Trevor Jones (rower)

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Trevor Jones
Personal information
Born (1997-10-01) October 1, 1997 (age 26)
Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
Height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Medal record
Men's Rowing
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Rowing U23 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Plovdiv M1x
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Poznań M1x

Trevor Jones (born October 1, 1997) is a Canadian rower. He was born in Pointe-Claire, Quebec and his hometown was Lakefield, Ontario. [1] Jones is a two time World U23 champion in the single sculls event.

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Career

Jones won the single sculls at the 2017 and 2018 World Rowing U23 Championships. He missed competing at the 2019 version due to injury. [2] At the 2019 World Rowing Championships, Jones finished in 14th place with Matt Buie in the double sculls, after training with his partner for only a month. [2] After the Worlds, Rowing Canada re-evaluated the crews racing and decided to move Jones back to the single sculls boat. [3]

In May 2021, Jones qualified the singles sculls boat for Canada's 2020 Olympic team, by finishing second at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. [4]

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References

  1. "Trevor Jones". www.rowingcanada.org. Rowing Canada. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 Davies, Mike (11 September 2019). "Trevor Jones motivated to keep Olympic hopes alive with new racing partner". The Peterborough Examiner . Peterborough, Ontario . Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. Davies, Mike (30 April 2021). "Trevor Jones seeking Olympic berth at Lucerne regatta". The Peterborough Examiner . Peterborough, Ontario . Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. "Canada earns 3 more spots at Tokyo Olympics at last-chance regatta". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.