Brenda Jones

Brenda Jones (married Carr, born November 17, 1936 in Leongatha, Victoria ) is a former Australian sprinter and middle distance runner.

At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960, she won the silver medal in the 800 -meter run behind the Russian Lyudmila Shevtsova from the Soviet Union, and the German Ursula Donath (bronze).

In 1958 she was Australian champion in the 440 and 880 yards in 1963 and 1968 in cross country and 1968 in the 1500 -meter run. Furthermore, she was three times national runner-up over 800 yards (1956, 1960, 1962) and once each in cross country (1961) and more than 1500 m ( 1969).

Today, it operates still sporty. In February 2004, she ran the half marathon in the group of 60 - to 64- year olds in a respectable 1:47:36 h and the five miles in 39:23 min. The 10 km they ran about 14 days later in 48:08 min.