Great Britain international triple jumper Jonathan Edwards, who set a new 100 metres record in the North-east Championship at Middlesbrough, will renew his rivalry with Cramlington's David Lawson, beaten by a metre in their clash at Clairville. BNCB
The triple jump has been included in the Olympic Games since its first celebration in 1896; in fact, the first Olympic Champion, James Connolly was a triple jumper. Google
Paul Morris, a Birchfield triple jumper, reckoned that, after he and some others at his Handsworth school dropped some sports in order to devote more time to GCE preparations, the PE teacher reacted angrily. BNCB