Beverly Ann Jones (born 25 November 1956) is a retired British

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

Rowing career

Jones won the quadruple sculls event, with Rosie Clugston, Jane Curry, Sue Handscomb and E Morris (cox), at the 1977 National Championships. Consequently she was selected in the quad boat for the

1977 World Rowing Championships The 1977 World Rowing Championships was the 6th World Rowing Championships. The championships were held from 19 to 28 August 1977 on the Bosbaan rowing lake in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Medal summary About 556 rowers from 28 countries competed a ...

for Great Britain. In 1978 she won quadruple sculls again at the 1978 National Championships before rowing in a second World Championships in 1979. She was selected to represent Great Britain in the

women's eight An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers ...

event at the 1980 Olympic Games in Montreal. The crew which consisted of Gill Hodges, Joanna Toch, Penny Sweet,

Lin Clark Linda D Clark (née Lacey, born 1 November 1949) is a British rower who competed at the 1976 Olympics and 1980 Olympics . Rowing career Clark took up rowing in 1972, the same year in which she married Olympic rower Jim Clark. She went on to r ...

Elizabeth Paton Elizabeth "Betsey" Paton or later Elizabeth Andrew of Lairgieside (1760 – c. 1799) was the daughter of James Paton and Eleanor Helen Paton of Aird Farm, Crossroads, Ayrshire. Following an affair with Robert Burns she gave birth on 22 May 178 ...

, Rosie Clugston, Nicola Boyes and Pauline Wright (cox) finished in fifth place. She was part of the eight, that won the national title rowing for Great Britain senior squad boat, at the 1981 National Championships and a third World Championship appearance ensued at the

1981 World Rowing Championships The 1981 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held from 30 August to 6 September 1981 at Oberschleißheim Regatta Course in Oberschleißheim near Munich, West Germany. Medal summary Men's events Women's events ...

in Munich. She part of the composite quadruple sculls crew, that won the national title, at the 1983 National Rowing Championships.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Beverly 1956 births Living people British female rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people)