Ronnie Jones (bowls)
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1931 Liverpool, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2022 (aged 90–91) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ronnie Jones (1931–2022) was a Canadian international lawn and indoor bowls player.[1]
Early life and bowls career
[edit]Jones was born in Liverpool, England and emigrated to Canada as a teenager in 1952. He made his debut for Canada in 1974.[2]
Jones won a bronze medal in the pairs with Bill Boettger and a silver medal in the fours at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[3]
Jones also won a silver medal with Boettger in the pairs at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[4]
Jones won two gold medals at the 1991 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the pairs and fours, in Kowloon, Hong Kong.[5]
Personal life and death
[edit]Ronnie Jones died in 2022.[6]
His son is Kevin Jones.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
- ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Ron Jones has passed away. His record as a player and as a person marks him as a unique individual in our game". Ontarion Lawn Bowls Association on Facebook. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "RONNIE JONES". You Tube. Retrieved 31 May 2021.