Triple jump world record progression The following table shows the world record progression in the men's and women's triple jump, officially ratified by the IAAF.

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Nov 9, 2025 · A world record that has stood for 30 years has been described as "the single most athletic play in sports history". On the afternoon of August 7, 1995, a fresh-faced Jonathan Edwards …

Aug 7, 2025 · Jonathan Edwards' pride in his triple jump world record is tinged with surprise at the fact no-one has surpassed the 18.29m he set on 7 August 1995 at the World Championships in …

Aug 7, 2025 · British former athlete Jonathan Edwards broke the triple jump record at the 1995 World Championships, a mark which still stands 30 years on.

The longest triple jump by a male athlete is 18.29 m (60 ft 0.78 in), by Jonathan Edwards (UK) at the IAAF World Championships at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 7 August 1995.

The world record holders are: for men, Jonathan Edwards of the United Kingdom, with a jump of 18.29 meters (60 feet) in 1995; for women, Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas, with a jump of 15.74 meters (51.64 …

The standing triple jump was held at the 1900 and 1904 Olympic Games. As with the conventional triple jump that is in the current Olympic Track and Field Program, the event is composed of three …

Jonathan David Edwards (born 10 May 1966) is an English former triple jumper. He is an Olympic, double World, European, European indoor and Commonwealth champion, and has held the world …

August 7, 1995, has gone down in athletics history as a momentous day for the sport. It was at that year’s World Athletics Championships in the Swedish city of Göteborg that British triple jumper …