Colleen Jones

Colleen Jones
CM
Curler
Jones on CBC Sports "That Curling Show" in 2021
Other namesColleen P. Jones
Born (1959-12-16) December 16, 1959 (age 64)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Team
Curling clubMayflower Curling Club, Halifax, NS
SkipJessica Daigle
ThirdKirsten Lind
SecondLindsey Burgess
LeadEmma Logan
AlternateColleen Jones
Curling career
Member Association Nova Scotia
Hearts appearances21 (1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013)
World Championship
appearances		6 (1982, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Top CTRS ranking2nd (2003–04)
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing  Canada
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 2002 Brandon
Gold medal – first place 2003 Kitchener
Gold medal – first place 2004 Red Deer
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lausanne
Gold medal – first place 2004 Gävle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Winnipeg
World Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Lethbridge
Representing  Nova Scotia
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal – first place 1982 Regina
Gold medal – first place 1999 Charlottetown
Gold medal – first place 2001 Sudbury
Silver medal – second place 1980 Edmonton
Silver medal – second place 1984 Charlottetown
Bronze medal – third place 2006 London
Canadian Olympic Trials
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Regina
Canadian Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Digby
Silver medal – second place 2015 Edmonton
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Abbotsford
Canadian Mixed Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Swift Current
Gold medal – first place 1999 Victoria
Canada Games
Silver medal – second place 1979 Brandon

Colleen Patricia Jones CM[1] (born December 16, 1959) is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an unprecedented four titles in a row and held the record for most Tournament of Hearts wins from when she won her 67th game in 1994[2] until her eventual 152 wins were eclipsed by Jennifer Jones in 2021.[3]

Jones also serves as a reporter and weather presenter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and as a curling commentator for NBC in the United States, particularly during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In 2018, Jones finished second to Sidney Crosby in a listing of the greatest 15 athletes in Nova Scotia's history.[4] In 2019, she was named the third greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.[5] In 2016, Jones was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.[6]

She currently coaches the Owen Purcell rink.[7]

  1. ^ "Order of Canada appointees – December 2022". The Governor General of Canada. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Spectator rats on Laliberte". Regina Leader-Post. March 4, 1994. p. F3. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jones reaches record in career Tournament of Hearts wins". TSN. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Tattrie, Jon (30 April 2018). "Sidney Crosby to headline 'greatest sports dinner' in Nova Scotia". CBC Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Canada's All-Time Greatest Women Curlers". TSN. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Canada Sports Hall of Fame | Hall of Famers Search". www.sportshall.ca. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference MG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).