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William Jones

1925 - 2014

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William Jones (6 December 1924 – 7 August 2014) was a Uruguayan rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1948 he won the bronze medal with his partner Juan Rodríguez in the double sculls event. He died in his sleep at his residence in Inverness, Florida, at the age of 89 on 7 August 2014. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Jones is the 1,196th most popular athlete (up from 2,102nd in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Uruguay (up from 267th in 2019) and the most popular Uruguayan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Jones ranks 1,196 out of 6,025. Before him are Johanna Lüttge, Carl Silfverstrand, Pål Tyldum, Dainis Kūla, Klaus Bonsack, and Aleksandr Privalov. After him are Yury Sharov, Julius Körner, Ödön Bodor, Noël Vandernotte, John Cregan, and Manuel Estiarte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, William Jones ranks 407. Before him are Steve Forrest, Zoot Sims, Lyudmila Kasatkina, Oldřich Lajsek, Alki Zei, and Nelson Demarco. After him are Raimondo D'Inzeo, Eva Ibbotson, Curt Lowens, Heinz Ulzheimer, Corinne Calvet, and Yuliya Borisova. Among people deceased in 2014, William Jones ranks 379. Before him are Dennis Frederiksen, Lori Sandri, Piero D'Inzeo, David Malet Armstrong, Kira Zvorykina, and Fyodor Cherenkov. After him are Roberto Telch, Svetlana Velmar-Janković, Joe Sample, Jaroslav Walter, Jorge Romo, and Acker Bilk.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, William Jones ranks 190 out of 444. Before him are José Eugenio Ellauri (1834), Alberto Uria (1924), José Giménez (1995), Juan Idiarte Borda (1844), Nelson Demarco (1925), and Severino Varela (1913). After him are Máximo Tajes (1852), Lorenzo Latorre (1844), Pedro Figari (1861), Julio César Cortés (1941), Aníbal Ciocca (1915), and Ramón Alberto Villaverde (1930).

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Among ATHLETES In Uruguay

Among athletes born in Uruguay, William Jones ranks 1. After him are Juan Rodríguez (1928), Guillermo Douglas (1909), Miguel Seijas (1930), Milton Wynants (1972), Adrian Carambula (1988), Emiliano Lasa (1990), Déborah Rodríguez (1992), Elizabeth Anyanacho (1999), María Pía Fernández (1995), Pablo Defazio (1981), and Bruno Cetraro (null).

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