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Patricia Jones
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Patricia Jones was born on 16 October 1930 and is a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 meters. She competed for Canada in the 1948 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom in the 4 by 100 metres where she won the bronze medal with her team mates Viola Myers, Nancy MacKay and Diane Foster.
Patricia Jones with all her dedication and devotion in her play achieved many goals in her overall athletic career. She had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. She never lost hope in herself and always fought hard to achieve her goal. She is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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