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Canadian bowls player (1931–2022)
Ronnie Jones
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born1931 (1931)
Liverpool, England
Died2022 (2023) (aged 90–91)
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Medal record
Representing  Canada


World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Worthing

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Silver medal – second place 1992 Worthing

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Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh

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Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Kowloon

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Gold medal – first place 1991 Kowloon

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Ronnie Jones (1931–2022) was a Canadian international lawn and indoor bowls player.

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.

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.

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

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

Personal life and death

Ronnie Jones died in 2022.

His son is Kevin Jones.

References

  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
  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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