Ann Jones (diver)

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Ann Jones
Personal information
Full nameGlenise-Ann Jones
Born (1949-10-25) 25 October 1949 (age 73)
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Sport Diving

Glenise-Ann Jones, known as Ann Jones [1] (born 25 October 1949) is a former Australian diver. [2] She competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics in the 3 metre springboard event where she finished 26th of 30 and in the 10 metre platform event where she finished 26th. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Ann Jones". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. "Glenise-Anne JONES - Olympic Diving | Australia". International Olympic Committee. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. "Ann Jones Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. Committee, Australian Olympic (2003). The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002. Univ. of Queensland Press. ISBN   978-0-7022-3425-5.