Marcia Jones-Smoke

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Marcia Jones-Smoke
Hilde Lauer, Lyudmila Pinayeva, Marcia Jones 1964.jpg
Jones (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1941-07-18) July 18, 1941 (age 81)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Sport Canoe sprint
ClubNiles Kayak Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1964 Tokyo K-1 500 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Winnipeg K-1 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Winnipeg K-2 500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1967 Winnipeg K-4 500 m

Marcia Ingram Jones Smoke (born July 18, 1941) is an American sprint canoer. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event in 1964. [1]

A native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jones graduated from Michigan State University. She won three gold medals at the 1967 Pan American Games and a record 35 national championships and 24 North American championships. [1]

Her husband, William Smoke, finished fourth in the second repechage event of the K-4 1000 m at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Jones' son, Jeff, finished seventh in the K-2 1000 m semifinal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Her sister, the late Sperry Rademaker, finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Marcia Jones Smoke. Sports-reference.com