Mick Jones (hammer thrower)

Michael David "Mick" Jones (born 23 July 1963 in London, Greater London) is a retired English athlete who competed in the hammer throw. He won the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, beating New Zealand's Philip Jensen.

Jones competed in British athletics for over 20 years and captained the Great Britain team to victories in the European Cup. He is the all-time fourth farthest British thrower in the hammer.

He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics failing to reach the final.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1986	Commonwealth Games	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	4th	70.10 m
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	22nd (q)	70.38 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	4th	68.42 m
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	2nd	74.02 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	27th (q)	73.31 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	1st	72.55 m
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	5th	70.09 m

References

• Mick Jones profile at IAAF
• sports-reference

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