Background
Jones-Konihowski was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Jones-Konihowski was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
She graduated from the College of Education at the University of Saskatchewan.
Diane took her first international medal at the 1969 Pacific Conference Games, a bronze in the high jump. She competed for Canada at the 1972 Summer Olympics, placing tenth she took the bronze medal at the World Student Games in Moscow in 1973. And the 1976 Summer Olympics, placing sixth.
Considered to be a medal contender for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, a third appearance at the Olympics failed to materialize as Canada was one of the countries that chose to boycott the games due to the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan.
Although Jones-Konihowski considered competing as an individual, she ultimately decided against lieutenant She retired from competition in 1983.
She was Chef de Mission of the 2000 Canadian Olympic Team in Sydney, Australia. She was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame in 1980, the Canadian Olympic Sports Hall of Fame in 1996, and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2002.
She was also awarded the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award and the Velma Springstead Trophy.
In 2002, she was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Saskatchewan. In 2005, she was elected to the board of directors of the Canadian Olympic Committee.