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{{MedalSport|Women's [[Canoe racing|canoe sprint]]}}
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|birth_place= [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], U.S.
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'''Marcia Jones Smoke''' (born July 18, 1941) is an [[United States|American]] [[canoe racing|sprint canoer]] who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. Competing in three [[Summer Olympics]], she won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at [[Tokyo]] in [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]].
'''Marcia Ingram Jones Smoke''' (born July 18, 1941) is an [[United States|American]] [[canoe racing|sprint canoer]]. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event in 1964.<ref name=sr/>


A native of [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], Jones graduated from [[Michigan State University]]. She won three gold medals at the [[1967 Pan American Games]] in [[Winnipeg]], [[Canada]]. Jones won a record 35 national championships and 24 [[North America]]n championships.
A native of [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], Jones graduated from [[Michigan State University]]. She won three gold medals at the [[1967 Pan American Games]] and a record 35 national championships and 24 [[North America]]n championships.<ref name=sr/>


Her husband, [[William Smoke|William]], finished fourth in the second repechage event of the [[Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres|K-4 1000 m]] at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]. Jones' son, [[Jeffrey Smoke|Jeff]], finished seventh in the [[Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres|K-2 1000 m]] semifinal at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. Her sister, the late [[Sperry Rademaker]], finished seventh in the [[Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]] event at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]].
Her husband, [[William Smoke]], finished fourth in the second repechage event of the [[Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres|K-4 1000 m]] at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]]. Jones' son, [[Jeffrey Smoke|Jeff]], finished seventh in the [[Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres|K-2 1000 m]] semifinal at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]]. Her sister, the late [[Sperry Rademaker]], finished seventh in the [[Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]] event at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in [[Mexico City]].<ref name=sr>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/marcia-jones-smoke-1.html Marcia Jones Smoke]. Sports-reference.com</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/marcia-jones-smoke-1.html Sports-reference.com profile]


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Revision as of 11:44, 1 October 2016

Marcia Jones-Smoke
Jones (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1941-07-18) July 18, 1941 (age 83)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportCanoe sprint
ClubNiles Kayak Club
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo K-1 500 m
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg K-4 500 m

Marcia Ingram Jones Smoke (born July 18, 1941) is an American sprint canoer. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event in 1964.[1]

A native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jones graduated from Michigan State University. She won three gold medals at the 1967 Pan American Games and a record 35 national championships and 24 North American championships.[1]

Her husband, William Smoke, finished fourth in the second repechage event of the K-4 1000 m at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Jones' son, Jeff, finished seventh in the K-2 1000 m semifinal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Her sister, the late Sperry Rademaker, finished seventh in the K-2 500 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Marcia Jones Smoke. Sports-reference.com


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