Deacon Jones (athlete)
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| Born |
August 31, 1934 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | |||||||||
| Died |
September 7, 2007 (aged 73) Hillside, Illinois, United States | |||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Sport | Steeplechase | |||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army | |||||||||
Medal record
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Charles Nicholas "Deacon" Jones (August 31, 1934 – September 7, 2007) was an American steeplechase runner. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and finished in ninth and seventh place, respectively. He was a three-time AAU champion (1957–58 and 1961) and won a silver medal at the 1959 Pan American Games.[1]
References
- ↑ "Deacon Jones". sports-reference.
3000 m steeplechase final at the 1960 Olympics. Jones is on the left.
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