Jon Clifford Kelly (born November 21, 1965) is a former

butterfly Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

from Canada, who competed for his native country at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 7th position in the 200-metre butterfly finals, and in twelfth place in the 400-metre individual medley. He won a silver and two bronze medals at the

1990 Commonwealth Games The 1990 Commonwealth Games () were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January – 3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: at ...

in Auckland, New Zealand. He was inducted into the University of Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. He was born in

Maria, Quebec Maria () is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. History Maria had been the location of a Mi'kmaq summer coastal community prior to European settlement. In 1774, the area began to be settled by American Loyalists, and Scottish and Irish settlers. I ...

.Jon Kelly's profile at Sports Reference.com
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1965 births Living people Canadian male butterfly swimmers Canadian male freestyle swimmers Canadian male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers for Canada Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists in swimming Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in swimming People from Maria, Quebec Sportspeople from Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games {{Canada-swimming-bio-stub

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