Michael Jones

Michael David Jones (born 23 July 1963) is an English retired athlete who competed in the hammer throw and competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Biography Jones represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, finishing in 22nd place.

He appeared at five Commonwealth Games. He represented England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and eight years later represented England, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. A third games appearance ensued representing England, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he won a silver medal in the hammer. Four years later he won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, beating New Zealand's Philip Jensen before finishing in fifth place at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Jones competed in British athletics for over 20 years and captained the Great Britain team to victories in the European Cup. He is the all-time fourth-farthest British thrower in the hammer.

Jones was eight-times British hammer throw champion having won the AAA Championships title six times in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004 and being the highest placed British athlete in 1991 and 1995.

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