Samuel Jones (athlete) explained

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]

Biography

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samuel Jones . Olympedia . February 2, 2021.
  2. News: The Amateur Championships . Gloucestershire Echo . 7 July 1902 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 1 August 2024.
  3. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 1 August 2024.