Melvyn Jones
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
| Representing | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice | K1 team | |
| 1993 Mezzana | K1 team | |
| 1993 Mezzana | K1 | |
Melvyn Jones (born 26 January 1964 in Stourbridge) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.
In 1992 he was a sales manager from Gamston, Rushcliffe.
Career
He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (K1 team: 1987, 1993) and a bronze (K1: 1993).
Jones also finished seventh in the K1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
His wife, Elisabeth, won a gold medal for Germany in the women's K1 event at those same games.