The greatest triple-jump performance - and series - in history. Series: 17.90, 18.43, 17.72,18.39 Phases: 6.50m/5.60m/6.33m (18.29 WR 6.05m/5.22m/7.02m)
@@veganwaffle Not sure what you mean. Edwards still holds the world record. Perhaps you're talking about the indoor world record by Thamgho, which is both shorter and not the "grand standard" -- outdoor records are always held in higher regard. That's why the pole vault WR has become a joke.
@@naoufaltakroumt6373 I understand his point though, you see a lot of great Triple Jumpers, Harrison, Clay, Taylor, they are more powerful athletes, but they seem to stamp the ground with each step. Edwards just seemed to be irrelevantly moving his legs while the rest of his body floated above the track like he had powers of levitation.
as a guy training for triple jump in the U.S.A this is true the triple jump here is taught towards the power aspect of being powerful enough to produce a lot of force into the ground instead of the floating aspect you're talking about you can mostly see it in the body physiques as well.@@Zandohaha
I do have to chuckle at Jim's commentary at the end, "I've just been informed, that this is a new Gateshead Harriers record". No shit Sherlock, it's a new Planet Earth record too.
@@marks6663 We know it's the 'triple jump' and not a single jump, Mr Pedantic! The distance has always been described as 'a jump' in the context of the event.
@@johnmc3862 No it's not. No athlete has ever come close to the distance this man jumped and over 20 years later fans still remember this whereas outside of dedicated triple jump fans no-one could name any Olympic gold medalist since that day. He won both Olympic and World gold without coming close to a jump that good. From a technical perspective, no human has ever jumped as well as Edwards did that day.
@@mathewjones8886What are you disagreeing with me for?!? You are replying to me when I was replying to someone else. I said it is the longest jump which it is. Olympics golds are what people are recognised by. By their peers, by their country, by the Olympic council, fans in general and by the Guinness book of records. Do you usually argue with people over something they didn’t say? 🙄🙄🙄
@@johnmc3862You said the best jump is winning gold in the Olympics and I disagreed. This jump was greater than any jump in any Olympic games ever. You clearly said something and I disagreed. Does that explain it clearly for you?
One thing I noticed that sets him apart is that he gets up to top speed but then relaxes as he jumps the first stage and balances out the energy for each phase. Whereas a lot of triple jumpers over exert the first 2 stages and the energy is drained for the final jump. His exertion is spread across each phase.
That wind speed would move the human body at most about 1 centimetre. I know there has to be a cut of point but this jump is phenomenal, No human will ever come close to this distance again.
Makes me wonder why they don't take the measurement from the take-off point and just erradicate the board line. Technology could do that, these days. I'm sure they could also factor in wind correction, too.
@@cashcrop70 Many displays of how elite athletes are just incredible. You could be a massive dude that is a club level shot putter and throwing 14 meters. Jess Ennis would beat you. A fairly small woman that can also run and jump, and she'd beat you, the big, strong, fat guy, at the shot put. Your body is perfectly designed for the Shot Put, but an elite level male Decathlete will destroy you, and an elite level female Heptathlete that is half your size, can still throw a Shot Putt as far as you can. A lot of people just do not realise how superior elite athletes really are.
@@Zandohaha By 'you' of course you mean people in general. I am actually a former athlete (modest ability) and still a relative beast in the gym at 51, putting guys half my age to shame lol
He was majestic, like running in fast forward then he hits the slow motion button in those three steps and hangs for ever. If he nailed the board then it's a 18.50M jump here.
The speed that he carries through the three consecutive jumps is simply unfathomable. And he does it in a seemingly effortless manner. I don't there will ever be a triple jumper as good as Edwards, at least not in 50 years.
He masters all parts of the event, but I'm always amazed at his incredible speed and the distinct clawing action as he nears the end of the second (step) phase.
Bryce Lambley I've never seen such a style, I would look into his trainers practice methods if I was training today. We had no internet when this occurred in 1995 :(
I read once that in 1995 he was faster than Linford in training camps, it's quoted on the British Athletics website do must be reliable. That speed + control = Greatest of all time.
