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Nationality | Welsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Gilfach Bargoed BC, Merthyr BC & Islwyn BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rita Jones is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. [1]
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]