Melissa Jones

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Melissa Jones Luge
nation CanadaCanada Canada
birthday October 10, 1982
place of birth Hinton, Alberta
Career
discipline Single seater
National squad since 2002
status resigned
End of career 2007
Placements in the Natural Track Luge World Cup
 Debut in the World Cup January 30, 2003
 Overall World Cup ES 13. ( 2003/2004 )
 

Melissa Jones (born October 10, 1982 in Hinton , Alberta ) is a former Canadian natural track tobogganist . In four seasons she contested a total of eleven World Cup races and achieved a ninth and four eleventh places as the best results. In the three world championships in which she participated, she was twice among the fastest 15.

Career

Melissa Jones took part in international competitions from 2003 to 2007. After several Canadians had already competed in the World Cup and participated in world championships before her, Jones was the only Canadian in international races during her active time and she is also the last one to take part in World Cup races or world championships. Jones made her international debut on January 30, 2003, when she competed in her first World Cup race in Kindberg and finished in eleventh place. A week later she started at the World Championships 2003 in Železniki , where she finished 16th among 20 women. With 14th place at the World Cup finals in Olang , she reached 18th place overall in the 2002/2003 season out of a total of 26 female tobogganists who won World Cup points this winter. Her best World Cup result achieved Jones in the second race of the following season when she finished ninth on January 6, 2004 in Grande Prairie in the first ever World Cup race held in her home country Canada. However, she was also last because the starting field was relatively small with ten tobogganers - nine of whom were included in the ranking. In the further course of the season Jones finished three times in the top 15. She was not last in any race and achieved a good position in the midfield as eleventh of 19 starters at the season finale in Aurach . In the overall World Cup she reached 13th place and at the same time her best overall result personally. In February 2004, the Canadian also took part in the European Championship in Hüttau , where she finished 20th out of 26 starters.

In the 2004/2005 season , Melissa Jones - like the Canadian men - only took part in the three World Cup races in Oberperfuss and Latzfons . However, she came in no race beyond third from last place and was 18th in the overall World Cup. At the 2005 World Championships in Latsch , she left at least five competitors behind as 14th. She started at the World Cup together with her teammate Kaj Johnson and the Bulgarian two-seater Galabin Bozew and Slatomir Sdrawkow in the team competition, where the Canadian-Bulgarian team only finished tenth and last. In her fourth and final World Cup season in 2005/2006 , Jones only took part in the two races in Grande Prairie. With two eleventh places, however, she was only last in her home country, like two years ago. In the overall World Cup this meant 18th place again; a total of 22 female tobogganists had won World Cup points this winter. The next year Jones did not contest World Cup races, but she still took part in the 2007 World Cup, which was held in Grande Prairie and the first in Canada and the first outside of Europe. But this time, too, she had no luck on this route and only came in eleventh and last place, a long way behind, which was still her personal best result at international championships.

Sporting successes

World championships

European championships

World cup

  • Four times among the top 20 in the overall World Cup
  • A top 10 placement in world cup races

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personal data
SURNAME Jones, Melissa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian natural track tobogganist
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Hinton, Alberta , Canada