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Marion Jones
- Born
- Oct 12, 1975 (51 years old)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, United States
- Events
- Long Jump · 200 m
- Height
- 1.78 m
- Weight
- 68 kg
- Club
- North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball
Marion Jones, born on 12 October 1975 in Los Angeles, United States, is an American former track and field athlete and professional basketball player.
She was one of the most celebrated sprinters of her era, winning three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, though she was later stripped of all five medals. Jones admitted to lying to federal investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and was one of the highest-profile athletes linked to the BALCO scandal.
Before her track career, she was a standout basketball player at the University of North Carolina, where she won the NCAA championship in 1994. She later played two seasons as a point guard for the Tulsa Shock in the WNBA.
As of Oct 28, 2026: Long Jump 7.31 (#9 all-time), 200 m 21.62 (#5 all-time), 2000 season best 7.02 (Jul 16, 2000, Sacramento, CA (USA)) · Last competition: The XXVIII Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Athina, Aug 25, 2004, DQ · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 1 bronze · World Championships: 3 gold, 1 bronze · World record (4x200 Metres Relay Short Track) · 51 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
| World Championships | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 4 | – | 2 | 6 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | LJ | 7.02 | +1.9 | Jul 16, 2000 | Sacramento, CA (USA) |
| 2000 | 100m | 10.68 | +2.2 | Aug 1, 2000 | Crystal Palace, London (GBR) |
| 2000 | 200m | 21.94 | +0.5 | Jul 23, 2000 | USA Championships |
| 2000 | 4x100m | 42.20 | – | Sep 30, 2000 | The XXVII Olympic Games |
| 2000 | 400m | 49.59 | – | Apr 16, 2000 | Walnut, CA (USA) |
| 2000 | 4x200Metre | 1:27.46 | – | Apr 29, 2000 | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2000 | 4x400m | 3:22.62 | – | Sep 30, 2000 | The XXVII Olympic Games |
| 1999 | LJ | 7.01 | -0.3 | Jun 12, 1999 | Raleigh, NC (USA) |