Transcript Jonathan Edwards

Gert Siniloo
Pärnu Ülejõe Gymnasium
Form 10A
Teacher: Kai Kõks
Pärnu 2009
Introduction
His full name is Jonathan David Edwards
He is a former British triple jumper
He was born on May 10 1966 in London
He lives in Newcastle upon Tyne, England
He is a CBE (Commander of the British
Empire)
 He is 183cm tall and weighs 72kg
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Education
 Edwards attended
West Buckland School;
on leaving he received
the Fortescue Medal
for sporting and
academic excellence
 Attending Van Mildert
College, he read
Physics at Durham
University
Athletics career
 Edwards initially refused to compete on
Sundays due to his strong Christian beliefs;
he later changed his mind and thanks to
that won the bronze medal for the World
Championships of 1993
 In 1995 he jumped 18.43m at the European
Cup, but that leap was wind assisted and
did not count for record purposes; later that
year, during the World Championships, he
broke the world record twice: first he
jumped 18.16m and after 20 minutes
18.29m
Athletics career
 At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics he competed
as a favourite, but did not win the gold
medal; he walked away with a silver medal
after having jumped 17.88m (that is the
longest jump ever not to win the gold
medal)
 At the 2000 Sydney Olympics he won the
Olympic gold medal and was awarded the
CBE shortly afterwards
Athletics career
 At one point in 2002,
Edwards held all the
gold medals for the
four major
competitions in the
world
 Edwards retired in 2003
after the World
Championships as
Great Britain's most
successful medal
winning athlete
Edwards' medals
 1 Olympic gold and 1 silver medal
 1 gold medal and 2 silver ones for the
Commonwealth Games
 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze
medals for the World Championships
 1 silver medal for the World Indoor
Championships
 1 gold medal and 1 bronze medal for the
European Championships
 6 gold medals and 1 silver medal for the
European Cup
 1 gold medal for the European Indoor
Championships
Post-athletics career
 After his retirement, Edwards became a
sports commentator mainly working for
the BBC; he also worked as a presenter for
a TV-program called Songs of Praise, but
he gave it up after losing his faith
 He is a member of the London Organising
Committee for the Olympic Games; he
represents athletes in the organisation of
the 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Religious beliefs
 Edwards initially refused to compete on
Sundays due to his strong Christian beliefs;
that decision cost him the chance to
compete in the 1991 World Championships;
in 1993, after discussing it with his father,
who is a vicar, he changed his mind
 In February 2007 it was widely reported
that Edwards had lost his faith in God; he
said that he was going through a very
difficult period and wished not to comment
on it
Personal life
 Edwards is
married and his
wife is called
Alison
 They have two
sons called
Nathan and
Sam
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