Triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards claimed that he doesn’t think it’s a good thing that his record has stood for 30 years, explaining that it doesn’t suggest “a really healthy and ...

"I don't think it's a good sign for athletics as a sport that you have a record that stands for 30 years." Jonathan Edwards' pride in his triple jump world record is tinged with surprise at the fact ...

Arriving in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, triple jumper Jonathan Edwards made an unlikely purchase in duty free. He decided to pick up a pair of sunglasses – not for sunning himself on the city’s ...

Here’s the headline: Every single world jumping record, every one, is at least 20 years old. The most famous of the records, Mike Powell’s 8.95-meter long jump (roughly 29 feet, 4 inches) will turn 25 ...

The women’s long jump record is even older. The triple jump records were both set in 1995. The high jump records were set before that. But it isn’t just that these records still stand – they have gone ...