Beverly Ann Jones (born 25 November 1956) is a retired British

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

who competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

Rowing career

Jones won the quadruple sculls event, with Rosie Clugston, Jane Curry,

Sue Handscomb Sue McNuff (née Handscomb; born 21 September 1956) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Handscomb began rowing for Barn Elms while still at school in 1973. She joined the Civil Services Ladies Rowi ...

and E Morris (cox), at the 1977 National Championships. Consequently she was selected in the quad boat for the

1977 World Rowing Championships The 1977 World Rowing Championships was the 6th World Rowing Championships. The championships were held from 19 to 28 August 1977 on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Medal summary About 556 rowers from 28 countries competed ...

for Great Britain. In 1978 she won quadruple sculls again at the 1978 National Championships before rowing in a second World Championships in 1979. She was selected to represent Great Britain in the

women's eight An eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers, who sit in ...

event at the 1980 Olympic Games in Montreal. The crew which consisted of Gill Hodges,

Joanna Toch Joanna Patricia Toch ( ; born 13 October 1961) is a British Olympian and a practising barrister. Sporting career Toch rowed for Great Britain in the 1979 World Rowing Junior Championships, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (she was the youngest membe ...

, Penny Sweet,

Lin Clark Linda D Clark née Linda Lacey (born 1 November 1949) is a retired rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1976 Olympics and 1980 Olympics . Rowing career Clark took up rowing in 1972, the same year in which she married Olympic rower Ji ...

Elizabeth Paton Elizabeth "Betsey" Paton or later Elizabeth Andrew of Lairgieside (1760 – c. 1799) was the daughter of James Paton and Eleanor Helen Paton of Aird Farm, Crossroads, Ayrshire. Following an affair with Robert Burns she gave birth on 22 May 1785 ...

, Rosie Clugston,

Nicola Boyes Nicola Vivien Boyes married name Nicola Burbidge (born 16 December 1954) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Boyes took up rowing in 1974 when studying medicine at Clare College, Cambridge and row ...

and

Pauline Wright Pauline D Wright (born 2 December 1954) is a retired British rowing cox who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Wright participated in the 1974 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne which was the in ...

(cox) finished in fifth place. She was part of the eight, that won the national title rowing for Great Britain senior squad boat, at the 1981 National Championships and a third World Championship appearance ensued at the

1981 World Rowing Championships The 1981 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 1981 at Oberschleißheim outside Munich, West Germany. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table References ...

in Munich. She part of the composite quadruple sculls crew, that won the national title, at the 1983 National Rowing Championships.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Beverly 1956 births Living people British female rowers Olympic rowers of Great Britain Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people)