Heather Jones

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Heather Jones
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Full name Heather D. E. Jones
Born October 8, 1970 (1970-10-08) (age 52)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Medal record
Women's field hockey
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Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Havana Team competition

Heather D. E. Jones (born October 8, 1970) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [1] There she ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Women's Team.

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Jones attended Rutgers University, where she played for the Scarlet Knights. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heather Jones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Field Hockey National Awards". ScarletKnights.com. Rutgers University. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.