Melvyn Jones (born 26 January 1964 in

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) is a

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slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Early life

In 1992 he was a sales manager from

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Career

He won three medals at the

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with two golds (K1 team:

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) and a bronze (K1: 1993). Jones also finished seventh in the K1 event at the

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. His wife, Elisabeth, won a gold medal for

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in the women's K1 event at those same games.

World Cup individual podiums

References

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* 1964 births English male canoeists Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Great Britain People from West Bridgford Sportspeople from Stourbridge British male canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{UK-canoe-bio-stub