Jonathan Edwards (athlete)

Jonathan Edwards

Edwards at the 2000 Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Jonathan David Edwards
Nationality	British
Born	(1966-05-10) 10 May 1966 (age 50) Windsor, Berkshire, England
Residence	Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Education	Degree in physics Senior School West Buckland School, North Devon
Alma mater	Van Mildert College, Durham University
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	71 kg (11 st 3 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Great Britain Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 0 World Championships 2 1 2 World Indoor Championships 1 1 0 European Championships 1 0 1 European Indoor Championships 1 0 0 Commonwealth Games 1 2 0 Total 6 5 3 Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Triple jump 1996 Atlanta Triple jump World Championships 1995 Gothenburg Triple jump 2001 Edmonton Triple jump 1997 Athens Triple jump 1993 Stuttgart Triple jump 1999 Seville Triple jump World Indoor Championships 2001 Lisbon Triple jump European Championships 1998 Budapest Triple jump 2002 Munich Triple jump European Indoor Championships 1998 Valencia Triple jump Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Triple jump 1990 Auckland Triple jump 1994 Victoria Triple jump

Jonathan David Edwards, CBE (born 10 May 1966 in London) is a former triple jumper. He is a former Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European champion, and has held the world record in the event since 1995.

Following his retirement as an athlete, Edwards has worked as a sports (primarily athletics) commentator and presenter for BBC television. Formerly a devout Christian, he also presented episodes of the BBC Christian worship programme Songs of Praise, until he renounced his faith in 2007. In 2011 he was elected President of Wenlock Olympian Society following the death of its then President, Roy Rogers. He was a member of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the 2012 games.

Edwards attended West Buckland School where his potential for the triple jump was spotted at an early age. He was a strong all-rounder and on leaving received the school's top award for sporting and academic excellence, the Fortescue Medal. Contemporaries with Edwards at West Buckland School included Victor Ubogu and Steve Ojomoh, both former Bath and England Rugby international players. Edwards now has a Sports Hall at West Buckland named after him, The Jonathan Edwards Sports Centre. Edwards then read Physics at Durham University, attending Van Mildert College.

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