Lloyd Peniston Jones (September 12, 1884 – May 1, 1971) was an American athlete. He competed in the

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. In the

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, Jones finished third in his semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. He was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania and died in

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Lloyd Jones' profile at Sports Reference.com
* 1884 births 1971 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States American male middle-distance runners 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub