Brenda Jones (born November 17, 1936) is a former Australian middle distance runner. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
At the 1958 Australian championships Jones won the 440 yards and 880 yards races. In 1960 she only managed a fifth place in 440 Yards but won a silver medal in 880 Yards. The same year the 1960 Summer Olympics were contested in Rome, and Jones won a silver medal in 800 metres behind Lyudmila Shevtsova. The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus â SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area - City Proper 1285 km² Population - City (2004) - Metropolitan - Density (city proper) 2. ... 800m is a common track running event. ...
Today she remains active in athletics. In February 2004 she ran a half marathon race in Australia in the group of 60-64 year olds in respectable 107:36 minutes and the 5 miles in 39:23 min. About 14 days later she ran 10 km in 48:08 min. In athletics, a half marathon is a race over half the distance of a marathon, i. ...
Brenda was the good supportive wife, cheering on her husband at all the races.
Brenda, a stay-at-home mother of four, says she enjoys running because it is "my time, I don't have to wipe anybody's nose or fix anything for someone else to eat".