Melvyn Jones
Melvyn Jones (born 26 January 1964 in Stourbridge) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
Representing  | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice | K1 team |
| 1993 Mezzana | K1 team |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1993 Mezzana | K1 |
He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1 team: 1987, 1993) and a bronze (K1: 1993).
Jones also finished seventh in the K1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
His wife, Elisabeth, won a gold medal for Germany in the women's K1 event at those same games.
World Cup individual podiums
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6 Jul 1991 | Augsburg | 2nd | K1 |
| 1 Sep 1991 | Wausau | 3rd | K1 | |
| 1992 | 16 Feb 1992 | Murupara | 3rd | K1 |
| 23 Feb 1992 | Launceston | 1st | K1 | |
| 1993 | 21 Aug 1993 | Minden | 1st | K1 |
References
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