William Jones (rower)

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William Jones is a former Uruguayan rower .

Jones was a member of the Uruguayan squad at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London . At the Games in England he won the bronze medal on the Henley Royal Regatta Course on August 9, 1948 in a double rowing scull alongside Juan Rodríguez, behind the Olympic champions Dickie Burnell and Bert Bushnell from Great Britain and the runner -up with Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner Boat of Denmark. The two Uruguayans, who belonged to Club Remeros Paysandú , were trained by Wilfredo Raymondo, who died in 2010.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ William Jones in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original ), accessed on January 2, 2015
  2. ↑ Rodríguez Juan Antonio. In: www.paysanduhistorico.com.uy. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015 ; Retrieved January 2, 2015 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ Si, llegó un día para quedarse por siempre. In: www.eltelegrafo.com. October 27, 2010, accessed January 2, 2015 (Spanish).
personal data
SURNAME Jones, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uruguayan rower
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century or 20th century