Linford at that time was running,9.90s.and had !issued the world record two years ago by 100of a second. , Running.9.87 to the world 9.86at that period.
@Ron P over 100m Christie moved away but over 30m i could believe it. I seem to remember Colin Jackson saying Edwards would be an option over the 60m indoor sprint (which jackson, a hurdler sometimes ran for GB). Though i also remember Christie saying one of the shot putters was wickedly fast and competing with the sprinters over 30m due to that massive explosive strength throwers and jumpers need.
@@ross_burnage Yep, I actually met Linford recently at Perivale Club and he said it's true. Over 30m Edwards was a freak of nature; Acceleration was unfathomable.
Ron P he trained with Linford and Frankie Fredericks and was faster than them both to 30m. His peak speed on the run up was equal to or faster than the top 100m sprinters. He could also clean and jerk 150kg. He was actually quite a lazy trainer and never ran more than 100m repeats in training. GB definitely missed out by not getting him to run more and at least put him on the 100m relay
See how fast Edwards was running. Even though he wasn't a specialist sprinter, he had a very decent 100m time and was one of the fastest jumpers ever. That was part of the reason Edwards was such an amazing triple jumper. The same with Carl Lewis in the long jump.
I could be mistaken, but this was probably the greatest display of the art of understatement, ever recorded: "Jonathan Edwards has produced a remarkable jump" "It's the longest jump ever seen in track n field athletics... and I've just been informed, that's a new Gateshead-Harriets record".
For me JE at his best is beauty in movement. His speed and technical efficiency allows this beauty to b express. Freedom is another word for this outstanding athleticism.
I also love Basketball and whenever another basketball fan says to me that Michael Jordan used to somehow hang in the air I used to tell them to look up Jonathan Edwards triple jump world record. THAT'S hanging in the air
Edwards remains the only person in history to have recorded jumps beyond 18.30m and 18.40m, regardless of the wind speed.... and he did them in this one competition!
Perfection. Perfectly stable on the run up - he could have been on wheels. No loss of speed on the jump. I think he's gonna be an old man by the time that jump is bettered.
I have almost zero athletic ability myself (jumping 18.43 cm would be good for me!) so I can't comment knowledgeably about technique etc like some people here -- but I remember this jump so clearly and being absolutely staggered by it. And to be honest, watching it now I still am. Such a huge shame the wind wasn't 1.9 instead of 2.4!
I'd like to put some context to this: 1. Jonathan Edwards 18.43 2. Jacek Butkiewicz 17.14 3. Arne Holm 16.70 Lmao he's not doing the same sport, his worst jump was 58cm better than the best jump of any other athlete in the same event
His energy efficiency was out of this world. Almost looks like he only speeds down after hitting the sand, whereas most modern jumpers lose all the momentum by the time they reach the third jump.
I understand the technicalities but this not being an official WR is very harsh indeed. If the wind had been at a legal 2.0 then how much less further would Edwards have jumped? Maybe a centimeter or two.
There will be perhaps never such great athlet as Edwards. Johnathan Edwards is more than a professor of triple jump. He could teach us to jump like that :)
This looks so unbelievable to watch this was only 2.4ms wind they could have 10ms wind no one will touch this. I never saw this jump until now. I just remember that film white men cant jump was made around this time lol. Insane.
often thought why he didnt do the long jump as well at his peak. but unsure if your allowed to enter both of those? im not sure. but never seen anyone since as good as jonathan edwards, he had the ideal style and bounce, he doesnt lose height or pace on his hop leg.
@@johnmc3862 I don't know why you think that's so funny, it really is unknown to a lot of people and Edwards has just done a video with TRP where they both make this very point.
The extra +0.4 wind probably affected this jump by about 2-3cm so this jump if legal would have been around 18.40. I think teddy tamgo jumped over 18.40 once but it wasnt recorded as it was a foul and was with a +5.0 tailwind.
Most beautiful technique in the history of the event.
The world record we have today is so ugly compared to this jump
@@veganwaffle Not sure what you mean. Edwards still holds the world record. Perhaps you're talking about the indoor world record by Thamgho, which is both shorter and not the "grand standard" -- outdoor records are always held in higher regard. That's why the pole vault WR has become a joke.
@@Dave-lr2wo my bad I realize I was thing about Liu Xiang not edwards. Love him even more now hahaha
liu xiang is a hurdler tho wtf @@veganwaffle
@@veganwaffle
Если бы сейчас был такой допинг, как тогда, то ейчас бы люди прыгали 19 м
It's like he just WALKS through this. He's hanging stationary in the air in total balance while the track whirls back underneath him. Physical poetry.
Normal, triple jump is about speed conservation,the more speed is conserved the better is the jump
@@naoufaltakroumt6373 I understand his point though, you see a lot of great Triple Jumpers, Harrison, Clay, Taylor, they are more powerful athletes, but they seem to stamp the ground with each step. Edwards just seemed to be irrelevantly moving his legs while the rest of his body floated above the track like he had powers of levitation.
this is incredible . he flies above the ground
as a guy training for triple jump in the U.S.A this is true the triple jump here is taught towards the power aspect of being powerful enough to produce a lot of force into the ground instead of the floating aspect you're talking about you can mostly see it in the body physiques as well.@@Zandohaha
This might be the greatest and most beautiful display of athleticism in any sport ever.
Bolt’s record will fall before this same for High jump and a bunch of other long standing records.
Long jump and triple are gonna be set for eternity.
His "step" is incredible. Entire jump, perfect execution.
Yes those must be easily the longest hop & step in the history of the event. It almost looks like he might run out of tarmac.
@@terhazza even more impressive if he did this on tarmac
I do have to chuckle at Jim's commentary at the end, "I've just been informed, that this is a new Gateshead Harriers record". No shit Sherlock, it's a new Planet Earth record too.
The Brits deadpan humour
Ha ha ha
I recommend everyone take the time to go outside and walk off 18.43m (60'5") to see just how ridiculous this jump is.
He nearly jumped out of the stadium!
@si Markeyan have you put the video on TH-cam so everyone can see it???
@si Markeyan 😂 apology accepted 😂
But it is not one jump. It is a hop, a skip and then a jump.
@@marks6663 We know it's the 'triple jump' and not a single jump, Mr Pedantic! The distance has always been described as 'a jump' in the context of the event.
Wind or no wind he always reckoned this was the best jump of his career. Incredible stuff
Wind or no wind this was the best jump ever by anyone
@@timmy4312it was the longest jump. The best jump is winning gold in the Olympics.
@@johnmc3862 No it's not. No athlete has ever come close to the distance this man jumped and over 20 years later fans still remember this whereas outside of dedicated triple jump fans no-one could name any Olympic gold medalist since that day. He won both Olympic and World gold without coming close to a jump that good. From a technical perspective, no human has ever jumped as well as Edwards did that day.
@@mathewjones8886What are you disagreeing with me for?!? You are replying to me when I was replying to someone else. I said it is the longest jump which it is. Olympics golds are what people are recognised by. By their peers, by their country, by the Olympic council, fans in general and by the Guinness book of records. Do you usually argue with people over something they didn’t say? 🙄🙄🙄
@@johnmc3862You said the best jump is winning gold in the Olympics and I disagreed. This jump was greater than any jump in any Olympic games ever. You clearly said something and I disagreed. Does that explain it clearly for you?
One thing I noticed that sets him apart is that he gets up to top speed but then relaxes as he jumps the first stage and balances out the energy for each phase. Whereas a lot of triple jumpers over exert the first 2 stages and the energy is drained for the final jump. His exertion is spread across each phase.
