Melvyn Jones


Melvyn Jones is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Early life

In 1992 he was a sales manager from Gamston, Rushcliffe.

Career

He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds and a bronze.
Jones also finished seventh in the K1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
His wife, Elisabeth, won a gold medal for Germany in the women's K1 event at those same games.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
19916 Jul 1991Augsburg2ndK1
19911 Sep 1991Wausau3rdK1
199216 Feb 1992Murupara3rdK1
199223 Feb 1992Launceston1stK1
199321 Aug 1993Minden1stK1