Melvyn Jones

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Melvyn Jones
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Bourg St.-MauriceK1 team
Gold medal – first place1993 MezzanaK1 team
Bronze medal – third place1993 MezzanaK1

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.

World Cup individual podiums

Season Date Venue Position Event
19916 Jul 1991Augsburg2ndK1
1 Sep 1991Wausau3rdK1
199216 Feb 1992Murupara3rdK1
23 Feb 1992Launceston1stK1
199321 Aug 1993Minden1stK1

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