This Will NEVER Happen Again || The Untouchable Record of Jonathan Edwards

June 25th, 1995. The day that man could fly.
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[stumble_leiner]

You know it's good when you land way beyond where they put the numbers to mark it

[Tyhros]

As british lads we would have to avoid puddles going to school... Some were beyond the stride of ordinary kids.
hence this record.

[JFP]

The way he jumps looks like a majestic gazelle. It's crazy, how long each jump is.

[nickmaclachlan]

Remember watching those two jumps live on TV in the UK, the way he just shrugged after the second WR was amazing. The guy was so down to earth.

[lindybeige]

I met him once, in the mid-1990s, and he had greying hair after his recent victory, and nothing about him suggested that he was an athlete. I rather liked that he was outwardly so ordinary while at the top of his form.

[yerfaceful]

You forgot to mention that he was 34 years old when he was his last Olympic metal. 34 years old in something as impactful as triple jump is crazy. Strong knees. Maybe he’s actually kneeovertoesguys dad

[pauswing]

Jonathan Edwards was the technical perfection and elegance of a leaping gazelle. I don't know if we'll ever see someone like him again.

[debbiethomas]

He was so beautifully balanced and seemed to somehow float yet also give a tiny extra kick forward in mid air on each element. Beautiful landings, no falling forward, no sitting back, just a joy to watch, both then and now.

[TheHuskyK]

His form is flawless. You literally can’t have a better form than that. Dude was gliding through the air

[pkool]

Even a gazelle would have a double look. This is amazing.

[davidleonard]

I remember watching this live as a kid, it seemed to take a long time between his jumps but I will never forget the tension waiting for his jumps. You knew something special was happening at the time.

[markhoskins]

27 years later this world record jump still stands amazing.

[raggeragnar]

Besides his athletic skills he’s rumoured to be one of the nicest persons around.

[jasonbourne]

I was expecting some form of analysis as to why "this will never happen again".

[jamesmiller]

In Ilfracombe, UK (Edwards' hometown) there is a marking showing his world record jump on the floor. The distances between the hop, skip and jump are insane! Definitely worth a look if you're ever in the north coast of Devon

[larstenfaelt]

I was at Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg when Jonathan Edwards won the World championship and broke the world record twice... An amazing memory!

[charlesthorndike]

What's also insane is that Edwards jumped 17.92 at age 35 (WC Gold performance in 2001), 17.86 at age 36, and 17.61 at age 37. Superhuman

[geraldleuven]

His technique is very beautiful to watch. How he lifts his legs up a little when he's falling downward. Amazing !

[vinnym]

I also had the privilege to bump into him coming out of Selfridges shop. I introduced him to my mum, he was so humble. I was into track when I was younger so admire these sports people. He shook my hand & was generally really happy with no swagger. You are a worthy champ & best wishes

[MrPicklerwoof]

Not too tall, very slim build, huge calf strength, solid knees, top sprinting speed. Watching his technique, it's very unique compared to other jumpers I've noticed. He seems to put all his faith on his landing leg to spring and bounce - whereas many others seem to force the landing leg down hard to launch off it (I guess because they physically weigh more than Edwards did). It's subtle but it's different - Edwards lost very little energy going forward when each jump occurred.