# Benjamin Jones (cyclist) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Benjamin_Jones_(cyclist) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Benjamin_Jones_(cyclist).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Jones_(cyclist) > Source revision: 1259800810 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) English cyclist Benjamin Jones Jones in 1908 Personal information Born 2 January 1882 (1882-01-02) Leigh, Greater Manchester, Great Britain Died 20 August 1963(1963-08-20) (aged 81) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Medal record Men's track cycling Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1908 London 5000 metres 1908 London Team pursuit 1908 London 20 kilometres **Benjamin Jones** (2 January 1882 – 20 August 1963) was a British [track cycling racer](/source/Track_cycling) who competed in the [1908 Summer Olympics](/source/1908_Summer_Olympics).[1] 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 Soon after, his professional cyclist license was revoked after an altercation with another cyclist.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 a member of the British team. He also won a silver medal in the 20 kilometres event. He competed in the [660 yards competition](/source/Cycling_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_660_yards) but was eliminated in the semi-finals. In the [sprint event](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cycling_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_1000m_sprint&action=edit&redlink=1), 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.[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Benjamin Jones"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/14948). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 20 March 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-sports-reference_2-0)** Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Ben Jones"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130202041742/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/ben-jones-2.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/ben-jones-2.html) on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013. ## External links - [Ben Jones at databaseOlympics](https://web.archive.org/web/20121009051448/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JONESBEN01) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 9 October 2012) - [Salford Harriers & Athletics Club: History](https://web.archive.org/web/20121026021318/http://www.salfordharriers.co.uk/-History-.htm) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 26 October 2012) Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Benjamin Jones (cyclist)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Benjamin_Jones_(cyclist)). - [Benjamin Jones](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/benjamin-jones) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) - [Benjamin Jones](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/14948) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) v t e Olympic Cycling Champions in Men's Team Pursuit 1908: Jones, Kingsbury, Meredith, Payne (GBR) 1920: Carli, Ferrario, Giorgetti, Magnani (ITA) 1924: De Martini, Dinale, Menegazzi, Zucchetti (ITA) 1928: Facciani, Gaioni, Lusiani, Tasselli (ITA) 1932: Cimatti, Pedretti, Ghilardi, Borsari (ITA) 1936: Charpentier, Goujon, Lapébie, Le Nizerhy (FRA) 1948: Adam, Blusson, Coste, Decanali (FRA) 1952: Campana, De Rossi, Messina, Morettini (ITA) 1956: Domenicali, Faggin, Gandini, Gasparella, Pizzali (ITA) 1960: Arienti, Testa, Vallotto, Vigna (ITA) 1964: Claesges, Henrichs, Link, Streng (EUA) 1968: Frey, Asmussen, Lyngemark, Olsen (DEN) 1972: Schumacher, Colombo, Haritz, Hempel (FRG) 1976: Vonhof, Braun, Lutz, Schumacher (FRG) 1980: Manakov, Movchan, Osokin, Petrakov, Krasnov (URS) 1984: Grenda, Nichols, Turtur, Woods (AUS) 1988: Ekimov, Kasputis, Nelyubin, Umaras (URS) 1992: Steinweg, Walzer, Fulst, Glöckner, Lehmann (GER) 1996: Capelle, Ermenault, Monin, Moreau (FRA) 2000: Fulst, Bartko, Becke, Lehmann, Pollack (GER) 2004: Brown, Lancaster, McGee, Roberts (AUS) 2008: Clancy, Manning, Thomas, Wiggins (GBR) 2012: Clancy, Thomas, Burke, Kennaugh (GBR) 2016: Clancy, Burke, Doull, Wiggins (GBR) 2020: Consonni, Ganna, Lamon, Milan (ITA) 2024: Bleddyn, Welsford, Leahy, O'Brien (AUS) This article about a United Kingdom Olympic medallist is a stub. 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