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Orus Jones

Full name: Orus W. Jones
Gender: Male
Born: March 1867 in Jackson, Ohio, United States
Died: August 10, 1963 in Denver, Colorado, United States
Affiliations: Inverness Club
Country: USA United States
Sport: Golf

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

Orus Jones was a dentist from Toledo, Ohio who played golf at the Inverness Club in that city. He was on the third-place team at the 1904 Olympics and also qualified for match play as an individual, but lost in the first round to Nat Moore. In addition to his Olympic golf appearance he also played in the 1907 U.S. Amateur, losing in the first round.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1904 Summer St. Louis Golf Men's Individual United States USA 16T
1904 Summer St. Louis Golf Men's Team United States Golf Association-3 USA 3 Bronze

Men's Individual

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank S
1904 Summer St. Louis Golf United States Qualifying 19T 177
1904 Summer St. Louis Golf United States Qualifying Round One 5 83
1904 Summer St. Louis Golf United States Qualifying Round Two 35T 94
1904 Summer St. Louis Golf United States Round One Match #7 2

Men's Team

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank S
1904 Summer St. Louis Golf United States Golf Association-3 USA Final Standings 3 187
1904 Summer St. Louis Golf United States Golf Association-3 USA Round One 3 98
1904 Summer St. Louis Golf United States Golf Association-3 USA Round Two 3 89