Ray Jones (cyclist)
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1918 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | July 1990 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wolverhampton Wheelers | ||||||||||||||
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Raymond Colin Jones (14 February 1918 – July 1990)[1] was an English road cyclist.
Biography
He was born in Birmingham, England and went to school in Wolverhampton. He rode for Wolverhampton Wheelers.[2]
He started racing in 1936, having two Olympic trials that year and at the 1937 world championship he finished fifth, and 12th at the 1938 championship. In the same years he finished second in the Isle of Man time trial.
In 1938, he came third in the road race at the British Empire Games and therefore secured the bronze medal.[3][4]
At the time of the 1938 Games he was a carpenter.[2] He joined the Royal Air Force in February 1940 and was demobilized in 1945.
References
- ^ England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006
- ^ a b "British Empire Games cyclists". Western Mail. 11 January 1938. Retrieved 23 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Comonwealth Games Medallists - Cycling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Medal Standings Sydney 1938". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
- commonwealthgames.com results
- "British Sport" by Hedley Trembath (1947)