It's because he was one of the fastest men in the world over 40m on a track at this time, more speed equals less power needed on the jumps
That wind speed would move the human body at most about 1 centimetre. I know there has to be a cut of point but this jump is phenomenal, No human will ever come close to this distance again.
he was nearly in the sand pit after his first two phases, absolutely out of this world!
And nearly finished out of the back of the pit too!
22 years ago and still the longest jump ever recorded
26 years
It will never be beaten
@@NPA1001 Never say never (oops!)
27 years now
@@HIMCULES That's what she said
Absolute poetry in motion with the technique of a god
So sad that the wind didn't allow him to establish a new WR. If 18.29m is an unbelievable feat, the 18.43m would be even more amazing!
yes indeed that jump was incredible. he flies over the ground
I'm sure Edwards also produced an 18.39 (or very close to) at another event that 'didn't count'.
And he lost inches at the board. Just a fantastic jump. Blows me away every time I watch it.
@JamesGadbury same event I think.
Add on the 20 cm he gave away on the board and well, 18.60+ with wind just 0.4 mps over the legal limit. Unbelievable.
OMG
The wind would only have added a couple of centimetres at best
OMG .. you're right, I'd never noticed that before ... that's an insane distance :)
@Simon Slade tested your advised caution on laughing... Can confirm 100% correct 😂🤣
Makes me wonder why they don't take the measurement from the take-off point and just erradicate the board line. Technology could do that, these days. I'm sure they could also factor in wind correction, too.
A damn freak of nature he was, amazing.
Lightweight + Speed = Fly
He was also very strong in the gym though he does not look it..
@@cashcrop70 Many displays of how elite athletes are just incredible. You could be a massive dude that is a club level shot putter and throwing 14 meters. Jess Ennis would beat you. A fairly small woman that can also run and jump, and she'd beat you, the big, strong, fat guy, at the shot put. Your body is perfectly designed for the Shot Put, but an elite level male Decathlete will destroy you, and an elite level female Heptathlete that is half your size, can still throw a Shot Putt as far as you can.
A lot of people just do not realise how superior elite athletes really are.
@@Zandohaha By 'you' of course you mean people in general. I am actually a former athlete (modest ability) and still a relative beast in the gym at 51, putting guys half my age to shame lol
ye the guys is a bird. this is incredible he really flies
@@cashcrop70 Yet still hvent learned humility. Ysnks
Incredible athlete, one of the greatest of all time.
its unbelivible jump. he is like flying.
The most amazing single athletic performance of all time. It looks utterly impossible.
So much speed... his power to weight ratio was astonishing. The way he just floats & carries the speed through the phases is amazing.
Awesome technic and speed and a humble man aswell
In slow motion you see the pure perfection here. Incredible
The absolute module of mechanical engineering efficiency !!!!! PERFECT 👆✌👌👍✊🙌🙏🌟🙏🇬🇧
He was majestic, like running in fast forward then he hits the slow motion button in those three steps and hangs for ever. If he nailed the board then it's a 18.50M jump here.
The speed that he carries through the three consecutive jumps is simply unfathomable. And he does it in a seemingly effortless manner. I don't there will ever be a triple jumper as good as Edwards, at least not in 50 years.
He masters all parts of the event, but I'm always amazed at his incredible speed and the distinct clawing action as he nears the end of the second (step) phase.
Bryce Lambley I've never seen such a style, I would look into his trainers practice methods if I was training today. We had no internet when this occurred in 1995 :(
I read once that in 1995 he was faster than Linford in training camps, it's quoted on the British Athletics website do must be reliable. That speed + control = Greatest of all time.
Yes over 30m he could really fly. Was beating Linford and Colin
Linford at that time was running,9.90s.and had !issued the world record two years ago by 100of a second. , Running.9.87 to the world 9.86at that period.
@Ron P over 100m Christie moved away but over 30m i could believe it. I seem to remember Colin Jackson saying Edwards would be an option over the 60m indoor sprint (which jackson, a hurdler sometimes ran for GB). Though i also remember Christie saying one of the shot putters was wickedly fast and competing with the sprinters over 30m due to that massive explosive strength throwers and jumpers need.
