Which world record did Jonathon Edwards smash in 1995?
1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump These are the official results of the Women's Triple Jump event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 32 participating athletes, with two qualifying groups and the final held on Thursday August 10, 1995. This event was jumping in the same facility as Jonathan Edwards had set the still standing world record for men just three days earlier. Over the course of his series, Edwards had added 32 cm to Willie Banks' previous record that had stood for over a decade. The leader
Jonathon Riley (athlete) managed to stand out and even set the school's record for the 3000 metres, which he ran in 7:46 (min:sec). After four years with Stanford, Riley ran professionally for Nike, for which he ran personal bests of 3:57.07 in the mile and 13:19.92 in the 5000 meters disciplines. He qualified for the US Olympic team in 2004 and even ran the first heat of the men's 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but finished 14th of 18 competitors in the first heat and did not make it to the final round. Jonathon Riley (athlete) Jonathon Riley is a runner