Jonathan Jones
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Jones
NationalityBarbadian
Born (1999-02-06) 6 February 1999
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
University teamTexas Longhorns
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 meters: 44.43 (2022, NR)
800 meters: 1:45.83 (2022, NR)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Barbados
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham400 m
NACAC U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 San José400 m

Jonathan Jones (born 6 February 1999) is a sprinter from Barbados.[1]

He qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2019 when at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he finished fourth in the men's 400 metres final with a then-new national record time of 44.64 seconds.[2] He won the 400 m gold medal in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships.[3]

While competing in the 2020 Summer Games 400m races, Jones qualified from his heat before running 45.61 to finish eighth in his semi-final.[4]

He won the 400m final at the Big 12 Championships, held at Fuller Track & Field Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, on May 15, 2022. His time of 44.43s established a new personal best and Barbadian National record.

Jones reached the final of the 2022 World Athletics Championships with the sixth fastest time of the heats. In the final, Jones finished eighth.[5]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Jones collected a bronze medal in the Men's 400m, with a time of 44.89s.[6]

Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, he competed in the 400 metres.[7]

References

  1. "Jonathan JONES | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. "Jonathan Jones qualifies for Olympic Games with record run". nationnews.com. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  3. "Jones strikes gold in 400 at NACAC". NationNews. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. "Tokyo 2020 Men's 400m Hurdles Results - Olympic athletics". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2023-02-28.
  5. "Jones reaches men's 400 final". 21 July 2022.
  6. "Detailed Results Men's 400m - Final". 9 August 2022.
  7. "Men's 400m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.


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