Rita Jones

Rita Jones

Personal information
Nationality	Welsh
Born	1938
Sport
Club	Gilfach Bargoed BC, Merthyr BC & Islwyn BC
Medal record lawn bowls World Outdoor Championships Bronze medal – third place 1985 Melbourne triples Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh fours Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria singles Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur pairs Atlantic Bowls Championships Silver medal – second place 1993 Florida singles Gold medal – first place 1993 Florida triples Silver medal – second place 1995 Durban triples Silver medal – second place 1997 Llandrindod Wells fours British Isles Championships Gold medal – first place 1992 fours Gold medal – first place 1993 fours

Rita Jones is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

In 1985 Jones won a triples bronze medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia. She won the gold medal in the fours at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, a silver medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the pairs with Ann Sutherland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. Jones has won four medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the triples at the 1993 inaugural tournament in Florida. Jones has also won the 15 National indoor singles titles; five singles in 1979, 1984, 1986, 1991 and 1992, the pairs in 1993, the triples four times and fours on five occasions.