Geno Jones

{{short description|Bahamian sprinter}}

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{{MedalSport | Athletics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
Junior (U20)}}

{{MedalGold |2010 George Town | 100 m}}

{{MedalBronze |2010 George Town | 4x100 m relay}}

{{MedalCompetition|CARIFTA Games
Youth (U17)}}

{{MedalGold |2008 Basseterre | 4x100 m relay}}

{{MedalGold |2008 Basseterre | 100 m}}

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Geno Jones Jr (born July 24, 1992{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/bahamas/geno-jones-249191|title = Geno JONES | Profile | World Athletics}}) is a Bahamian sprinter from Grand Bahama who mainly competes in the 100m. He attended Bishop Michael Eldon School before competing for the LSU Tigers track and field{{Cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/PhotoAlbum.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&PALBID=380686|title=LSU}} and later played American football at Holland College in Canada as a running back.

His personal best of 10.42 seconds was run in Freeport, Bahamas, at the G.B.S.S.A.A Championships, aka "Island Sports", where he won gold.{{Cite web|url=http://www.baaabahamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2010-Grand-Bahama-Island-Sports.html|title=GBSSAA - 3/11/2010 to 3/13/2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318045816/http://www.baaabahamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/2010-Grand-Bahama-Island-Sports.html |archive-date=18 March 2015 |url-status=usurped}} He won double gold in the under 17 100 m and 4x100 m relay at the 2008 Carifta Games in Saint Kitts & Nevis. He also won the under 20 boys 100 m at the 2010 Carifta Games in the Cayman Islands. He competed at the IAAF World U18 Championships and IAAF World U20 Championships without making the final in the 100 m. {{cite news |title=Geno Jones Jr. Honoured in Eight Mile Rock |url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/grand-bahama-community-events/Geno_Jones_Honoured_in_Eight_Mile_Rock_printer.shtml |access-date=7 February 2022 |publisher=Bahamas Weekly}} {{cite web |title=Jones won the boys' race in 10.76 seconds ahead of Trinidad & Tobago's Moriba Morain (10.84) and Netherlands Antilles' Christopher Garia (11.00). |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/news/37th-carifta-games-open-in-st-kitts-day-one |website=World Athletics |access-date=7 February 2022}} {{cite news |title=Geno Jones placing 7th in a time of 10.57 seconds. |url=http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/sports/Adrian_Griffith_becomes_100m_Champion_printer.shtml |access-date=7 February 2022 |publisher=Bahamas Weekly}}