{"id":67347,"date":"2025-09-09T07:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=67347"},"modified":"2025-10-27T19:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:57:15","slug":"colin-jackson-and-jonathan-edwards-talk-gear-heritage-and-the-future-of-athletics-in-the-puma-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/colin-jackson-and-jonathan-edwards-talk-gear-heritage-and-the-future-of-athletics-in-the-puma-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Jackson und Jonathan Edwards sprechen im PUMA-Archiv \u00fcber Ausr\u00fcstung, Tradition und die Zukunft der Leichtathletik"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\/\n        Colin Jackson und Jonathan Edwards sprechen im PUMA-Archiv \u00fcber Ausr\u00fcstung, Tradition und die Zukunft der Leichtathletik\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colin-Jonathan-Interview-Tokyo-Header.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fcolin-jackson-and-jonathan-edwards-talk-gear-heritage-and-the-future-of-athletics-in-the-puma-archive%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fcolin-jackson-and-jonathan-edwards-talk-gear-heritage-and-the-future-of-athletics-in-the-puma-archive%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/colin-jackson-and-jonathan-edwards-talk-gear-heritage-and-the-future-of-athletics-in-the-puma-archive\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fsports%2Fcolin-jackson-and-jonathan-edwards-talk-gear-heritage-and-the-future-of-athletics-in-the-puma-archive%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Spikes, Geschichten und der Geruch des Erfolgs<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Zwei Legenden besuchen das PUMA-Archiv<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">9. September 2025 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Colin Jackson and Jonathan Edwards talk gear, heritage, and the future of athletics in the PUMA Archive&quot;, \"text\": &quot;\\u201cIs that a Munich?\\u201d asks Colin Jackson as he lifts a red spike from the shelves of the PUMA archive. 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F\u00fcr die H\u00fcrdenlegende ist es ein St\u00fcck seiner Jugend - sein allererster Schuh, den er im Alter von 15 Jahren trug. Neben ihm l\u00e4chelt Jonathan Edwards, Weltrekordhalter im Dreisprung, und dreht einen weiteren Spike in seiner Hand, bevor er ihn an sein Gesicht h\u00e4lt: \"Das riecht nach einem Gewinner.\"<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colin-Jonathan-Interview-Tokyo-3.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b firstLetter\" >Die beiden Legenden, die mit Weltrekorden im H\u00fcrdenlauf und Dreisprung Geschichte schrieben, lie\u00dfen sich von den alten Modellen in eine Zeit zur\u00fcckversetzen, als Spikes die Spitze der Innovation darstellten - leicht, pr\u00e4zise gefertigt, ihrer Zeit voraus. Heute wirken sie fast schlicht, aber der Kontrast macht deutlich, wie schnell sich die Technik entwickelt hat.<br><br>Colin Jackson und Jonathan Edwards erkl\u00e4ren, warum die richtige Ausr\u00fcstung den Unterschied ausmachte, wie sich Schuhe und Materialien seither ver\u00e4ndert haben - und warum die Technologie bei den Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften in Tokio in diesem Monat wieder eine entscheidende Rolle spielen wird.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2b spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">Jonathan Edwards<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/colin-jonathan-interview-square-1.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDreisprunglegende, Olympiasieger und Weltrekordhalter.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">Colin Jackson<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/colin-jonathan-interview-square.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tH\u00fcrdenlegende, Welt- und Europameisterin und ehemalige Weltmeisterin.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"interviewq\"><strong>Was ging Ihnen durch den Kopf, als Sie hier im PUMA-Archiv sa\u00dfen, umgeben von Spikes, Trikots und Erinnerungen aus der Vergangenheit?