Ronnie Jones
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born1931
Liverpool, England
Died2022 (aged 90–91)
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Worthing pairs
Silver medal – second place 1992 Worthing fours
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburghpairs
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place1991 Kowloonpairs
Gold medal – first place1991 Kowloonfours

Ronnie Jones (1931–2022) was a Canadian international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Early life and bowls career

Jones was born in Liverpool, England and emigrated to Canada as a teenager in 1952. He made his debut for Canada in 1974.[2]

Jones won a bronze medal in the pairs with Bill Boettger and a silver medal in the fours at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[3]

Jones also won a silver medal with Boettger in the pairs at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[4]

Jones won two gold medals at the 1991 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the pairs and fours, in Kowloon, Hong Kong.[5]

Personal life and death

Ronnie Jones died in 2022.[6]

His son is Kevin Jones.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ↑ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
  3. ↑ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  4. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ron Jones has passed away. His record as a player and as a person marks him as a unique individual in our game". Ontarion Lawn Bowls Association on Facebook. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "RONNIE JONES". You Tube. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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