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Leora Jones
	Shot of Leora Jones (#13) during the 1988 Summer Olympics
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Full name	Leora Sam Jones
Nationality	American
Born	11 August 1960 (age 63); Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Team handball

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Leora "Sam" Jones (born August 11, 1960) is an American former handball player who competed three times at the Olympics, in 1984, in 1988, and in 1992.^[1]^[2]

Jones first was a basketball player at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina,^[3] averaging 16 points/game during her career for the Pirates. She then became an assistant coach for East Carolina when she was invited to US team handball tryouts.

Between the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, Jones played in Europe, with Hypobank in Austria in 1985 and with Bayer Leverkusen in Germany, helping them win the German Championship in 1986. Jones also competed at the Pan American Games in 1987, winning a gold medal. During her career Jones was voted US Team Handball Federation Player of the Year three times. She later worked in Raleigh, North Carolina for United Parcel Service (UPS).

References[edit]

^ "Leora "Sam" Jones". Olympedia. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "Where Are They Now? Catching Up With Three-Time Olympian Leora "Sam" Jones". teamusa.org. November 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "Leora "Sam" Jones (1993) - ECU Athletics Hall of Fame". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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[sref-1] "Leora "Sam" Jones". Olympedia. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[2] "Where Are They Now? Catching Up With Three-Time Olympian Leora "Sam" Jones". teamusa.org. November 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[3] "Leora "Sam" Jones (1993) - ECU Athletics Hall of Fame". East Carolina University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

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+'''Leora "Sam" Jones''' (born August 11, 1960) is an American former [[Team handball|handball]] player who competed three times at the [[Handball at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]], in [[Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]], in [[Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]], and in [[Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]].<ref name=sref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/32941 |title= Leora "Sam" Jones |publisher=Olympedia |accessdate=December 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Where Are They Now? Catching Up With Three-Time Olympian Leora “Sam” Jones |url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Team-Handball/News/2020/November/24/Where-Are-They-Now-Catching-Up-With-Three-Time-Olympian-Leora-Sam-Jones |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221154620/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Team-Handball/News/2020/November/24/Where-Are-They-Now-Catching-Up-With-Three-Time-Olympian-Leora-Sam-Jones |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |publisher=teamusa.org |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=November 24, 2020}}</ref>
+Jones first was a [[basketball]] player at [[East Carolina University]] in [[Greenville, North Carolina]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Leora "Sam" Jones (1993) - ECU Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://ecupirates.com/honors/ecu-athletics-hall-of-fame/leora-sam-jones/74 |website=East Carolina University Athletics |access-date=21 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> averaging 16 points/game during her career for the [[East Carolina Pirates|Pirates]]. She then became an assistant coach for East Carolina when she was invited to [[United States women's national handball team|US team handball]] tryouts.
-'''Leora "Sam" Jones''' (born August 11, 1960) is an American former [[Team handball|handball]] player who competed 3 times in the [[Handball at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]: [[Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Summer Olympics]], [[Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]], and [[Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]].<ref name=sref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/32941 |title= Leora "Sam" Jones |publisher=Olympedia |accessdate=December 21, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Where Are They Now? Catching Up With Three-Time Olympian Leora “Sam” Jones |url=https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Team-Handball/News/2020/November/24/Where-Are-They-Now-Catching-Up-With-Three-Time-Olympian-Leora-Sam-Jones |publisher=teamusa.org |access-date=21 December 2022 |date=November 24, 2020}}</ref>
-Jones first was a [[basketball]] player at [[East Carolina University]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Leora "Sam" Jones (1993) - ECU Athletics Hall of Fame |url=https://ecupirates.com/honors/ecu-athletics-hall-of-fame/leora-sam-jones/74 |website=East Carolina University Athletics |access-date=21 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref> averaging 16 points/game during her career for the [[East Carolina Pirates|Pirates]]. She then became an assistant coach for East Carolina when she was invited to [[United States women's national handball team|US team handball]] tryouts. Between the 1984 and 1988 Olympics Jones played in Europe, with [[Hypo Niederösterreich|Hypobank]] in Austria in 1985 and with [[TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (handball)|Bayer Leverkusen]] in Germany, helping them win the [[Handball-Bundesliga (women)|German Championship]] in 1986. Jones also competed at the [[Handball at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Handball at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987]], winning a gold medal. During her career Jones was voted US Team Handball Federation Player of the Year three times. She later worked in Raleigh, North Carolina for United Parcel Services (UPS).
+Between the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, Jones played in Europe, with [[Hypo Niederösterreich|Hypobank]] in Austria in 1985 and with [[TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (handball)|Bayer Leverkusen]] in Germany, helping them win the [[Handball-Bundesliga (women)|German Championship]] in 1986. Jones also competed at the [[Handball at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in [[Handball at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987]], winning a gold medal. During her career Jones was voted US Team Handball Federation Player of the Year three times. She later worked in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] for [[United Parcel Service]] (UPS).
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+[[Category:Olympic handball players for the United States]]
 [[Category:Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
 [[Category:21st-century American women]]
+[[Category:Expatriate handball players]]
+[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in West Germany]]
+[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Austria]]
+[[Category:American women's basketball players]]
+[[Category:East Carolina Pirates women's basketball players]]
+[[Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in handball]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 1987 Pan American Games]]
+[[Category:Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games]]
+[[Category:Basketball players from North Carolina]]
+[[Category:African-American sportswomen]]
+[[Category:United States Postal Service people]]
+[[Category:Expatriate handball players in Germany]]
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