Robin Evan Hugh Jones is a retired British

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 long distance runner. He attended Latymer Upper School

Latymer Upper School

Latymer Upper School, founded by Edward Latymer in 1624, is a selective independent school in Hammersmith, West London, England, lying between King Street and the Thames. It is a day school for 1,130 pupils – boys and girls aged 11–18; there is also the Latymer Preparatory School for boys and girls...

 in Hammersmith

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, where he began competing in long distance running both for the school and for Ranelagh Harriers

Ranelagh Harriers

Ranelagh Harriers is a road running and cross-country club based in Richmond, south-west London, UK. The headquarters are its clubhouse behind the Dysart Arms pub and right next to Richmond Park, allowing plenty of opportunity for off-road running...

, and the University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

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In 1982 Jones became the first British man to win the London Marathon

London Marathon

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, finishing in a time of 2:09:24. Two years later he finished 12th in the men's marathon

Marathon

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 of the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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 in Los Angeles

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 with a time of 2:13:57.

In 1983 he finished a close second to Joseph Nzau

Joseph Nzau

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 in the Chicago Marathon

Chicago Marathon

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In 1983 Hugh Jones won the Stockholm Marathon

Stockholm Marathon

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 with a time of 2:11:37 which is still the record for this event.
He won it again in 1992 (2.15.58) was second in 1993 (2.17.29) and seventh in 1994 (2.18.20).

His personal best (PB as athletes refer to it) is 2:09:24, set in London

London

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 1982.

Hugh Jones was president of the Road Runners Club

Road Runners Club (UK)

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 from 2007 - 2011.

Achievements

Representing and
1981	Oslo Marathon	Oslo, Norway	1st	Marathon	2:13:06
	New York City Marathon New York City Marathon The New York City Marathon is a major annual marathon that courses through the five boroughs of New York City. It is one of the largest marathons in the world, with 45,103 finishers in 2010...	New York, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:10:59
1982	City-Pier-City Loop City-Pier-City Loop The CPC Loop Den Haag is an annual half marathon competition held in the Hague, Netherlands, every mid-March....	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	Half Marathon	1:01:06
	London Marathon London Marathon The London Marathon is one of the biggest running events in the world, and one of the five top world marathons that make up the World Marathon Majors competition, which has a $1 million prize purse. It has been held each spring in London since 1981. The race is currently sponsored by Virgin Money,...	London, United Kingdom	1st	Marathon	2:09:24
1983	Stockholm Marathon Stockholm Marathon The Stockholm Marathon, known as the ASICS Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race...	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:11:37
1984	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...	Los Angeles, United States Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	12th	Marathon	2:13:57
1987	World Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...	Rome, Italy	5th	Marathon	2:12:54
1986	European Championships 1986 European Championships in Athletics The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.-Track:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Field:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Track:...	Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....	5th	Marathon	2:11:49
1992	Stockholm Marathon Stockholm Marathon The Stockholm Marathon, known as the ASICS Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race...	Stockholm, Sweden	1st	Marathon	2:15:58
1995	Glitnir Reykjavik Marathon	Reykjavik, Iceland	1st	Marathon	2:29:26

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