OREGON, USA – Michael Andre Edwards thought he would be able to jump “about 16.80m” but surprised himself with a dramatic final round 17.08m (1.1m/s) leap to snatch the gold medal at the World Athletics Under- 20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Edwards, who started slowly, trailed his good friend American Miles Nesmith going into the final round, when he produced the jump of his life on the biggest stage.

After his dramatic win, he said he never expected he would be jumping this far this soon but never thought 17.00m was out of his reach.