David Henry Jones (11 March 1940 – 1 June 2023) was a British athlete who competed in the 100 & 200 metres. He won three consecutive AAA titles at 220 yards (1959–1961). He was educated at

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. Jones competed for Great Britain in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

held in Rome in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates

Peter Radford Peter Frank Radford (born 20 September 1939) is a former British athlete, who competed at 100 and 200 metres (and 100 and 220 yards), broke world records, and won Olympic medals, despite having been seriously ill as a child due to a hole in his ...

, David Segal and

Nick Whitehead Neville Joseph "Nick" Whitehead (29 May 1933 – 6 October 2002) was a Welsh sprinter. Early life and career Whitehead was born in Wrexham. He competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome in the 4 × 100 metres relay where he ...

. He reached the 100 metres semi-final where he was denied a place in the final in a photo finish with

Ray Norton Otis Ray Norton (born September 22, 1937 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a former American sprinter who competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome. Track career After graduating high school in 1955, Norton initially went to Oakland City College staying f ...

of the USA although there are photos that seem to suggest he finished ahead of Norton. David Jones subsequently won a gold medal in the 4 x 110 yards relay in the England team with Peter Radford, Alf Meakin, Len Carter, as well as winning a silver medal in the 220 yards event in the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ...

in Perth. Jones was part of the 4 x 110 yards relay team (

, Ron Jones & Berwyn Jones were his teammates) who defeated the USA team (which included

Bob Hayes Robert Lee Hayes (December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002), nicknamed "Bullet Bob", was an Olympic gold medalist sprinter who then became an American football split end in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys (for 11 seasons). ...

) at the

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in 1963 during the GB v USA match. He was the holder of World Best performance over 150 yards in time of 13.9 secs in May 1961 at

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, England. David was also part of the ITV Track & Field commentary team for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Jones died in

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on 1 June 2023, at the age of 83.

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* 1940 births 2023 deaths English male sprinters Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Great Britain People educated at Felsted School Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub