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Jonathan Edwards CBE
Birth date: 10/05/1966
Born: London, UK
Lives: Newcastle, UK
Current World Record Holder, Olympic Gold Medallist & Renowned Sports Broadcaster
• 1995 BBC Sports Personality of the Year
• Broke the World Record at the World Championships in Gothenburg with a jump of 18.29m (1995)
• Olympic Gold Medal Triple Jumper (Sydney 2000)
In 2020 Jonathan celebrated his 25th anniversary of setting the World Record for triple jump (which, unbelievably, he’s held from 1995). As one of the longest World Records ever held in athletics history, BBC Two marked the occasion with a documentary One Giant Leap, which aired August 2020. Jonathan’s Olympic gold medal in Sydney in 2000 was one of the crowning glories for one of Great Britain’s greatest ever athletes and he was awarded a CBE shortly after.
Now recognised as one of the most accomplished Major Event anchor broadcasters, presenters and corporate hosts, Jonathan has been lead presenter for the globe’s biggest sporting events, including the Olympics, Paralympics, Winter Olympics and all cyclings Grand Tours including of course the Tour de France working for for Discovery Eurosport, BBC and Channel 4.
He is a commissioned representative of the International Olympic Committee; as well as leading the successful London 2012 Olympic bid, Jonathan was a main board director of LOCOG the Games’ organisers.
Jonathan is an accomplished, eloquent speaker and particularly enjoys facilitator and hosting roles having managed live global events for brands, federations and international conferences.
020 7935 8000
Contact
• Cycling, Olympic & Winter Olympic broadcasting and commentary:
• BBC• Channel 4• Eurosport
• Lead credits across a range of Eurosport flagship productions.
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