Sally Jones (long jumper)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | c.1938[1] Neath, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long Jump / high jump |
| Club | Roath Harriers, Cardiff |
Sally Jones (born c.1938) is a former track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Jones was educated at Neath Grammar School[1] and studied at the Cardiff Training College of Domestic Art.[2]
She was the 1957 Welsh high jump and long jump champion[1] and a member of the Roath Harriers in Cardiff.[3]
In June 1958 she represented South Wales against North Wales in a warm up event before the Empire Games, winning the high jump event and finishing third behind Monica Zeraschi and Bronwen Jones in the long jump event.[4] She also won the high jump event at the 1958 AAA Welsh championships.[5]
Jones represented the 1958 Welsh team[6] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[7] where she participated in one event;[8] the long jump.[9]
At the time of the Games she lived at Tudor House, Glynneath Road, Resolven.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Athletics Team". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "resolven girl in Games". Neath Guardian. 11 July 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "They wear the Red Dragon". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Three athletic records go". Western Mail. 30 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A.A.A. Results". Western Mail. 23 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Britain's sprint hope in two Games events". Derby Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British Empire and Commonwealth Games". Rugby Relics. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.