# Kristian Jones

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{{Short description|British orienteer}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
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| caption = Kris Jones at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=yes|1991|04|03}}
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| nationality = British
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| sport = Orienteering
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{{MedalSport | Men's [orienteering](/source/orienteering) }}
{{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [World Championships](/source/World_Orienteering_Championships) }}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 [Triangle Region](/source/2022_World_Orienteering_Championships) | Sprint Relay}}
{{MedalCompetition | [European Championships](/source/European_Orienteering_Championships) }}
{{MedalBronze | 2018 [Ticino](/source/Ticino) | Sprint }}
{{MedalCompetition | [World University Championships](/source/World_University_Orienteering_Championships) }}
{{MedalGold | 2016 [Miskolc](/source/Miskolc) | Sprint }}
{{MedalGold | 2016 Miskolc | Sprint Relay<ref>{{cite web|url=http://liveresultat.orientering.se/followfull.php?lang=en&comp=11759|title=Liveresults :: WUOC2016 Sprint Relay [2016-08-02]|website=liveresultat.orientering.se}}</ref> }}
{{MedalCompetition | [Junior World Championships](/source/Junior_World_Orienteering_Championships) }}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 [Aalborg](/source/Aalborg) | Sprint }}
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'''Kristian Jones''' or '''Kris Jones''' (born 3 April 1991)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eventor.orienteering.org/Athletes/Details/11299 |title=IOF Eventor – Kristian Jones |publisher=Eventor.orienteering.org |accessdate=2018-05-09}}</ref> is a competitor in [orienteering](/source/orienteering) and [athletics](/source/sport_of_athletics), competing for [Great Britain](/source/United_Kingdom). He also competes for [Lillomarka](/source/Lillomarka) OK in [Norway](/source/Norway), Forth Valley orienteers and [Wales](/source/Wales).

==Orienteering==
Jones has had most success in Sprint Orienteering, winning medals in the European Championships and the Junior World Championships, and winning the [Jan Kjellstrom Orienteering Festival](/source/Jan_Kjellstr%C3%B6m_International_Festival_of_Orienteering) Sprint 3 times in a row from 2016 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/jk_champions|title=British Orienteering}}</ref> He also has success in the [British Orienteering Championships](/source/British_Orienteering_Championships), winning both the Middle and Sprint twice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishorienteering.org.uk/british_champions|title = British Orienteering}}</ref>

in 2016, Jones came 4th in all 3 disciplines he competed in (Sprint, Mixed Sprint Relay and Relay) at the World Championships in [Stromstad](/source/Stromstad), [Sweden](/source/Sweden), the closest he has come to a medal in the [World Orienteering Championships](/source/World_Orienteering_Championships).

In 2018, Jones received a bronze medal at the European Championships, after [Daniel Hubmann](/source/Daniel_Hubmann) and [Matthias Kyburz](/source/Matthias_Kyburz) (both from [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland)) shared the gold medal. He also won the first leg of the [Jukola relay](/source/Jukola_relay), although his team were eventually disqualified.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://online.jukola.com/tulokset/en/j2018_ju/kilpailijat/23/ |title=Lahti-Hollola Jukola 2018, Jukolan Viesti – {{!}} Results {{!}} |website=online.jukola.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620124858/http://online.jukola.com/tulokset/en/j2018_ju/kilpailijat/23/ |archive-date=2018-06-20}}</ref>