@@ross_burnage Yep, I actually met Linford recently at Perivale Club and he said it's true. Over 30m Edwards was a freak of nature; Acceleration was unfathomable.
Ron P he trained with Linford and Frankie Fredericks and was faster than them both to 30m. His peak speed on the run up was equal to or faster than the top 100m sprinters. He could also clean and jerk 150kg. He was actually quite a lazy trainer and never ran more than 100m repeats in training.
GB definitely missed out by not getting him to run more and at least put him on the 100m relay
See how fast Edwards was running. Even though he wasn't a specialist sprinter, he had a very decent 100m time and was one of the fastest jumpers ever. That was part of the reason Edwards was such an amazing triple jumper. The same with Carl Lewis in the long jump.
I could be mistaken, but this was probably the greatest display of the art of understatement, ever recorded:
"Jonathan Edwards has produced a remarkable jump"
"It's the longest jump ever seen in track n field athletics... and I've just been informed, that's a new Gateshead-Harriets record".
It's 'Harriers' as in the bird
@@ynotnilknarf39 thanks, that explains the airplane as well, to us non-native speakers.
@@HIMCULES You're welcome, the accent can be a little hard even for us 'native' speakers ;o)
That was funny-weird! Gateshead-Harriers record?! Who cares?! What about the World, European, British, and English records??
@@jgrantsfbecause they are all obvious records
Just looks like absolutely perfect technique, amazing to watch
This is frightening.. still loses 10-15cm on the board, crazy!
Awesome jump...and the 7.02m jump phase in his 18.29m is just ridiculous...
one word: perfection
The second jump is by far the most impressive one. He did not lose too much speed and the vertical speed was at its finest for the last far jump.
The man was flying. Incredible display of speed and flawless technique.
The best ever triple jumper.
0:31 It's amazing how close he was to the pit already at this point...
I have never seen this much athletic ability in my life
I saw a guy suck his own cock before which was incredibly athletic
espectacular.the best in the history,superman.
Astonishing. He makes it look like a completely different event.
The way he looks at it and he can’t believe how good it is! 💪💪😅
If the wind that day had been 0.4 m/s less his world record might never be touched.
I can't even point that far
🤣
Tremendous speed once again, and he's.. OH MY GOODNESS, THAT IS HUGE!
Apparently this longest jump in history is a 'Gateshead Harriers' record. lol !
😂😂
Das ist der eleganteste Dreispringer bis heute. ❤
The GOAT. Nobody will ever come close to reaching it, even if it was a bit wind aided
For me JE at his best is beauty in movement. His speed and technical efficiency allows this beauty to b express. Freedom is another word for this outstanding athleticism.
I also love Basketball and whenever another basketball fan says to me that Michael Jordan used to somehow hang in the air I used to tell them to look up Jonathan Edwards triple jump world record. THAT'S hanging in the air
Perfect jump from run-up to landing.
Edwards remains the only person in history to have recorded jumps beyond 18.30m and 18.40m, regardless of the wind speed.... and he did them in this one competition!
In successive jumps also.
Perfection. Perfectly stable on the run up - he could have been on wheels. No loss of speed on the jump. I think he's gonna be an old man by the time that jump is bettered.
a very, very, very old man
I instantly went to the track near me and tried to do this back when I was 10 years old.
Same here😂😖
He really was a sight to behold.
"Tremendous speed once again AND HE'S ZOMG"
The second step was GODLY
the third is crazy too
I have almost zero athletic ability myself (jumping 18.43 cm would be good for me!) so I can't comment knowledgeably about technique etc like some people here -- but I remember this jump so clearly and being absolutely staggered by it. And to be honest, watching it now I still am. Such a huge shame the wind wasn't 1.9 instead of 2.4!
That speed down the track though ... insane
oh I how I wish I was there that day! And his sprint speed and fluency ....
This guy was amazing.
