Roddy Jones
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) | |||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1944 Newport, Wales, Great Britain | |||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||
| Club | Newport Swimming Club | |||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||
Roderick Stephen Gerrard Jones known as Roddy Jones (born 2 December 1944) is a former swimmer from Wales, who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Jones represented the 1962 Welsh team[2] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia,[3] where he participated in the 110 and 220 yards backstroke events.[4] Four years later in 1966, he went to his second Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, competing for the 1966 Welsh team[5] in the backstroke events.[6]
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Jones competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke.[7]
At the ASA National British Championships he won the 110 yards backstroke title three times (1966, 1967, 1968) and the 220 yards backstroke title in 1965.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roddy Jones Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "Welsh team for Empire Games". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 16 August 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "The Family Affair". Daily Mirror. 16 August 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Ron Jones to lead strong Welsh team". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 June 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wales Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ↑ ""McGregor's Record." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.[dead link]
- ↑ ""Four new caps." Times, 14 Aug. 1967, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.[dead link]
- ↑ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Swimming Championships." Times, 31 Aug. 1963, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
External links
[edit]
Categories:
- 1944 births
- Living people
- British male backstroke swimmers
- Welsh male backstroke swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade
- Sportspeople from Newport, Wales
- Swimmers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Swimmers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games