Martin John Jones (born 21 April 1967) is a British former

mountain runner Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more ...

who won the

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(short distance) and 1993 World Mountain Running Championships. He also represented his country on other surfaces, competing in the

World Cross Country Championships World Athletics Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the Int ...

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and

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and running for England in the

10,000 metres The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The race ...

on the track in the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

, where he finished in fourth place. He ran internationally in road races too, including the 1993 World Half Marathon Championships.IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Facts & Figures.
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Martin Jones
profile at Association of Road Racing Statisticians 1967 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) British male mountain runners English male long-distance runners Commonwealth Games competitors for England World Mountain Running Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{UK-athletics-bio-stub