Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)

Jonathan Edwards is an English former triple jumper who has held the world record in the event since 1995 and is widely regarded as one of the greatest triple jumpers in history. Born in Westminster, he was spotted at West Buckland School in Devon and studied physics at Durham University. At the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg he broke the world record twice in one meeting, first by becoming the first man to legally pass 18 metres and then with a jump of 18.29 metres. He took silver at the 1996 Olympics, won the 2000 Olympic gold, won the 2001 World Championships and the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and retired after the 2003 World Championships. He later became a BBC and Eurosport commentator and presenter.