Andres Jones

Andres Jones

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	(1977-02-03) 3 February 1977 (age 48) Aberystwyth, Wales
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Club	Cardiff AAC

Tomas Andres Jones (born 3 February 1977) is a British former long-distance runner who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ^[1] .

Biography

Jones is from Aberaeron, where a local police constable spotted his talent and coached him. ^[2] He eventually commuted to train in Cardiff. ^[2]

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he represented Great Britain in the men's 10,000 metres. ^[3]

Jones became both the British 5000 metres champion and British 10,000 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 2000 AAA Championships. ^{[4] [5] [6]} In the 10,000 metres he was classified British champion by being the highest placed British athlete and his winning time was the fourth-fastest ever by a Welshman, behind Steve Jones, Tony Simmons, and Ian Hamer ^[2]

Though the 2000 Olympics was Jones' first senior international appearance, he went on to compete at the 2001 European Cross Country Championships and the 2002 Commonwealth Games. ^[6]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andres Jones Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
2. "Athletics: Determination runs through the veins as Jones plots path". independent.co.uk .
3. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
5. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
6. Andres Jones at Tilastopaja (subscription required)