Marcia Jones-Smoke (original) (raw)
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American canoeist (born 1941)
Marcia Jones-Smoke
 Jones (right) at the 1964 Olympics |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | (1941-07-18) July 18, 1941 (age 83)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Canoe sprint |
| Club | Niles Kayak Club |
Medal record Representing  United States Olympic Games  1964 Tokyo K-1 500 m Pan American Games  1967 Winnipeg K-1 500 m 1967 Winnipeg K-2 500 m 1967 Winnipeg K-4 500 m |
Marcia Ingram Jones Smoke (born July 18, 1941) is an American sprint canoer. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event in 1964.[1]
A native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jones graduated from Michigan State University. She won three gold medals at the 1967 Pan American Games and a record 35 national championships and 24 North American championships.[1]
Her husband, William Smoke, finished fourth in the second repechage event of the K-4 1000 m at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Jones' son, Jeff, finished seventh in the K-2 1000 m semifinal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Her sister, the late Sperry Rademaker, finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1]
- ^ a b c Marcia Jones Smoke. Sports-reference.com