Samuel Jones | |
Birth Date: | January 16, 1880 |
Birth Place: | Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
Death Date: | April 13, 1954 (aged 74) |
Death Place: | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | high jump |
Club: | New York University Violets & NYAC |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Samuel Symington Jones (January 16, 1880 - April 13, 1954) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis, United States in the high jump where he won the gold medal.[1]
Jones won the British AAA Championships high jump title at the 1902 AAA Championships.[2] [3]
Two years later in 1904, Jones represented the United States at the 1904 Olympics, winning the high jump event.