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English hammer thrower (born 1963) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael David Jones (born 23 July 1963) is an English retired athlete who competed in the hammer throw.
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Born | London, Greater London, England | 23 July 1963|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, London | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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 |
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