Hugh Jones (athlete)

Robin Evan Hugh Jones (born 1 November 1955 in London) is a retired British long distance runner. He attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, where he began competing in long distance running both for the school and for Ranelagh Harriers, and the University of Liverpool.

In 1982 Jones became the first British man to win the London Marathon, finishing in a time of 2:09:24. Two years later he finished 12th in the men's marathon of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles with a time of 2:13:57.

In 1983 he finished a close second to Joseph Nzau in the Chicago Marathon.

In 1983 Hugh Jones won the Stockholm Marathon with a time of 2:11:37 which is still the record for this event. He won it again in 1992 (2.15.58) was second in 1993 (2.17.29) and seventh in 1994 (2.18.20).

His personal best (PB as athletes refer to it) is 2:09:24, set in London 1982.

Hugh Jones was president of the Road Runners Club from 2007 - 2011.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing United Kingdom and England
1981	Oslo Marathon	Oslo, Norway	1st	Marathon	2:13:06
	New York City Marathon	New York, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:10:59
1982	City-Pier-City Loop	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	Half Marathon	1:01:06
	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	1st	Marathon	2:09:24
1983	Stockholm Marathon	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:11:37
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	12th	Marathon	2:13:57
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	5th	Marathon	2:12:54
1986	European Championships	Stuttgart, West Germany	5th	Marathon	2:11:49
1992	Stockholm Marathon	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:15:58
1995	Glitnir Reykjavik Marathon	Reykjavik, Iceland	1st	Marathon	2:29:26

External links

• IAAF profile for Hugh Jones