Standing at 6ft5in, Lomu played on the wing to combine his electric speed and explosive power to form an often unstoppable juggernaut of a rugby player.
However, judging by these school records from 1989, it should have come as no surprise.
Dozens of
students gathered on the school grounds to carry out the war dance
famously performed by the New Zealand team before every international.
The
pupils conducted a flawless rendition of the traditional Maori battle
cry in what is a fitting tribute to one of the games all-time greats. He won the 100, 200, 400m and hurdles, proving he was unmatched as a sprinter.
While he failed to win either the 800m or 1500m, he also dominated the jumping events, winning the long jump, high jump and triple jump.
He also couldn't be touched in the throwing disciplines, winning each of the discus, shot putt and javelin events.
It was this all-round athleticism that helped him become a rugby union legend,
Students at
Jonah Lomu's former school have paid a moving tribute the former New
Zealand star after his unexpected death on Wednesday morning.
Lomu,
who had suffered from health problems since his retirement from playing
in 2002 due to a rare kidney disease, died aged 40 after suffering a
heart attack at his home in New Zealand.
Pupils at Wesley College, located just outside Auckland, bid farewell to the All Blacks legend by performing a mass haka.
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