Rita Jones

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Rita Jones
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born1938
Sport
ClubGilfach Bargoed BC, Merthyr BC & Islwyn BC
Medal record
lawn bowls
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Melbourne triples
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh fours
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Victoria singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur pairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1993 Floridasingles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1993 Floridatriples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1995 Durbantriples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1997 Llandrindod Wellsfours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1992fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1993fours

Rita Jones is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. [1]

Bowls career

In 1985 Jones won a triples bronze medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. [2]

She won the gold medal in the fours at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, a silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the pairs with Ann Sutherland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. [3]

Jones has won four medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the triples at the 1993 inaugural tournament in Florida. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Jones has also won the 15 National indoor singles titles; five singles in 1979, 1984, 1986, 1991 and 1992, the pairs in 1993, the triples four times and fours on five occasions. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Competitor List". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "Rita Jones profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. ↑ "'Shaw strikes gold'" . The Times. 25 October 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ↑ "'Guernsey finally falter" . The Times. 1 November 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ↑ "Jones, D.R. (1995) 'S Africa's bowlers reclaim top spot'" . The Times. 24 April 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ↑ "'For the Record' (1995)" . The Times. 1 May 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 25 May 2021– via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ↑ "Competitions - Past Winners & Players". WLIBA.
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