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| Full name | Roderick Stephen Gerrard Jones | |||||||||||
| Born | (1944-12-02) 2 December 1944 (age 80) 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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Great Britain
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. 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.
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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