Frankie Jones (gymnast)

Francesca Victoria R. "Frankie" Jones[1] (born 9 November 1990) is a retired Welsh rhythmic gymnast who represented Wales at three successive Commonwealth Games. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games Jones won both the Ribbon event in rhythmic gymnastics and the David Dixon Award.

Frankie Jones
Personal information
Full nameFrancesca Victoria R. Jones
Nickname(s)Frankie Frankenstein
Country represented United Kingdom
 Wales
Born (1990-11-09) 9 November 1990
Kettering, Northamptonshire
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
ClubCity of Birmingham Gymnastics Club
Retired2014
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 GlasgowRibbon
Silver medal – second place2010 DelhiHoop
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowAll-around
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowHoop
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowBall
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowClubs
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowTeam

Career
Sculpture of Frankie Jones in City of Westminster

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Jones finished 12th overall in the individual all-around competition. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Francesca again represented Wales in the rhythmic gymnastic competition, this time finishing in 4th place overall and winning the event's prestigious silver medal in the hoop discipline.[2] Jones is the current Welsh and British Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion . At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, she was a member of the silver-medal-winning team from Wales, and also won gold in the individual ribbon, and silver medals in the individual hoop, ball and clubs, as well as silver in the individual all-around.[3]

Jones also represented Great Britain in rhythmic gymnastics as an allocated host entry berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics where she finished in last place amongst 24 gymnasts. Her routine was set to "The Bird and the Worm" by The Used.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frankie Jones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Full name: Francesca Victoria R. "Frankie" Jones
  2. Longmore, Andrew. "Frankie's fairytale ending". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Francesca JONES Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. "Our Athletes". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.


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