Beverley Jones

Great Britain

Athletics

Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment

Cerebral Palsy

Classification

T37, F37

Further personal information

Residence

Queensferry, WAL

Languages

English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?

She took up the sport in 1999, and has competed in both sprinting and throwing events during her career.

Why this sport?

She was playing cricket for Wrexham in Wales and was asked to try athletics.

Club / Team

Deeside ACC [WAL] / Gloucester Athletic Club [ENG]:

Name of coach

Paula Dunn [national], GBR; Geoff Ward [personal], from 2017

International debut

Year

2000

Competing for

Great Britain

Location

Sydney, NSW, AUS

General interest

Nicknames

Bungle, Bev (paralympics.org.uk, 10 Jul 2012; Athlete, 06 Dec 2010)

Most influential person in career

British wheelchair racer Tanni Grey-Thompson. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2010)

Hero / Idol

British wheelchair racer Tanni Grey-Thompson. (Athlete, 06 Dec 2010)

Injuries

She withdrew from the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, due to health reasons. (welshathletics.org, 04 Apr 2018)

Sporting philosophy / motto

"Anyone with a disability can choose something they are passionate about and start believing in what they do." (newsnorthwales.co.uk, 05 Mar 2015)

Other sports

She has represented Wales in cricket. (paralympics.org.uk, 10 Jul 2012)

Impairment

She has cerebral palsy. (paralympics.org.uk, 10 Jul 2012)

Results

		Unit	Date	Rank

Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event	Unit	Rank
Women's 100 m T38	Final Round	4
Women's 200 m T38	Final Round	8
Women's 200 m T38	Heat 2	3

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Discus Throw F37/38		Final Round		7
Women's Shot Put F37/38		Final Round		5

IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event	Unit	Rank
Women's Shot Put F37	Final Round	1
Women's 200 m T37	Final Round	6
Women's 200 m T37	Heat 1	4
Women's 100 m T37	Final Round	6
Women's 100 m T37	Heat 1	3

Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Shot Put F37/38		Final Round		4

2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Discus Throw F37		Final	2011-01-23	2
Women's Shot Put F37		Final	2011-01-24	5

London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Shot Put F37		Final Round	2012-09-04	7
Women's Discus Throw F37		Final Round	2012-09-06	3

IPC Athletics World Championships (Lyon, France)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Shot Put F37		Final 1	2013-07-22	5
Women's Discus Throw F37		Final 1	2013-07-26	3

Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event	Medal	Unit	Date	Rank
Women's Discus Throw F38		Final Round	2016-09-17	5