3) Jonathan Edwards
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Former British triple jumper Jonathan Edwards refused to compete on Sundays as a Christian and eventually pulled-out of the 1991 World Athletics Championship. Edwards, however, changed completely in 1993 as he stopped following the “Sabbath” strictly.
His decision came at the perfect time, as the qualifying round for World Championships that year took place on a Sunday. In 2007, he admitted that he had completely lost faith in it.
Edwards is a former Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European Champion. He held the world record in that event since 1995. After he retired from the sport, he worked as a sports commentator and as a presenter for BBC television.
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