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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.
Jun 14, 2020 · More than 20 years ago, Marion Jones was on top of the world after winning three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Eight years later, Jones was stripped of her medals and sitting in a Texas prison.
Aug 4, 2021 · Marion Jones is a Belizean-American former world champion athlete. After a stellar high school career, Marion Jones went to the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she won three gold medals and two bronze medals.
Aug 13, 2024 · Marion Jones (born October 12, 1975, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American athlete, who, at the 2000 Olympic Games, became the first woman to win five track-and-field medals at a single Olympics.
Nov 12, 2023 · Marion Jones raced to Olympic glory with three golds and two bronzes in 2000 before a doping scandal tripped up her career. Here's her journey afterward.
Jan 11, 2008 · WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Marion Jones was sentenced Friday to six months in prison for lying about using steroids and a check-fraud scam, despite beseeching the judge that she...
Oct 27, 2008 · Track and field star Marion Jones Thompson was stripped of her Olympic medals and sent to prison for lying to federal agents. For the first time, she's speaking out about the doping scandal that led to her arrest and her six-month sentence.
Apr 25, 2011 · After losing Olympic medals and serving seven months in prison for lying and a check-fraud scandal, Marion Jones now hopes young athletes can avoid her pitfalls by being aware of their ...
Marion Jones has known the best and the worst that the Olympic world offers. She first came to prominence as a high school sprint star in the early 90s. She narrowly missed making the 1992 U.S. Olympic team in the individual sprints as a high school senior, and she declined a place on the relay team. She then attended the University of North ...
Oct 6, 2007 · WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Track-and-field standout Marion Jones pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Friday to two counts of lying to federal investigators and admitted taking steroids before the...
