Kristian Jones

Kristian Jones
Medal record
Men's orienteering
Representing  United Kingdom
European Championships
2018 Ticino Sprint
World University Championships
2016 Miskolc Sprint
2016 Miskolc Sprint Relay[1]
Junior World Championships
2010 Aalborg Sprint

Kristian Jones or Kris Jones (born 03 April 1991)[2] is a competitor in Orienteering and Athletics, competing for Great Britain. He also competes for Lillomarka OK in Norway, Forth Valley orienteers and Wales.

Orienteering

Jones has had most success in Sprint Orienteering, winning medals in the European Championships and the Junior World Championships, and winning the Jan Kjellstrom Orienteering Festival Sprint 3 times in a row from 2016 to 2018.[3] He also has success in the British Orienteering Championships, winning both the Middle and Sprint twice.[4]

in 2016, Jones came 4th in all 3 disciplines he competed in (Sprint, Mixed Sprint Relay and Relay) at the World Championships in Stromstad, Sweden, the closest he has come to a medal in the World Orienteering Championships.

In 2018, Jones received a bronze medal at the European Championships, after Daniel Hubmann and Matthias Kyburz (both from Switzerland)shared the gold medal. He also won the first leg of the Jukola relay, although his team were eventually disqualified.[5]

Athletics

In Athletics, Jones was selected to run the 10,000m at the European Cup for Great Britain in 2017, held in Minsk. He did not finish due to contacting a calf injury. [6][7] The injury also forced him to miss the World Sprint Orienteering Championships three weeks later.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Liveresults :: WUOC2016 Sprint Relay [2016-08-02]". liveresultat.orientering.se.
  2. ↑ "IOF Eventor - Kristian Jones". Eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
  3. ↑ https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/jk_champions
  4. ↑ https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/british_champions
  5. ↑ http://online.jukola.com/tulokset/en/j2018_ju/kilpailijat/23/
  6. ↑ "Competitions - European 10,000m Cup - History - European Athletics". european-athletics.
  7. ↑ "June 2017 – Kristian Jones". www.kristianjones.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "July 2017 – Kristian Jones". www.kristianjones.co.uk.
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