Mick Jones (hammer thrower)

Michael David "Mick" Jones (born 23 July 1963 in London, Greater London) is a male retired English athlete who competed in the hammer throw.

Mick Jones
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1963-07-23) 23 July 1963
London, Greater London
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubShaftesbury Barnet Harriers, London
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur hammer
2002 Manchester hammer

Athletics career

Jones competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics finishing in 22nd place.[1]

He appeared at five Commonwealth Games. He represented England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland [2][3] and eight years later represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5] A third games appearance ensued representing England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he won a silver medal in the hammer.[6][7] Four years later he won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, beating New Zealand's Philip Jensen before finishing in fifth place at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[8]

Jones competed in British athletics for over 20 years and captained the Great Britain team to victories in the European Cup. He is the all-time fourth-farthest British thrower in the hammer.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1986 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 4th 70.10 m
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 22nd (q) 70.38 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 4th 68.42 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd 74.02 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 27th (q) 73.31 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 1st 72.55 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 5th 70.09 m

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  7. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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