Mick Jones (hammer thrower)
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Nationality | English | |||||||||||||||||
Born | London, Greater London | 23 July 1963|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, London | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael David Jones (born 23 July 1963 in London, Greater London) is a male retired English athlete who competed in the hammer throw.
Athletics career
Jones competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics finishing in 22nd place.[1]
He appeared at five Commonwealth Games. He represented England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[2][3] and eight years later represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5] A third games appearance ensued representing England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he won a silver medal in the hammer.[6][7] Four years later he won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, beating New Zealand's Philip Jensen before finishing in fifth place at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[8]
Jones competed in British athletics for over 20 years and captained the Great Britain team to victories in the European Cup. He is the all-time fourth-farthest British thrower in the hammer.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1986 | Commonwealth Games | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 4th | 70.10 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 22nd (q) | 70.38 m |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 4th | 68.42 m |
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd | 74.02 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 27th (q) | 73.31 m |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1st | 72.55 m |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 5th | 70.09 m |
References
- ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
- Mick Jones at World Athletics
- Mick Jones at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1963 births
- Living people
- English male hammer throwers
- British male hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Sportspeople from London
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain