Ronnie Jones (bowls)

Ronnie Jones (1931–2022) was a Canadian international lawn and indoor bowls player.^[1]

Ronnie Jones

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	1931 (1931) Liverpool, England
Died	2022 (2023) (aged 90–91)
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Medal record Representing  Canada World Outdoor Championships 1992 Worthing || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | pairs 1992 Worthing || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | fours Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | pairs Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 1991 Kowloon || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | pairs 1991 Kowloon || style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | fours

Early life and bowls career

Jones was born in Liverpool, England and emigrated to Canada as a teenager in 1952. He made his debut for Canada in 1974.^[2]

Jones won a bronze medal in the pairs with Bill Boettger and a silver medal in the fours at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.^[3]

Jones also won a silver medal with Boettger in the pairs at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.^[4]

Jones won two gold medals at the 1991 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the pairs and fours, in Kowloon, Hong Kong.^[5]

Personal life and death

Ronnie Jones died in 2022.^[6]

His son is Kevin Jones.^[7]

References

1. . Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017.
2. Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
3. Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
4. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
5. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
6. "Ron Jones has passed away. His record as a player and as a person marks him as a unique individual in our game". Ontarion Lawn Bowls Association on Facebook. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
7. "RONNIE JONES". You Tube. Retrieved 31 May 2021.