Rita Jones

Rita Jones is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Rita Jones
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born1938
Sport
ClubGilfach Bargoed BC, Merthyr BC & Islwyn BC
Medal record
lawn bowls
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Melbournetriples
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburghfours
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoriasingles
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur pairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 Floridasingles
Gold medal – first place1993 Floridatriples
Silver medal – second place1995 Durbantriples
Silver medal – second place1997 Llandrindod Wellsfours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1992fours
Gold medal – first place1993fours

Bowls career

In 1985 Jones won a triples bronze medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.[2]

She won the gold medal in the fours at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, a silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the pairs with Ann Sutherland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[3]

Jones has won four medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the triples at the 1993 inaugural tournament in Florida.[4][5][6][7]

Jones has also won the 15 National indoor singles titles; five singles in 1979, 1984, 1986, 1991 and 1992, the pairs in 1993, the triples four times and fours on five occasions.[8]

References
  1. "Competitor List". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "Rita Jones profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. "'Shaw strikes gold'". The Times. 25 October 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. "'Guernsey finally falter". The Times. 1 November 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. "Jones, D.R. (1995) 'S Africa's bowlers reclaim top spot'". The Times. 24 April 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  7. "'For the Record' (1995)". The Times. 1 May 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. "Competitions - Past Winners & Players". WLIBA.
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