Marion Jones

Marion Jones
Marion Jones at the 2000 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1975-10-12) October 12, 1975
Los Angeles, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Weight150 lb (68 kg)[1]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 meters, 200 meters, long jump
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Disqualified 2000 Sydney 100 m
Disqualified 2000 Sydney 200 m
Disqualified 2000 Sydney 4x400 m relay
Disqualified 2000 Sydney 4x100 m relay
Disqualified 2000 Sydney Long jump
World Championships
1997 Athens 100 m
1997 Athens 4x100 m relay
1999 Seville 100 m
1999 Seville Long jump
Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 100 m
Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 200 m
Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 4 × 100 m relay[a]
Continental Cup
1998 Johannesburg 100 m
1998 Johannesburg 200 m
Goodwill Games
1998 Uniondale 100 m
1998 Uniondale 200 m
Disqualified 2001 Brisbane 100 m

Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player. She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. In 2007, Jones admitted that she used steroids.[2] and the International Olympic Committee took away her five medals and she was sentenced to six months in prison.

Notes

  1. ↑ Teammate Kelli White was later found to have used performance-enhancing drugs and the IAAF disqualified the team.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marion Jones". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Shipley, Amy (2007-10-05). "Marion Jones Admits to Steroid Use". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
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