Orus Jones

{{short description|American golfer (1867-1963)}} {{use mdy dates|date=March 2022}} {{MedalTableTop|Orus_Jones.jpg|200px|medals= {{Medal|Sport | Men's Golf}} {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}} {{Medal|Bronze| 1904 St. Louis|team}} }} '''Orus W. Jones''' (March 8, 1867 – August 10, 1963) was an American golfer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

== Career == He was born in Jackson, Ohio. In 1904, he was part of the American team which won the bronze medal. In the individual competition, he finished 19th in the qualification round and was eliminated in the first round of the match play.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/18176 |title=Orus Jones |work=Olympedia |accessdate=July 4, 2020}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070214064359/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JONESORU01 Orus Jones at databaseOlympics.com] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075844/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/orus-jones-1.html Orus Jones at Sports-Reference.com] *{{sports links}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Orus}} Category:American male golfers Category:Amateur golfers Category:Golfers at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in golf Category:Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics Category:Golfers from Ohio Category:People from Jackson, Ohio Category:1867 births Category:1963 deaths Category:20th-century American sportsmen