Arthur Kenneth Jones known as A. K. Jones (1887 – 1975) was an English international badminton player. He was born in Southampton.
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| Country |  England | |||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1887 [1] Southampton | |||||||||||
| Died | first quarter 1975[2] Salisbury | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editArthur Kenneth Jones won the 1925 All England Badminton Championships in the men's doubles event. Until 1977 the tournament was the unofficial world championships. Jones was a pioneer of the sport. In 1925–26 he belonged to an English touring team, who travelled to Canada and the United States for two months to develop the sport in those countries on behalf of the Canadian Badminton Association which had recently been formed in 1921.[3][4]
Records
edit| Season | Event | Disziplin | Place | Name |
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| 1925 | All England | Men´s doubles | 1 | Herbert Uber / Arthur Kenneth Jones |
Personal life
editHe was a bank clerk by profession and lived in Richmond, Surrey. He died in Salisbury.
References
edit- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Badminton : An Illustrated History - From ancient pastime to Olympic sport". Google Books.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, Southampton, England 1926". Ancestry UK.