is a three time world champion, and he placed fifth at the Paris 2024 Paralympics after returning from a broken ankle suffered six weeks earlier.
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Jonathan Broom-Edwards (born 27 May 1988) is a British para-sport athlete who competes mainly in the T44/T64 classification High Jump.
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Jonathan Broom-Edwards (born 27 May 1988) is a British para-sport athlete who competes mainly in the T44/T64 classification High Jump.
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After navigating a potentially career ending injury in 2018, he turned a string of silvers medals into World Gold in 2019 and turn his 2016 Paralympic Silver into Paralympic Gold in 2021.
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He is now three times World Champion (2019, 2023, 2024) and Paralympic Champion (2021).
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