Jonathan Jones

Jonathan Jones (born April 23, 1991) is an American former shot putter. He was the 2017 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winner in the shot put and qualified for the 2016 World Indoor Championships, where he placed 5th. Representing the Buffalo Bulls track and field team, he won the shot put at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He also won the shot put at the 2015 NACAC Championships.

Career At Portville High School, Jones was a four-sport athlete.

He was recruited by the University at Buffalo, but because his grades weren't sufficient Jones started for the Buffalo State Bengals track and field team in NCAA Division III, where he threw the shot put, discus throw, and weight throw. He went on to place 5th in a 20.92 m personal record at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, qualifying him to represent the United States at the 2015 Pan American Games. He was 5th in the shot put finals as the 2nd American, behind Darrell Hill.

Jones competed as a professional beginning in 2016, placing 4th at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. He was 3rd at the 2016 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, qualifying him to represent the U.S. again at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. At the world indoor championship shot put, Jones threw his best mark of 20.31 m on his 4th attempt, fouling his next throw. As his throw as 0.22 m short of making the top-four cut, he was not given a sixth throw and finished in 5th place as the top American. Outdoors, he finished 12th at the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and did not qualify for the world championships.

Jones attended Portville High School in Portville, New York. He then attended Buffalo State University and the University at Buffalo with a major in psychology.