Robin Evan Hugh Jones (born 1 November 1955) is a British retired long-distance runner. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and won the 1982 London Marathon.
Biography Jones was born in London, and attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, where he began competing in long-distance running both for the school and for Ranelagh Harriers, and the University of Liverpool.
Jones became the British marathon champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1981 AAA Championships.
In 1982 Jones won the London Marathon, finishing in a time of 2:09:24. His personal best is 2:09:24, set in London 1982. In 1983 he finished a close second to Joseph Nzau in the Chicago Marathon and won the Stockholm Marathon with a time of 2:11:37, for twenty years the course record.
At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he represented Great Britain in the men's marathon and finished 12th, with a time of 2:13:57. Jones was the British champion again as the highest placed British athlete in both the 1986 London Marathon and the 1987 London Marathon.
He won the Stockholm Marathon again in 1992 (2:15:58) was second in 1993 (2:17:29) and seventh in 1994 (2:18:20).
Jones became the Secretary of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) in July 1996, succeeding Andy Galloway. Jones currently holds this position as well as the editorship of AIMS' Distance Running magazine which he started in 2000. Jones was president of the Road Runners Club from 2007 to 2011. Jones lives in London with his wife, Cheryl, his son, Nathan, and his three daughters, Holly, Coral and Ella.
Competition record 1981Oslo Marathon Oslo, Norway 1stMarathon2:13:06New York City Marathon New York City, United States 3rdMarathon2:10:591982City-Pier-City Loop The Hague, Netherlands 1stHalf Marathon1:01:06London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1stMarathon2:09:24International street run Komárno – Komárom Komárno, Czechoslovakia; Komárom, Hungary 1st10km0:29:251983Stockholm Marathon Stockholm, Sweden 1stMarathon2:11:37World Championships Helsinki, Finland8thMarathon2:11:15 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 2ndMarathon2:09:451984Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States12thMarathon2:13:57 International street run Komárno – Komárom Komárno, Czechoslovakia; Komárom, Hungary 1st10km0:29:401986London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2ndMarathon2:11:42European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany5thMarathon2:11:491987London Marathon London, United Kingdom 3rdMarathon2:10:11World Championships Rome, Italy5thMarathon2:12:54 1988London Marathon London, United Kingdom4thMarathon2:11:081992Stockholm Marathon Stockholm, Sweden4thMarathon2:15:581995Reykjavík Marathon Reykjavík, Iceland 1stMarathon2:29:26
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