Melvyn Jones

Melvyn Jones (born 26 January 1964 in Stourbridge) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Early life 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

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1988 26 June 1988 Savage River 2nd K1 2 July 1988 Minden 2nd K1 14 August 1988 Nottingham 1st K1 1991 6 Jul 1991 Augsburg 2nd K1 1 Sep 1991 Wausau 3rd K1 1992 16 Feb 1992 Murupara 3rd K1 23 Feb 1992 Launceston 1st K11993 21 Aug 1993 Minden 1st K1