Dale Anthony Jones (born 12 March 1964 in St. John's) is a retired Antiguan and Barbudan middle distance runner who specialized in the

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. He won the silver medal at the

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and the bronze medal at the

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. At the 1984 Olympic Games he competed on the

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team. At the

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he was knocked out in the heats of the

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, but the time of 3:49.41 minutes was a new national record.Antiguan and Barbudan athletics records
At the 1991 World Championships he competed in both 800 m and

1500 m The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

, setting a national 800 m record of 1:48.62 minutes. He also competed at the 1993 World Championships.

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* 1964 births Living people Antigua and Barbuda male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Antigua and Barbuda Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Antigua and Barbuda Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Antigua and Barbuda Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Antigua and Barbuda Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Antigua and Barbuda People from St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics {{antigua-athletics-bio-stub