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| National team | Wales, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1947-01-28) 28 January 1947 (age 77) Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Long jumper, heptathlete | ||||||||||||||
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Ruth Martin-Jones (also known as Ruth Swinhoe and Ruth Howell, born 28 January 1947) is a former long jumper and heptathlete.
Early life
She is from Oswestry and attended the University of Birmingham, taking a French PhD.
By 1972 she was teaching in Beaconsfield.
Career
She competed for Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, finishing 28th in the long jump event. She was the first Welsh women to compete at the Olympic Games. At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, she won a bronze medal competing for Wales. Her jump was equal to silver medalist Brenda Eisler, but Eisler had a better second jump. She also competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, and the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. In 1978, Martin-Jones won the first heptathlon event in the world at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham.
In 2016, Martin-Jones was inducted into the Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame.
See also
References
- ^ "Ruth Swinhoe (previously Martin-Jones and Howell)". Welsh Athletics. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 17 June 1969, page 12
- Birmingham Daily Post Monday 25 May 1970, page 6
- Birmingham Daily Post Wednesday 7 June 1972, page 15
- "A history of the women's long jump at the Commonwealth Games". 24 July 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Malcolm proud to join top names in Hall of Fame". South Wales Argus. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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