In 2022, Jones was a part of the Great Britain team that came second in the Sprint Relay at the [World Orienteering Championships](/source/World_Orienteering_Championships), along with [Charlotte Ward](/source/Charlotte_Ward_(orienteer)), [Ralph Street](/source/Ralph_Street) and [Megan Carter Davies](/source/Megan_Carter_Davies). Jones finished the penultimate leg with a one second lead over the Swedish team, but [Tove Alexandersson](/source/Tove_Alexandersson) won the last leg, leading Sweden to victory.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1124966/sweden-sprint-relay-orienteering-kolding |title= Sweden overcome Britain to win sprint relay gold at World Orienteering Championships |author= Geoff Berkeley |date= 26 June 2022 |website=insidethegames.biz |publisher=Inside the Games |access-date= 1 July 2022}}</ref> Jones also placed third in the sprint discipline before being disqualified.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://r.emit.live/followfull.php?comp=23209&lang=en#Men |title=Results for Sprint Final 2022 |publisher=woc2022.dk |access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref><ref name=NWS>{{cite web |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022/07/01/medaille-orientatieloop/ |title=Yannick Michiels from Mol is the first Belgian ever to win a medal at the World Orientation Run  |website=Sporza |date=July 2022 |access-date=1 July 2022}}</ref>

==Athletics==
In Athletics, Jones was selected to run the [10,000m](/source/10%2C000m) at the European Cup for Great Britain in 2017, held in [Minsk](/source/Minsk). He did not finish due to a calf injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-10000-m-cup/history/year=2017/results/index.html|title=Competitions – European 10,000m Cup – History – European Athletics|website=european-athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristianjones.co.uk/2017/06/|title=June 2017 – Kristian Jones|website=kristianjones.co.uk|access-date=9 May 2018|archive-date=9 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509221351/http://www.kristianjones.co.uk/2017/06/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The injury also forced him to miss the World Sprint Orienteering Championships three weeks later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kristianjones.co.uk/2017/07/|title=July 2017 – Kristian Jones|website=kristianjones.co.uk|access-date=9 May 2018|archive-date=9 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509221409/http://www.kristianjones.co.uk/2017/07/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In December 2018, Jones was a last minute call up for the British team at the [2018 European Cross Country Championships](/source/2018_European_Cross_Country_Championships) in [Tilburg](/source/Tilburg). He exceeded expectations, coming 12th in the senior men's race and becoming the 2nd counter for Great Britain as they won the silver in the team competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-cross-country-championships/2018/athletics/event/mens-senior/phase=atm300100/index.html|title = European Athletics competitions &#124; European Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.european-athletics.org/competitions/european-cross-country-championships/2018/athletics/event/mens-senior/phase=atm300100/doc=teamstanding.html|title = European Athletics competitions &#124; European Athletics}}</ref>

On 17 October 2020, Jones competed in the [2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships](/source/2020_World_Athletics_Half_Marathon_Championships) for Great Britain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-half-marathon-championships/2020/world-athletics-half-marathon-championships-7138821/men/half-marathon/final/result|title = Half Marathon Result &#124; World Athletics Half Marathon Championships}}</ref> The race was held in [Gdynia](/source/Gdynia), [Poland](/source/Poland), having been postponed due to [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19). Jones placed 60th in the Elite race, in a time of 1:03:05.

In 2022, Jones came fifth at the [2022 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships](/source/2022_World_Mountain_and_Trail_Running_Championships) in the 40k event, and won a Bronze medal in the Team Short Trail with [Jonathan Albon](/source/Jonathan_Albon) and Billy Cartwright.<ref>[https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/bronze-medals-for-british-trail-runners-in-chiang-mai-1039962422/ Bronze medals for British trail runners in Chiang Mai]Jason Henderson ([Athletics Weekly](/source/Athletics_Weekly)) November 5, 2022</ref>

Jones also competed in the [2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships](/source/2023_World_Mountain_and_Trail_Running_Championships), where he came 8th in the short trail competition and won the gold medal for the team competition in the same event along with Jonathan Albon and Thomas Roach. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.innsbruck-stubai2023.com/en/ | title=Innsbruck Stubai 2023 - WMTRC 2023 | date=22 May 2023 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IOF|11299}}
* [http://runners.worldofo.com/krisjones.html Kristian Jones] at World of O Runners

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Category:Junior World Orienteering Championships medalists

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