<\/strong><\/span><strong>Colin Jackson:<\/strong> Ein Gang durch das Archiv ist wie eine Reise in die Vergangenheit. Man sieht die Schuhe, die verschiedenen Farben, die Trikots und f\u00fchlt sich direkt in die Zeit der Leichtathletik zur\u00fcckversetzt. Und dann entdeckt man seinen eigenen Namen auf einem Paar Spikes, in dem man selbst gelaufen ist - das ist etwas ganz Besonderes. Es f\u00fchlt sich an, als w\u00fcrde man eine Zeitkapsel \u00f6ffnen und zaubert ein breites L\u00e4cheln auf mein Gesicht.<br><br><strong>Jonathan Edwards:<\/strong> F\u00fcr mich geht es darum, die Essenz von PUMA zu sehen. Das Archiv zeigt die Innovation, die Leidenschaft und die Liebe zum Sport, die schon immer das Herzst\u00fcck des Unternehmens waren. Wenn man hier reinkommt, sieht man nicht nur Produkte - man taucht in PUMAs DNA ein. Es ist wirklich etwas Besonderes, ich liebe es hier unten!<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colin-Jonathan-Interview-Tokyo.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><strong><span class=\"interviewq\">Wenn Sie auf Ihre Ausr\u00fcstung zur\u00fcckblicken: Gab es etwas, das Sie gerne gehabt h\u00e4tten? Oder f\u00fchlten Sie sich f\u00fcr Ihre Zeit ger\u00fcstet?<\/span>Jonathan:<\/strong> Ich f\u00fchlte mich komplett ausgestattet - was wir hatten, war das Beste seiner Zeit. Aber wenn ich meine beste Form mit der heutigen Technologie h\u00e4tte kombinieren k\u00f6nnen, w\u00e4re das faszinierend gewesen. Die neuen Spikes geben den Athleten wirklich einen messbaren Vorteil. Das sieht man auch an den heutigen Leistungen.<br><br><strong>Colin:<\/strong> Bei mir war es genauso - meine Spikes waren sofort einsatzbereit, kein Einlaufen. Ich habe mich nie benachteiligt gef\u00fchlt. Aber wenn wir die heutigen Innovationen gehabt h\u00e4tten, h\u00e4tte das sicher einen gro\u00dfen Unterschied gemacht.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><strong><span class=\"interviewq\"><strong style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Gab es ein bahnbrechendes Produkt, bei dem Sie dachten: \"Das \u00e4ndert alles\"?<\/strong><\/span>Colin:<\/strong> F\u00fcr mich war es der PUMA Disc. Die Passform war perfekt - die Balance und das Gewicht waren genau da, wo ich sie brauchte. Er hat mir sofort Vertrauen gegeben, und als Sportler ist dieser Glaube an sein Produkt unbezahlbar. Und ja, auch die Farbe spielte eine Rolle! Ich liebte meine schwarzen Spikes, weil ich mich mit ihnen gut f\u00fchlte. Und wenn man gut aussieht, f\u00fchlt man sich gut, und das hilft einem bei der Leistung.<br><br><strong>Jonathan:<\/strong> Ich habe nie den Disc getragen, sondern bin bei den Schn\u00fcrsenkeln geblieben, aber f\u00fcr mich war es eher eine schrittweise Entwicklung. Es wurden Innovationen eingef\u00fchrt, wie Haifischhaut, Kunststoffplatten und so viele verschiedene Farben. Die Haifischhautsohle funktionierte unter allen Bedingungen hervorragend. Sp\u00e4ter sind wir dann zu Kunststoffplatten \u00fcbergegangen - die sahen fantastisch aus, bis es geregnet hat. Plastik auf einem nassen Startblock macht keinen Spa\u00df; der Fu\u00df kann viel leichter abrutschen. Jedes Jahr hatten wir etwas Neues zum Testen und behielten das, was uns gefiel. Jeder Schritt brachte Verbesserungen mit sich, auch wenn einige mit Lektionen verbunden waren.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Colin-Jonathan-Interview-Tokyo-2.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><strong><span class=\"interviewq\">Wenn Sie an die Zukunft der Leichtathletik denken - neue Talente, neue Technologien - was erhoffen Sie sich?<\/span>Colin:<\/strong> Ich denke, der Sport ist in einer starken Position. Die Fans lieben ihn, die Athleten strengen sich mehr denn je an, und gro\u00dfe Meisterschaften sorgen immer noch f\u00fcr unvergessliche Momente. Das habe ich letztes Jahr in Paris gesehen: Die Zuschauer haben jeden Sieger gefeiert, nicht nur die Franzosen. Diese Leidenschaft zeigt, dass die Leichtathletik eine gro\u00dfe Zukunft hat.<br><br><strong>Jonathan:<\/strong> Ich glaube nicht, dass die Leichtathletik unter den anderen Sportarten so dominant ist, wie sie es einmal war. Aber ich glaube, dass die Pr\u00e4sentation der technologischen Seite, der Innovation, die hinter dem Sport steht, sowie der k\u00f6rperlichen Anstrengung dazu beitragen kann, neues Interesse zu wecken und die Leichtathletik wieder zu beleben. Der Kern der Leichtathletik ist herausragend - er ist hart, schwer zu erreichen und schwer zu erhalten und wird dennoch gesch\u00e4tzt. Das kann man bei gro\u00dfen Meisterschaften sehen, wo die Fans sie lieben. Aber die Diamond League - der Rundkurs, wie wir sagen w\u00fcrden - muss umgestaltet werden. Und die Technologie k\u00f6nnte eine gro\u00dfe Rolle dabei spielen, die Menschen wieder f\u00fcr diesen Sport zu begeistern.