Marion Jones

For other people named Marion Jones, see Marion Jones (disambiguation).

Marion Jones
Marion Jones in April 2024
Personal information
Born (1975-10-12) October 12, 1975 (age 49)
Los Angeles, California, 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
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Athens 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1999 Seville 100 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Seville Long jump
Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 100 m
Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 200 m
Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 4 × 100 m relay[a]
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Johannesburg 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1998 Johannesburg 200 m
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Uniondale 100 m
Gold medal – first place 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, but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to lying to federal investigators about her knowledge of performance-enhancing drugs.[2][3]

Jones was one of the most famous athletes to be linked to the BALCO scandal.[4] The performance-enhancing substance usage scandal covered more than 20 top-level athletes, including Jones's ex-husband, shot putter C. J. Hunter, and 100 m sprinter Tim Montgomery.

Jones played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she won the NCAA championship in 1994. She later played two season of professional basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association, as point guard for the Tulsa Shock.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Marion Jones". ESPN. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference IOC Strips was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Jones Returns 2000 Olympic Medals". Channel4.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT20071005 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Gomez, Jada (July 30, 2024). "Marion Jones: 'Your Failure Is Not Forever'". SELF. Retrieved August 17, 2024.


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