Tom Jones (runner)

{{short description|American long-distance runner}}

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| name = Tom Jones

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| sport = Long-distance running

| event = Marathon

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1916|11|28}}

| birth_place = Yonkers, New York, United States

| death_date = October 1984

| death_place = Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States

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Tom Jones (November 28, 1916 – October 1984) was an American long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/tom-jones-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418075724/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/tom-jones-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Tom Jones Olympic Results |accessdate=May 1, 2017}} He is the namesake of the Tom Jones Memorial held in his honor.{{Cite web |title=Tom Jones Memorial track meet |url=https://www.gainesvillesportscommission.com/events/tom-jones-memorial-track-meet/ |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=www.gainesvillesportscommission.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jacks |first=Bradley |title=Jamaica's Charokee Young runs world leading 49.87 to win 400m at Tom Jones Memorial Invitational |url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/athletics/athletics-regional/item/97881-miller-uibo-wins-with-world-lead-at-tom-jones-memorial-invitational |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=www.sportsmax.tv |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Chants Complete First Day at Tom Jones Memorial |url=https://goccusports.com/news/2022/4/15/track-field-cross-country-chants-complete-first-day-at-tom-jones-memorial |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=Coastal Carolina University Athletics |language=en}}