Mick Jones (hammer thrower)

Michael David Jones (born 23 July 1963) is an English retired athlete who competed in the hammer throw.

Mick Jones

Personal information
Born	(1963-07-23) 23 July 1963 (age 61) London, Greater London, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, London
Medal record Athletics Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur hammer 2002 Manchester hammer

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
Representing  Great Britain and  England
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

1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
3. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
5. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
6. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
7. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

External links

• Mick Jones at World Athletics
• Mick Jones at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)