John Jones (rower)
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| Birth name | John Stephen Major Jones | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1930 Church Stretton, Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 2011 (aged 81) England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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John Stephen Major Jones (22 April 1930 – 9 September 2011)[1] was a British rower.
Early life
Born at Church Stretton, Shropshire, Jones was educated in Shrewsbury. After completing National Service in the British Army's Royal Artillery, he entered Cambridge University.[1]
Rowing career
At university Jones joined the Lady Margaret Boat Club, with whom he won the Gold Challenge Cup at Henley in 1950. He then rowed with the Cambridge crew in The Boat Race in 1952 (when they lost) and 1953 (when they won).[1]
He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki with the men's coxless four where they came fourth.[2][3]
Later life
Jones became a London stockbroker and was partner in the City firm of Buckmaster & Moore who were taken over by Credit Suisse in 1987.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "John Jones". Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "John Jones". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Jones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.