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Historic Overview Benjamin Jones

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NameBenjamin JONES
Country
  Great Britain
Date of birth - 1882
ContemporiesView Contemporary Ranking

Biography

Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones (2 January 1882 – 20 August 1963) was a British track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

In 1907, he won the one and five mile events at the British Empire cycling championships at Newcastle. Soon after, his professional cyclist license was revoked after an altercation with another cyclist. His attendance at the 1908 Olympics was thus in question until he was finally reinstated just before the event.

In 1908 he won the gold medal in the 5000 metres competition as well as in the team pursuit as member of the British team. He also won a silver medal in the 20 kilometres event. He competed in the 660 yards competition but was eliminated in the semi-finals. In the sprint event he participated in the final and came second, but the pre-arranged time limit was exceeded, resulting in the race being declared void and no medals being awarded.

source - Wikipedia

Seasons

Benjamin Jones - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1904 Wigan B.C. 0 470
2. 1905 Salford Harriers 0 591
3. 1906 Salford Harriers 0 707
4. 1907 Salford Harriers 0 779
5. 1908 Salford Harriers 0 1087
6. 1909 Salford Harriers 0 1566
7. 1910 Salford Harriers 0 1094
8. 1911 Salford Harriers 0 1291
9. 1912 Salford Harriers 0 1203
10. 1913 Southwark CC 0 1031
Overall: 0 62564