I ran at the stadium once... I pulled a hammy... :(
GOAT
I'd like to put some context to this:
1. Jonathan Edwards 18.43
2. Jacek Butkiewicz 17.14
3. Arne Holm 16.70
Lmao he's not doing the same sport, his worst jump was 58cm better than the best jump of any other athlete in the same event
His energy efficiency was out of this world. Almost looks like he only speeds down after hitting the sand, whereas most modern jumpers lose all the momentum by the time they reach the third jump.
If you look closely he jumped from the back of the board. This would have been a 61 ft jump had he gotten most of the board. Incredible
Can't you see that this miracle has a name,,doping,,?
I understand the technicalities but this not being an official WR is very harsh indeed. If the wind had been at a legal 2.0 then how much less further would Edwards have jumped? Maybe a centimeter or two.
Centimetre at absolute most
He's almost in the sand before he even gets to the jump part
Фантастично, непревзойденно, великий атлет
And it’s STILL the longest triple jump ever seen in track and field athletics since 1995!!!
Actually its the longest ever. By quite some margin as well - over 20 cms
@@flobbingdonkeyYes the longest ever seen!
Thats phenomenal. Its like he just took off!
my goodness that really is something. What a guy. Staggering.
He just carried his speed through all the phases so much better than any other jumper. That jump was almost bizarre.
He was a freak of nature. Light as a feather, and over 30m he was as quick or quicker than Linford Christie. The best ever.
There will be perhaps never such great athlet as Edwards. Johnathan Edwards is more than a professor of triple jump. He could teach us to jump like that :)
With today's technology is it possible to figure how long this jump would have been if the wind speed had been 1.9?
My guess is is that at most the wind added 1cm
@@FitzElda Actually its 3 cm
Step 5.60m!
wow
This looks so unbelievable to watch this was only 2.4ms wind they could have 10ms wind no one will touch this. I never saw this jump until now. I just remember that film white men cant jump was made around this time lol. Insane.
Pure forward motion in each phase. Superb.
Is it still the Gateshead Harriers record?
Mark Jones no, some kid broke it 3 years ago i believe! Was not ratified.
Lol.
Jonathan just took the p**s
The man is a living legend
A new Gateshead Harriers record! Haha! Classic. Ridiculous jump.
This man isn’t human omg how far was that omg
Unbelievable
Ironic really that he lost his faith, as every time I see him jump I say “Jesus Christ!”
Hahaha
Nothing better than when an elite athlete at the top of their sport is even surprised how good they are.
This was the Bob Beamon moment for Triple Jumping.
his form is crazy good.
Here after India wins gold in cwg 2022 😍
Legend
He is the triple jump's KING. The tehnique in this jump is better than the WR (18.29) !!!
Le deuxième bond est vraiment impressionnant.
euh ... le 3 eme est pas mal non plus... ;)
He’s almost in the pit after phase 2
Human Perfection
often thought why he didnt do the long jump as well at his peak. but unsure if your allowed to enter both of those? im not sure. but never seen anyone since as good as jonathan edwards, he had the ideal style and bounce, he doesnt lose height or pace on his hop leg.
Alex Wise I think he tried Long Jump but his PB was something like 7.41m. Triple Jump was his natural event.
People forget he also jumped 18.39m that day.
Actually everyone knows that. 😂😂😂
@@johnmc3862 I don't know why you think that's so funny, it really is unknown to a lot of people and Edwards has just done a video with TRP where they both make this very point.
He could easily have jumped 18:50 legally, he did it with a couple of minor fouls but never with a legal jump in a competition sadly
The extra +0.4 wind probably affected this jump by about 2-3cm so this jump if legal would have been around 18.40. I think teddy tamgo jumped over 18.40 once but it wasnt recorded as it was a foul and was with a +5.0 tailwind.
Awesome ! Second to yours truly.
you know it's good when he lands well beyond where the measurements board stop
That is astonishing
Fantastic to Watch!.
何度見ても
笑っちゃう跳躍力
私が尊敬するアスリートの一人
Great bants from Brendan Foster. Decent jump too.
complete cracy