Roddy Jones
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| Full name | Roderick Stephen Gerrard Jones | |||||||||||
| Born | 2 December 1944 Newport, Wales, Great Britain | |||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||
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Roderick "Roddy" Stephen Gerrard Jones (born 2 December 1944) is a male British former swimmer.
Swimming career
Jones competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] At the ASA National British Championships he won the 110 yards backstroke title three times (1966, 1967, 1968) and the 220 yards backstroke title in 1965.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roddy Jones Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ ""McGregor's Record." Times, 12 Sept. 1966, p. 6". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Four new caps." Times, 14 Aug. 1967, p. 12". Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Swimming Championships." Times, 31 Aug. 1963, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
External links
- Roddy Jones at World Aquatics
- Roderick Stephen Jones at Olympics.com
- Roddy Jones at Olympedia (archive)
- Roddy Jones at Team GB
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- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade
- Sportspeople from Newport, Wales
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