Rita Jones

For Brazilian singer-songwriter, see Rita Lee.

Rita Jones is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.^[1]

Rita Jones

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

Bowls career

In 1985 Jones won a triples bronze medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.^[2]

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.^[3]

Jones has won four medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the triples at the 1993 inaugural tournament in Florida.^[4][5][6][7]

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.^[8]