American high jumper (1880–1954)
Samuel Jones
Jones in 1904
Born January 16, 1880Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Died April 13, 1954 (aged 74)Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Sport Athletics Event high jump Club New York University Violets
Samuel Symington Jones (January 16, 1880 – April 13, 1954) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the high jump. He competed for the United States in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St Louis , United States in the high jump where he won the gold medal.[ 1]
Biography
Jones won the British AAA Championships high jump title at the 1902 AAA Championships .[ 2] [ 3]
Two years later in 1904, Jones represented the United States at the 1904 Olympics, winning the high jump event.
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1876–1878New York Athletic Club 1879–1888NAAAA 1888–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1980–1992The Athletics Congress 1993-onwardsUSA Track & Field Notes
Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932 and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
