Ronnie Jones (bowls)
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| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1931 Liverpool, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ronnie Jones (born 1931) is a former Canadian international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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]
He 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]
He also won a silver medal with Boettger in the pairs at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[4]
He won two gold medals at the 1991 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the pairs and fours, in Kowloon, Hong Kong.[5]
Family[]
His son is Kevin Jones.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "RONNIE JONES". You Tube. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
Categories:
- 1931 births
- Living people
- Canadian male bowls players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Bowls players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games