Martin Jones (runner)

Martin Jones
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1967-04-21) 21 April 1967 (age 59)
Lancashire, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long distance / Mountain running
ClubHorwich AC
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 0 0
Total 2 0 0

Martin John Jones (born 21 April 1967) is a British former mountain runner who won the 1992 (short distance) and 1993 World Mountain Running Championships.

Biography

Jones was a member of Horwich AC and finished second behind Rob Denmark in the 10,000 metres event at the 1994 AAA Championships.

He also represented his country on other surfaces, competing in the World Cross Country Championships in 1994 and 1995 and running for England in the 10,000 metres on the track in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, where he finished in fourth place. He ran internationally in road races too, including the 1993 World Half Marathon Championships.

References

  1. ↑ "World Trophy (1991-2008)/World Championships (2009 on)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Martin seeks repeat". Manchester Evening News. 3 September 1993. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "IAAF World Cross Country Championships – 1994". Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ↑ 1995 World Cross Country Championships.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Federation: Results". Retrieved 28 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ↑ IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Facts & Figures.