Wilson Jones (billiards player)

For other people with the same name, see Wilson Jones (disambiguation).

Wilson Jones
Born(1922-05-02)2 May 1922
Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died4 October 2003(2003-10-04) (aged 81)
Mumbai
Sport country India
IBSF World Billiards Champion1958, 1964

Wilson Lionel Garton-Jones (2 May 1922 – 4 October 2003) was a professional player of English billiards from India. Jones, a dominant national amateur champion for more than a decade, won the amateur world championship twice, in 1958 and 1964. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 1963, the Padma Shri Award in 1965, and the Dronacharya Award in 1996. He was the first Indian to be a World champion in any sport.

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