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Marion Jones
Marion Lois Jones, 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.
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sports · American athlete (born 1975) · basketball player · sprinter · athletics competitor · also Marion Jones, Marion Lois Jones, Marion Jones-Thompson, Jones
Born 12 October 1975 · Q209396
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2026· 5 entries
“I am sorry for disappointing you all in so many ways.”
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“If I hadn't gone through certain things, and because I had those six months or whatever -- just a lot of quiet time -- if I hadn't gone through it, I don't know if I would ever have that much time to reflect. A lot of people don't.”
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Yahoo: Here's What Happened To Former Olympic Athlete Marion Jones
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Yahoo: All The Details About The Marion Jones Steroid Scandal
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2025· 2 entries
Digital Journal: Interview: Marion Jones finds resilience in sports and in life
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Yahoo: Who Is ‘Special Forces’ Star Marion Jones? Everything to Know About the Embattled Former Olympian
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2024· 1 entry
Jones partnered with Driven Inc to launch Driven performance which focuses on building resilience skills through coaching and physical fitness
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2013· 1 entry
The Guardian: Lance Armstrong's Oprah interview: will he cry more than Marion Jones?
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2010· 5 entries
Logged her first start and scored a WNBA career high 15 points in a win against the Chicago Sky
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The Guardian: Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones begins basketball career
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The Tulsa Shock announced that Jones, a rookie, had signed to play with the team
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Played for Tulsa Shock (2010–2011).
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Jones released a book, On the Right Track: From Olympic Downfall to Finding Forgiveness and the Strength to Overcome and Succeed, published by Simon & Schuster
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2009· 3 entries
The Guardian: Sprinters who lost medals because of Marion Jones fail in appeal
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The Guardian: Marion Jones's medals from Sydney Olympics to be reallocated
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The Guardian: Disgraced athlete Marion Jones seeks fresh start in WNBA
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2008· 7 entries
The Guardian: Athletics: Marion Jones announces retirement on Oprah Winfrey television show
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Jones was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey and stated that she would have won gold at the Sydney Olympics without the drugs that led to her disgrace
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The IOC voted to strip Jones's relay teammates of their medals as well, although this decision would successfully be appealed by seven of Jones's teammates and overturned in 2010
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The Guardian: Athletics: Disgraced Jones sentenced to six months in American jail
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The Guardian: Athletics: Jones sentenced to six months in prison
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Jones was sentenced to six months in jail
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Karas sentenced Jones to six months in jail for her involvement in the check fraud case and her use of performance-enhancing drugs
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2007· 5 entries
The IOC formally stripped Jones of all five Olympic medals dating back to September 2000, and banned her from attending the 2008 Summer Olympics in any capacity
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A source confirmed that Marion Jones surrendered her five medals from the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Jones admitted to lying to federal agents under oath about her steroids use prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics and pleaded guilty at the U
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Jones pleaded guilty to making false statements to IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky leading the ongoing BALCO investigation in California
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Jones married Barbadian sprinter and 2000 Olympic 100 m bronze medalist Obadele Thompson
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2006· 2 entries
Jones's lawyers announced that her "B" sample had tested negative, which cleared her from the doping allegations
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An "A" sample of Marion Jones's urine tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO), a banned performance enhancer
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2005· 1 entry
Receiving a two-year ban from track-and-field competition; the Court of Arbitration for Sport also stripped Montgomery of all race results, records, and medals, from March 31, 2001, onward
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2004· 1 entry
Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO, appeared in an interview with Martin Bashir on ABC's 20/20
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2003· 2 entries
Jones gave birth to a son, Tim Montgomery Jr
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Because she panicked when they presented her with a sample of "The Clear"
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2001· 1 entry
Won Bislett medal (2001).
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded Associated Press Athlete of the Year (2000).
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In the run-up to the 2000 Olympics, Jones declared that she intended to win gold medals in all five of her competition events at Sydney.
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1998· 1 entry
And trained for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics
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1992· 1 entry
Was successfully defended by attorney Johnnie Cochran on charges of missing a routine drug test
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1975· 1 entry
Born 1975-10-12.
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