{{Short description|Welsh lawn and indoor bowler}} {{for|Brazilian singer-songwriter|Rita Lee}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Rita Jones | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = Welsh | citizenship = | residence = | birth_date = 1938 | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | yearsactive = | website = | country = | sport = | event = | league = | league_type = | employer = | agent = | height = | weight = | universityteam = | club = Gilfach Bargoed BC, Merthyr BC & Islwyn BC | turnedpro = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | coaching = | retired = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | lawn bowls }} {{MedalCompetition|World Outdoor Championships}} {{MedalBronze| 1985 Melbourne|triples}} {{MedalSilver| 2000 Moama|singles}} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }} {{MedalGold | 1986 Edinburgh|fours}} {{MedalSilver| 1994 Victoria|singles}} {{MedalBronze | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | pairs }} {{MedalCompetition|Atlantic Bowls Championships}} {{MedalSilver|1993 Florida|singles}} {{MedalGold|1993 Florida|triples}} {{MedalSilver|1995 Durban|triples}} {{MedalSilver|1997 Llandrindod Wells|fours}} {{MedalCompetition|British Isles Championships}} {{MedalGold|1992|fours}} {{MedalGold|1993|fours}} }}
'''Rita Jones''' is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kl98.thecgf.com/athletes/lawn.htm|title=Competitor List|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=17 August 2017|archive-date=1 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401203324/http://kl98.thecgf.com/athletes/lawn.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Bowls career== In 1985 Jones won a triples bronze medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Preston, Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/2452|title=Rita Jones profile|publisher=Bowls Tawa}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/bowls.htm|title=COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS|publisher=GBR Athletics}}</ref>
Jones has won four medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the triples at the 1993 inaugural tournament in Florida.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503369651/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=53c04381|title='Shaw strikes gold'|date=25 October 1993|newspaper=The Times|access-date=25 May 2021|page=28|via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0500635684/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=7805d2c8|title='Guernsey finally falter|date=1 November 1993|newspaper=The Times|access-date=25 May 2021|page=21|via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503392012/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=9b165530|title=Jones, D.R. (1995) 'S Africa's bowlers reclaim top spot'|date=24 April 1995|newspaper=The Times|access-date=25 May 2021|page=21|via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503393918/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=f061afde|title='For the Record' (1995)|date=1 May 1995|newspaper=The Times|access-date=25 May 2021|page=32|via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription}}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wliba.com/past.html|title=Competitions - Past Winners & Players|publisher=WLIBA}}</ref>
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