Barbara Jones (born January 6, 1977) is an American

cross-country skier Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

. She competed in three events at the

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation ...

. Jones attended

Saint Paul Central High School Saint Paul Central High School is the oldest high school in the state of Minnesota, United States. Founded in 1866 in downtown Saint Paul, Central has educated many leaders in business, government, literature, arts, sciences, and education through ...

where she won three straight

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championships in 1993, 1994, and 1995. She also placed second in the 1,600 meter and 3,200 meter races at the state track meet in 1994. The ''

Star Tribune The ''Star Tribune'' is the largest newspaper in Minnesota. It originated as the ''Minneapolis Tribune'' in 1867 and the competing ''Minneapolis Daily Star'' in 1920. During the 1930s and 1940s, Minneapolis's competing newspapers were consolida ...

'' described her as the best high school level skier from the state until the emergence of Jessie Diggins. She graduated from

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native A ...

in 1999.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Cup

Season standings

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* 1977 births Living people American female cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for the United States Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics People from Stillwater, Minnesota Sportspeople from Washington County, Minnesota 21st-century American sportswomen Saint Paul Central High School alumni {{US-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub