Rita Jones

Rita Jones
Personal information
Nationality  Wales
Born 1938
Sport
Club Gilfach Bargoed BC, Merthyr BC & Islwyn BC
Medal record
lawn bowls
World Outdoor Championships
1985 Melbournetriples
Commonwealth Games
1986 Edinburghfours
1994 Victoriasingles
1998 Kuala Lumpur pairs

Rita Jones is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

In 1985 Jones won a triples bronze medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.[2]

She won the gold medal in the fours at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, a silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the pairs with Ann Sutherland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[3]

Jones has also won the 15 National indoor singles title five times in 1979, 1984, 1986, 1991 and 1992, the pairs in 1993, the triples four times and fours on five occasions.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Competitor List". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "Rita Jones profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. ↑ "Competitions - Past Winners & Players". WLIBA.


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