John Paul Jones (athlete)
John Paul Jones 
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 United States
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| birthday | October 15, 1890 |
| place of birth | Washington, DC , USA |
| size | 179 cm |
| Weight | 66 kg |
| date of death | 5th January 1970 |
| Place of death | Tucson , USA |
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| discipline | Middle distance run |
| Best performance | 800 m: 1: 53.1 min; 1500 m: 3: 57.2 min; Mile: 4: 14.4 min |
| society | Cornell Big Red |
John Paul Jones (born October 15, 1890 in Washington, DC , † January 5, 1970 in Tucson ) was an American middle-distance runner .
At the Olympic Games in Stockholm in 1912, he was eliminated over 800 m in the preliminary run and came fourth over 1500 m .
In 1911 he won the mile run of the IC4A championship in 4: 15.4 minutes, the fastest time of an amateur up to that point ( Walter George set the world best time for professionals in 1886 with 4:12 ¾ minutes). In 1912 and 1913 he defended his IC4A title over this distance. His time of 1913 (4: 14.4 min) was recognized by the IAAF as the first official world record. In 1911 and 1912 he was also IC4A champion over 880 yards .
John Paul Jones graduated from Cornell University in 1913 .
Web links
- John Paul Jones in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Paul Jones in the trackfield.brinkster.net database , accessed on June 6, 2019.
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| SURNAME | Jones, John Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American middle distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th January 1970 |
| Place of death | Tucson |