Meredith Jones (athlete)

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Meredith Jones
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Medal record
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Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Women's 4x400 m Relay 2–6

Meredith Jones is an Australian Paralympic athlete. She participated in athletics in the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Games and won a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Games in the Women's 4x400 m Relay 2–6 event. [1]

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References

  1. "Meredith Jones". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 22 August 2012.