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_bighighlighted\" >Vielen Dank, Jonathan und Colin, dass ihr mit uns im PUMA-Archiv in Erinnerungen geschwelgt habt!<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 ><h2>Colin Jackson schwelgt in Erinnerungen:<\/h2><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" ><p>\"Das war in Miami, f\u00fcr ein PUMA Cell-Shooting, wenn ich mich recht erinnere. Und der Puma hie\u00df Kitty. Sie war unglaublich - in einer Szene nahmen wir sie sogar mit an den Strand. Bei diesem speziellen Dreh wurde ich gewarnt, meinen Kopf nie unter ihren zu senken, sonst w\u00fcrde ich ihre Dominanz herausfordern. Ich blieb die ganze Zeit aufrecht, aber Sie wissen ja, man wird m\u00fcde, also entspannte ich mich f\u00fcr einen Moment... und Kitty schlug mir direkt ins Gesicht. Da dachte ich, okay, genug - und ging raus. Niemand hat gestritten.\"<\/p><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2b spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">Ein besonderer Archivschatz<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/colin-jonathen-interview-sidepanel.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.77379095163807  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Archive-Sidebar-Logo.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 53% 50%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row category header -->\n<div class=\"row rowCategoryHeader\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline;\">\n        <h2 class=\"bgPuma\">\n            <span>Weitere Geschichten<\/span>\n        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row article teaser single -->\n<div class=\"row rowImageFull spacing\" style=\"height: 690px;\">\n    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Colin-Jackson-Jonathan-Edwards-Header.png'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"  >\n        <div class=\"row rowArticleTeaserSingle\">\n            <div class=\"articleTeaserSingleRows\">\n                <div><\/div>\n                <div class=\"bot\">\n                    <a class=\"secondary\" href=\"\/de\/category\/https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/sports\/\">Sport<\/a>\n                    <h1>\"Man kann nicht alles kontrollieren - nur wie man darauf reagiert.\"<\/h1>\n                    <div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">Am 7. August 1995 sprang Jonathan Edwards weiter als jeder Mensch zuvor - und seitdem. Bei den Weltmeisterschaften in G\u00f6teborg durchbrach er als erster Dreispringer die 18-Meter-Marke. <\/div>\n                    <a class=\"buttonSec\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/sports\/colin-jackson-and-jonathan-edwards-two-champions-on-failure-fulfilment-and-moving-forward\/\">Story lesen<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"Ist das ein M\u00fcnchner?\", fragt Colin Jackson, als er einen roten Spike aus den Regalen des PUMA-Archivs hebt. F\u00fcr die H\u00fcrdenlegende ist es ein St\u00fcck seiner Jugend - sein allererster Schuh, den er im Alter von 15 Jahren trug. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":67349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":14233,"meta-headline":"Spikes, stories and the smell of success","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-67347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":67347,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2025-09-09 07:30:01","post_date_gmt":"2025-09-09 05:30:01","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":67349},\"headline\":\"Spikes, stories and the smell of success\",\"content\":\"Two legends revisit the PUMA Archive\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026ldquo;Is that a Munich?\\u0026rdquo; asks Colin Jackson as he lifts a red spike from the shelves of the PUMA archive. 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