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- The son of a Church of England vicar, Jonathan Edwards was originally equally famous for his refusal to compete on a Sunday for religious reasons as for his prowess in the triple jump.
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Feb 28, 2014 · He was also an Olympic and world champion triple jumper and a deeply devout Christian, who went as far as to bow out of the 1991 World Championships after he refused to compete on a Sunday....
May 13, 1996 · on a Sunday. Edwards chose not to compete and became an instant celebrity. Television crews showed up at his church the morning of the trials (though Edwards had gone away for the...
Feb 27, 2014 · The BBC anchorman’s religion was seen as a driving force behind his successful career, though his refusal to compete on Sunday cost him the opportunity to compete at the 1991 World...
Due to his strong Christian beliefs during his athletic career, discussed in more detail below, he initially refused to compete on Sundays, [5] but eventually decided to do so in 1993. This decision proved timely, since the qualifying round at that year's World Championships took place on a Sunday.
His career before 1995 was not unsuccessful as Edwards had won the World Cup in 1989, a Commonwealth Games silver medal in 1990 and, after reversing his decision on Sunday competition, a bronze medal at the 1993 World Championships, but it paled in comparison to what happened in 1995.
May 15, 2018 · For much of his career, British triple jumper Jonathan Edwards refused to compete on Sunday, the Christian Sabbath, and for this reason sat out the 1988 British championships and the 1991 world championships. Later in his career, however, Edwards adapted a less strict interpretation of his faith and began to compete on Sundays.
Oct 11, 2003 · Strangely enough, Edwards (in what must have been a rather awkward situation) continued to live in the parsonage and to preach for them Sunday by Sunday at their request, until October 1751, fifteen months later.
