Denise Jones (gymnast)

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Denise Jones
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Jones at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1962-12-11) 11 December 1962 (age 61)
Height147 cm (4 ft 10 in)
Weight41 kg (90 lb)
Sport
Sport Artistic gymnastics
ClubHuddersfield Gym Club

Denise Jones (born 11 December 1962) is a British gymnast. She competed in five individual events at the 1980 Summer Olympics with the best result of 23rd place all-around. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Jones Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2019.