Doris Jones (archer)

Doris Jones
Born (1988-11-15) 15 November 1988
Canada
Nationality Canadian
Citizenship Canadian
Occupation Archer

Doris Mary Jones (born 15 November 1988) was the junior world compound bow archery champion in 2006.[1] She is a Métis from Selkirk, Canada.[2][3]

In 2004 she received the "Junior Female Athlete of the Year" award from the Canadian Archery Association (Archery Canada Tir à l'Arc).[4] In 2006 at the Junior Outdoor Games in Mérida she won the gold medal in the junior classification.[5] In 2010, she won two Archery Silver Medals for Canada in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Lots of stars for archery’s return at Commonwealth Games". World Archery Federation. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Towns, John (17 July 2010). "'Darling' Doris makes national archery team". Interlake Today. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Hall, M. Ann (2012). "Toward a History of Aboriginal Women in Canadian Sport". In Forsyth, Janice and Giles, Audrey R. Aboriginal Peoples and Sport in Canada: Historical Foundations and Contemporary Issues. Vancouver, British Columbia: UBC Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7748-2423-1.
  4. ↑ "Annual Awards Archive". Archery Canada Tir à l'Arc. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Canada and India in Compound, Korea and France in Recurve". World Archery Federation. 21 October 2006. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Doris Jones wins Silver Medal for Canada in Commonwealth Games Archery". India: The Sports Campus. 9 October 2010. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Selkirk archer claims second silver medal". Winnipeg Free Press. 2010. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013.
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