Name Mick Jones | Role Olympic athlete | |
Michael David "Mick" Jones (born 23 July 1963 in London, Greater London) is a retired English athlete who competed in the hammer throw. He won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, beating New Zealand's Philip Jensen.
Jones competed in British athletics for over 20 years and captained the Great Britain team to victories in the European Cup. He is the all-time fourth farthest British thrower in the hammer.
He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics failing to reach the final.
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