Brenda Jones

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Brenda Jones

Personal information

Born

17 November 1936

Medal record

Women's Athletics
Competitor for Australia
Olympic Games
Silver	1960 Rome	800 metres

Brenda Jones (born 17 November 1936 in Leongatha, Victoria) is a former Australian middle distance runner, who after her marriage became known as Brenda Carr.

At the 1958 Australian championships Jones won the 440 yards and 880 yards races. In 1960 she only managed a fifth place in 440 Yards but won a silver medal in 880 Yards. The same year the 1960 Summer Olympics were contested in Rome, and Jones won a silver medal in 800 metres behind Lyudmila Shevtsova.

Today she remains active in athletics. In February 2004 she ran a half marathon race in Australia in the group of 60-64 year olds in respectable 107:36 minutes and the 5 miles in 39:23 min. About 14 days later she ran 10 km in 48:08 min.

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Name	Jones, Brenda
Alternative names
Short description	Australian middle distance runner
Date of birth	17 November 1936
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