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Gert Siniloo Pärnu Ülejõe Gymnasium Form 10A Teacher: Kai Kõks Pärnu 2009

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

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Gert Siniloo Pärnu Ülejõe Gymnasium Form 10A Teacher: Kai Kõks Pärnu 2009

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  1. Gert Siniloo Pärnu Ülejõe Gymnasium Form 10A Teacher: Kai Kõks Pärnu 2009

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Personal life • Edwards is married and his wife is called Alison • They have two sons called Nathan and Sam

  11. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Edwards_(athlete) • http://www.sportinglife.com/pictures/general/allsportedwardsflag.jpg • http://www.isbi.com/isbiimages/p1223a.jpg • http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d46/xelakram/jonathan_edwards_220.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Jonathan_Edwards_olympics_2000.jpg • http://d.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/empics/20080628/13/1518575716-tennis-wimbledon-championships-2008-day-six-england-club.jpg • http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2008/05/06/essentials-triplejump-edwar.jpg • http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1675000/images/_1679684_edwards300.jpg • http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39437000/jpg/_39437479_bbc.jpg • http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/02_1/edwards100207_228x159.jpg

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