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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 1941[1] Bridgend, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
| Club | Bridgend AC Roath Harriers, Cardiff |
Bronwen Francis Jones also known as Bonny Jones (born 1941) is a former track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
[edit]Jones was educated at Bridgend Technical College and lived at 27 South Street in Bridgend.[2] She was a member of the Bridgend Athletics Club and the Roath Harriers of Cardiff.[3]
In June 1958 she represented South Wales against North Wales in a warm up event before the Empire Games, winning the 100 yards event.[4] She finished runner-up behind Jean Whitehead at the 1958 AAA Welsh championships[5] but won the long jump title.[6]
She represented the 1958 Welsh team[7] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[8] where she participated in three events;[9] the 100 yards, the long jump[10] and the 4 × 110 yards relay, with Jean Whitehead, Ellen Grainger and Gwyneth Lewis. In the relay the Welsh team were denied a place in the final after being disqualified after an illegal baton change.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "A Place For Bonny in Games Team?". Glamorgan Gazette. 16 May 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "They wear the Red Dragon". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Three athletic records go". Western Mail. 30 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "A.A.A. Results". Western Mail. 23 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Athletics Team". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Britain's sprint hope in two Games events". Derby Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "British Empire and Commonwealth Games". Rugby Relics. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
- ↑ "Baton Change Cost Welsh Women Relay Final Place". Western Mail. 26 July 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.