Arthur Kenneth Jones

English badminton player (1887–1975) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Arthur Kenneth Jones known as A. K. Jones (1887 – 1975) was an English international badminton player. He was born in Southampton.

Born7 September 1887 [1]
Southampton
Diedfirst quarter 1975[2]
Salisbury
Country England
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A. K. Jones
Personal information
Born7 September 1887 [1]
Southampton
Diedfirst quarter 1975[2]
Salisbury
Sport
Country England
SportBadminton
Medal record
Representing ENG
All England Open Badminton Championships
Gold medal – first place1925 Londondoubles
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Career

Arthur Kenneth Jones won the 1925 All England Badminton Championships in the men's doubles event. Until 1977 the tournament was the unofficial world championships. Jones was a pioneer of the sport. In 1925–26 he belonged to an English touring team, who travelled to Canada and the United States for two months to develop the sport in those countries on behalf of the Canadian Badminton Association which had recently been formed in 1921.[3][4]

Records

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Season Event Disziplin Place Name
1925 All England Men´s doubles 1 Herbert Uber / Arthur Kenneth Jones
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Personal life

He was a bank clerk by profession and lived in Richmond, Surrey. He died in Salisbury.

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