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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 use of…
Known for
- Untold: Hall of Shame — Self (archive footage)2023
- Special Forces: World's Toughest Test — Self2023
- Forensic Justice — Self (archive footage)2016
- Dr. Feelgood — Self (archive footage)2015
- The Talk — Self2010
- Kajsa - the golden girl — Self2001
- Arli$$ — Marion Jones1996
- The Daily Show — Self1996
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1975-10-12 ) October 12, 1975 (age 50) , Los Angeles, California , U.S.
- Height
- 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
- Weight
- 150 lb (68 kg)
- Country
- United States
- Sport
- Track and field
- Event s
- 100 meters , 200 meters , long jump
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marion
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Belize
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Tim Montgomery
- Occupation
- sprinter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Participant in
- 2001 World Championships in Athletics
- Sport
- athletics
- Position played
- point guard
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 68
- Image
- Marion Jones Sydney 2000.JPEG
- Height
- 178
- Significant event
- doping in sport
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- drafted by
- Phoenix Mercury
- Commons category
- Marion Jones
- date of birth
- 1975-10-12
- sports discipline competed in
- 4 × 100 metres relay
- name in native language
- Marion Jones-Thompson
- end of work period
- 2011-00-00
- start of work period
- 2010-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Encyclopedic overview
Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), married 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 use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Jones was one of the most famous athletes to be linked to the BALCO scandal. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marion Jones” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.